Category Archives: Alexander Technique
Quantum Leaps
Have you ever made a quantum leap in your practicing? You’ve tried, and tried. Put in more and more effort. Doggedly plugged away forever. And still you don’t get it. Until one day, you let go somehow. Maybe you stepped away for a while, and you’re less invested in getting it perfect now. And lo [...]
Happy new year!
Checking in to say that I am now an official teacher of the Alexander Technique! It’s been a long, life-changing and thoroughly worth it road to get here. I’ll say more about the details of my story in later posts. For now, however, I am thrilled to say that I am offering lessons here in [...]
Robert Rickover, Alexander Technique Teacher
Robert Rickover teaches the Alexander Technique in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada, working with individual students and with groups. He graduated from the School of Alexander Studies in London, England in 1981 where he also served on the faculty. He studied for over fifteen years with master Alexander teacher Marjorie Barstow and frequently assisted her [...]
Pedro de Alcantara: Author, Cellist, Alexander Technique Teacher
Cellist Pedro de Alcantara is the author of Indirect Procedures: A Musician’s Guide to the Alexander Technique, published by the Oxford University Press and translated into French, German, and Japanese; The Alexander Technique: A Skill for Life, published by Crowood Press; and the novels Befiddled and Backtracked, published by Delacore Press (an imprint of Random [...]
Joseph Arnold, Violinist
Joseph Arnold has been playing violin since he was five years old. He grew up studying classical and fiddle music, and graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 2006 with a BA in Jazz Studies. He has extensive experience playing with many different kinds of groups, including orchestras, small string ensembles, indie rock bands, jazz bands, blues [...]
Bill Roche, Horn Player
In Podcast #3, I interview Bill Roche, a horn player who speaks candidly about his experiences with a playing-related injury. Among the resources he mentions are Pip Eastop and embouchures.com. He is a certified Alexander technique teacher in the Baltimore area. If you enjoy this podcast, you can help spread the word! Itunes users can [...]
Martha Hansen Fertman, Alexander Technique Teacher
Podcast #2 is an interview with Martha Hansen Fertman, who has been an Alexander Technique teacher for over thirty years. She also runs the Philadelphia School for the Alexander Technique and has educated many excellent teachers in her school. She discusses the benefits of the technique for musicians and some ways to begin one’s journey [...]
