[TPIN] ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

[trombe1 at mac.com]

On Apr 26, 2007, Doug Barta wrote:

> ... is there a book on the Alexander Technique specific to brass or  
> trumpet playing?  Seen lots of books, but don't know if any of them  
> relate directly to what we do.....maybe the system just does anyway!

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Not that I know of, but trumpeter John Henes in Chicago is an  
Alexander Technique teacher who offers classes at Northwestern and  
teaches privately. The best introductory book I've found on the  
Alexander Technique is by Michael Gelb. It's called "Body Learning:  
An Introduction to the Alexander Technique" and sells for about $12  
on Amazom. Another AT book aimed at musicians is by Barbara Conable  
and Benjamin Conable, titled "What Every Musician Needs to Know About  
the Body: The Practical Application of Body Mapping & the Alexander  
Technique to Making Music."

		Frank Hanson