Indirect Procedures: A Musician's Guide to the Alexander Technique (The Integrated Musician)
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (938 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195388607 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Indirect Procedures will guide you around these obstacles and along that path to becoming a balanced and successful musician. Author Pedro de Alcantara introduces concepts and exercises for musicians to let go of excessive tensions, stay focused, and direct their energies as they handle the challenges of practicing, rehearsing, and performing. A musician's life is filled with many stressful situations: passing auditions, rehearsing and performing with difficult partners, sitting for long hours in uncomfortable chairs, going on stage to face audiences large and small, who may or may not be receptive to the performance they are presented. Complemented by an extensive, easy-to-use companion website, and working alongside Integrated Practice, this new edition ofIndirect Procedures is an invaluable and essential resource for today's musicians to learn to sing, play, and conduct with less effort and stronger results.. And yet many musicians are able to surmount these looming obstacles with grace and balance, to find satisfaction and artistry in their music an
Cole said Arrived well; applicable, perhaps career-saving advice!. The book came in great condition and was packaged well. There's much more I can say about the handling of the product.What I can say about the book is that it has been a great help and reference guide for not only my cello technique and playing, but also in my daily life and how I make use of my bodily systems. The a. tom coste said Excellent presentation of Alexander Technique and its particular application to. Excellent presentation of Alexander Technique and its particular application to a musicianIt is a book rich in content, discovery and illumination. However, it is not a book to speed read through. A slow, studious pace will be very productive. Make notes, highlight cogent sentences and re-read passages until it sinks. Alexander Technique and Music combined Bronwyn E Wyatt If you like the idea of healing yourself by working on changing your habits gradually over time, rather than being dependent on pills, cortisone shots, massage therapists (I say dependent, not taking advantage of a good massage every once in a while:-) I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.If you have any kind of pain from ev
About the AuthorPedro de Alcantara is a musician, writer, and teacher. He lives in Paris and New York, and he travels the world giving seminars and master classes.. His books include Integrated Practice: Coordination, Rhythm & Sound, The Alexander Technique: A Skill for Life, and the children's novels Befiddled and Backtracked
Pedro de Alcantara is a musician, writer, and teacher. His books include Integrated Practice: Coordination, Rhythm & Sound, The Alexander Technique: A Skill for Life, and the children's novels Befiddled and Backtracked. He lives in Paris and New York, and he travels the world giving