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Books of Special Interest to Musicians
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| Indirect Procedures: A Musician's Guide to
the Alexander Technique
by Pedro De Alcantara/Paperback/ Published 1997. One of
the best new books about the Alexander Technique. A
comprehensive introduction followed by a great deal of
material of interest to instrumentalists and singers. Click here for Price and
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How to Learn the Alexander Technique: A
Manual for Students by
Barbara and William Conable/ Paperback/Published 1996.
This book was reviewed in the section "Introductory
books about the Alexander Technique" and is included
here because it contains a lot of information of special
interest to musicians. Click here for Price and
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What Every Singer Needs to Know About the Body by Melissa Malde, MaryJean Allen, and Kurt-Alexander Zeller/Paperback, 2008. This book gives singers and their teachers a body mapping resources from anatomy and physiology to help them discover and correct misconceptions about the way their bodies are built and the way they function so they can sing better. |
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The Voice Book by Michael McCallion/Paperback. Revised
1998. This book is an invitation to become more aware of
our voice, and how to learn how to improve it using the
principles of the Alexander Technique. Click here for Price and
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Voice and the Alexander Technique, by Jane Ruby Heirich/Hardcover/Published 2004. A compehenssive guide to good vocal use by an experienced Alexander Technique teacher. Includes a CD. A valuable resource for singers, public speakersand anyone who wants to improve the quality of their voice. Click here for Price and Availability Information Click here to read a review of this book Voice and the Alexander Technique contains an excerpt from this book. |
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What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body by Barbara Conable, Published 1998. Spiral Binding. The practical application of Body Mapping and the Alexander Technique to making music by an experienced Alexander teacher. |
| The Structures and Movement of Breathing by Barbara Conable. Forward by James Jordon. Published 2001, Paperback. A primer for choirs and choireses, written by a teacher of the Alexander Technique. |
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Tensions in the Performance of Music, edited by Carola Grindea with an Introduction by Yehudi Menuhen/ Paperback/Published 1995. A wide-ranging collection of articles. One by Nelly Ben-Or on the application of the Alexander Technique to piano is well worth reading by all instrumentalists. Click here for Price and Availability Information |
| Just Play Naturally by Vivien Mackie and Joe Armstrong,
Paperback, Published 2002. An account of British cellist
and Alexander Teacher's three-year cello study with Pablo
Casals and her discovery of the resonance between his
teaching and the principles of the Alexander Technique. Click here for Price and Availability Information Click here to read reviews of this book |
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What Every Pianist Needs to Know About the
Body by Robert Gary,
Thom Miles and Thomas Mack, Paperback/Published 2008.
Techniques for gaining greater ease of movement for piano
players, with an emphasis on "body mapping", an
outgrowth of the Alexander Technique.
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Freeing the Caged Bird - Developing Well-Coordinated, Injury-Preventive Piano Technique by Barbara Lister-Sink and Dr. Glenna Batson DVD/Published 2005. Shows how to play modre efficiently with less harmful stress. Presented by 2 Alexander Technique teachers. |
How the Alexander Technique Informs the Teaching of Singing: The Personal Experience of and Analysis by a Singing Teacher, by Sandra Head/Paperback/Published 1997. Clearly written Master's thesis which describes the Alexander Technique and relates it to the challenges faced by singers and singing teachers. The book draws heavily of Ms Head's personal experience with Alexander Technique lessons. Price: $8.80 Click here to read a short article based on this thesis Sandra Head's book and several other books of special interest to musicians are available from from the American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT). Among them are The Use of the Voice by Rob Macdonald and The Alexander Technique and the Pedagogy of Paul Rolland by Carol Porter McCullogh. If you would like to write a short review of any of these books, or would like to suggest an additional listing, drop us a note at this Email Contact ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE BOOKSTORE INDEX: Alexander Technique Bookstore Homepage Introductory Alexander Technique Books Alexander Technique Books of Special Interest to Musicians Alexander Technique Books Relating to Education Books by F. Matthias Alexander Books About the History of the Alexander Technique Click here for The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique |
The Pianist's Talent: A New Approach to
Piano Playing Based on the Principles of F. Matthias
Alexander and Raymond Thiberge by Harold Taylor/Paperback/1979. The
subtitle is misleading, as the book is primarily about
the pedagogy of French pianist Thiberge, a teacher who
addressed himself to some of the same issues as F.
Matthias Alexander. Lots of interesting parallels to the
Alexander Technique.