Topics: The postural relationship of the
head, neck and back Breath, Walking, Sitting & Standing with
ease and presence Use of the arms and hands in instrumental performance,
Repetitive Stress Syndrome, Stage Fright, Poise and artistry in
performance
기본동작, 목의 긴장 이완, 머리의 바른 자세, 척추의 자세, 호흡 법,
자유로운 몸의 움직임, 연주시의 좋은 동작, 근육통을 유발하는 나쁜 자세의 교정. 연주시 최고의 효율을 얻게 하려는
방법.
What is Alexander technique?
1. a way of learning how you can get rid of harmful tension in
your body.
2. a method that works to change (movement) habits in our everyday
activities
3. a method for improving ease and freedom of movement, balance
and coordination.
4. not a series of treatments or exercises, but rather a reeducation
of the mind
Who need Alexander technique?
1. Do you carry excess tension in your body?
- cause a variety of unpleasant symptoms
- interfere with your ability to perform activities
2. Do you suffer from Repetitive Strain Injury or Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome?
3. Do you have a backache or stiff neck and shoulders?
4. Do you become uncomfortable when sitting at your computer
for long time?
5. Are you a singer, musician, actor, dancer or athlete and feel
you are not performing at your full potential?
- performers who want to improve the quality of their singing,
playing, acting or dancing.
Alexander technique Hepled:
Paul McCartney, Sting, Julian Bream, Yehudi Menuhin, James Galway,
Sir Colin Davis
Schools where Alexander technique is being taught
1. the Julliard School of Performing Arts in New York
2. the Los Angeles Philharmonic
3. the New England Conservatory of Music
4. the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Dramatic
Art in London
5. the American Dance Festival
6. the Stratford Shakespearean Festival
Dr. Karl W. Snider:
D.M.A. U.S.C: M.A. Eastman School of Music; Professor at Loyola
Marymount University and Mount Saint Mary's College; Certified
instructor of the Alexander Technique