Pedro de Alcantara has published such books as Indirect Procedures: A Musician’s Guide to the Alexander Technique, The Alexander Technique: A Skill for Life, and Integrated Practice: Coordination, Rhythm & Sound.
In an interview with Robert Rickover, Pedro says: Pedro “The Alexander Technique is a way of solving a problem by putting the problem aside and working on yourself instead, focusing on yourself, calming yourself, and opening up your mind. If you do that, most problems disappear.”
“More musicians than actors know the Alexander Technique. One of the reasons for it is that a musician who takes an Alexander lesson and the lesson goes well, the musician will immediately hear a difference in his music-making or singing.”
Robert: “And often there’s an immediacy of pain relief.”
Pedro: “When I took my first Alexander lesson, I was not having any pain. I was playing the cello in college and my teacher saw that I was an awkward player.”
