{"id":35637,"date":"2011-08-04T09:28:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T17:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=35637"},"modified":"2014-01-01T08:31:15","modified_gmt":"2014-01-01T16:31:15","slug":"indirect-procedures-a-musicians-guide-to-the-alexander-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=35637","title":{"rendered":"Indirect Procedures: A Musician’s Guide To The Alexander Technique"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pedro de Alcantara has published such books as Indirect Procedures: A Musician’s Guide to the Alexander Technique<\/em><\/a>, The Alexander Technique: A Skill for Life<\/a><\/em>, and Integrated Practice: Coordination, Rhythm & Sound<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Robert Rickover<\/a>, Pedro says: Pedro \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

Robert: “And often there’s an immediacy of pain relief.”<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10268],"tags":[31647,27339,27338,27340,27337,19784],"class_list":["post-35637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alexander-technique","tag-alexander-technique","tag-cello","tag-immediacy","tag-pain-relief","tag-pedro-de-alcantara","tag-robert-rickover"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t