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Indirect Procedures: The Musician's Guide to the Alexander Technique, Second Edition, by Pedro de Alcantara. Oxford University Press, 2013. www.oup.com/us; 272 pp., $27.95.
The invitation to review the book Indirect Procedures: The Musicians Guide to the Alexander Technique by Pedro de Alcantara came at the perfect time. Over the past year, I have been trying to make changes to increase my long-term health.
The Alexander Technique provides opportunities for us to become aware of how we use our minds and bodies. As musicians and performers, many of us sit for hours practicing, studying, teaching and rehearsing-putting everything into our music and ignoring the needs of our bodies. Over time, we can...