Concepts of the Alexander Technique and Practical Ideas for Musicians

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Alexander F. Matthias . 2001. The Use of the Self. London: Orion.

Conable Barbara Conable William . 1998. What Every Musician Needs to Know about the Body: The Practical Application of Alexander Technique and Body Mapping to Making Music. Portland: Andover Press.

Cotik Tomas . 2016. “Elements of Alexander Technique: Discovering a Natural Approach to String Playing.” The Strad, February 8. https://www.thestrad.com/elements-of-alexander-technique-discovering-a-natural-approach-to-string-playing/2044.article.

Cotik Tomas . 2017a. “Developing a Natural and Relaxed Approach to String Playing-Part 1.” The Strad, February 8. https://www.thestrad.com/developing-a-natural-and-relaxed-approach-to-string-playing-part-1/1857.article.

Cotik Tomas . 2017b. “Developing a Natural and Relaxed Approach to String Playing-Part 2.” The Strad, February 9. https://www.thestrad.com/developing-a-natural-and-relaxed-approach-to-string-playing-part-2/1858.article.

Cotik Tomas . 2017c. “Natural Playing on Violin and Viola, Inspired by the Alexander Technique.” The Strad, November 24. https://www.thestrad.com/improve-your-playing/natural-playing-on-violin-and-viola-inspired-by-the-alexander-technique/7192.article.

Loram Ian D. Bate Brian Harding Pete Cunningham Ryan Loram Alison . 2017. “Proactive Selective Inhibition Targeted at the Neck Muscles: This Proximal Constraint Facilitates Learning and Regulates Global Control.” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 25 (4): 357–69. doi:10.1109/tnsre.2016.2641024.

Menuhin Yehudi . 1972. Violin: Six Lessons. New York: Viking Press.

Rolland Paul . 1990. Basic Principles of Violin Playing: A Report Prepared for the MENC Committee on String Instruction in the Schools. New York: Boosey & Hawkes.