Description
Indirect Procedures is a book that aims to guide musicians in overcoming the various challenges and stresses they face in their careers. It is based on the work of Frederick Matthias Alexander and offers practical exercises and concepts to help musicians release tension, stay focused, and direct their energy while practicing, rehearsing, and performing. The book is accompanied by a user-friendly website and is meant to be used in conjunction with another book, Integrated Practice. It is a valuable resource for musicians looking to improve their skills and achieve better results with less effort.
A musician's life is filled with many stressful situations: passing auditions, rehearsing and performing with difficult partners, sitting for long hours in uncomfortable chairs, going on stage to face audiences large and small, who may or may not be receptive to the performance they are presented. And yet many musicians are able to surmount these looming obstacles with grace and balance, to find satisfaction and artistry in their music and build productive and lasting careers.
Indirect Procedures will guide you around these obstacles and along that path to becoming a balanced and successful musician.
Based on the work of Frederick Matthias Alexander, this book is a thorough and practical approach to the issues of musicians' health and wellbeing. Author Pedro de Alcantara introduces concepts and exercises for musicians to let go of excessive tensions, stay focused, and direct their energies as they handle the challenges of practicing, rehearsing, and performing. Complemented by an extensive, easy-to-use companion website, and working alongside
Integrated Practice, this new edition of
Indirect Procedures is an invaluable and essential resource for today's musicians to learn to sing, play, and conduct with less effort and stronger results.
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