What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body:The Application of Body Mapping to Making Music

by Barbara Conable, Benjamin Conable

The practical application of Body Mapping and the Alexander Technique to making music. Body Mapping is the study of how our concepts of our bodies affect our experience and movement. The Alexander Technique is a method for improving freedom and ease of movement and physical coordination. This book is a graphic presentation of ideas drawn from these two disciplines that is of great benefit to music students and teachers and others.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

104 pages, Paperback

First published October 16, 2006

Reviews

[Caleb · Rating 2 out of 5]

Revisiting this book after a few years and deeper research. This is a nice intro to the subject, but the tone is just... strange. The Sunday-school-picture-book delivery leaves a lot to be desired, but I can see how this might be useful in teaching very young students. That being said, there is some dissonance with the content and presentation that I just can’t get past.

[Rachel Van Amburgh · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great place to start for any musician wanting to understand the relationship between performance and our bodies!

[Spiros Giovanis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A magnificant book. Ideal for every musician.

[Pija · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is nice but it’s written in a quite strange way..

[Elaine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good info. The encouraging remarks found on the bottom on every page are totally dorky, though.

[Suzanne M. Stone · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a MUST for every musician, amateur and professional! I cannot tell you how many of my students have had misconceptions about their anatomy that truly interferes with their music making. Some have been rather amusing but some misconceptions can, and do lead to injuries so it is absolutely vital to clear them up.