In the mean time, Ruth, I would love to learn more about how the alexander technique can be integrated/ combined with cranio -sacral work. Please send me your email address.
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Gwynne Sigel At 11:11 PM 6/9/03 -0400, Jordan Hirsch wrote:
I definitely use techniques from the Alexander method in my trumpet playing.
Jordan hirsch
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> A little off-topic, but I thought I'd share an exercise that has > helped me a great deal as a singer. It was taught to me by a speech > therapist. > > 1) While sitting, expel all the air from your lungs by leaning forward > and breathing out completely. (Only do this while sitting--it can > make you a little dizzy!) > > 2) Inhale as deeply as possible while sitting back up. > > 3) Now, exhale as slowly as possible (goal: 1 minute) by release the > air through pursed lips, making a sound like a punctured tire. (While > we were doing this before a show, the trumpet player walked by and > said, "Hmm...the singers are leaking!) > > After doing this, I find that my diaphragm is more supportive of my > voice, and that it naturally rings more in its (higher) register than > my speaking voice. I suggested this exercise to a friend who plays > shofar on Yom Kippur, and he outlasted the other shofar blowers! (The > spectacle of "who can blow the longest tikiya g'dola at the end of Yom > Kippur" is a highlight of our services.) > > Lori @ MAX
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