A practical approach to the science of human functioning.
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BODY MAPPING AND
THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUEA practical approach to the
science of human functioning
Body Mapping
The work of Barbara Conable and William Conable and their work which dates back to the 1970’s
Implication of Body Mapping in the writings of Alexander, and the teaching of Marjorie Barstow and Frank Pierce Jones.
The formation of Andover Educators® in 1997 for the teaching of the course What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body®
F.M. Alexander
From MSI, pg 124 The conception of the movement required The inhibition of erroneous preconceived
ideas… The new and conscious mental orders which
will set in motion the muscular mechanism… The movements of the muscles which carry
out the mental orders
Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew Blakeslee
The Body Has A Mind Of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help you do (almost)Everything Better
Body Mapping Research
The Impact of Body Mapping onStudent Musicians’ Perceptions of their Performance and Development Heather Buchanan, PhD
Dissertation, University of New England, Australia, December 2010
Body Mapping Study
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Participants
Body Mapping Study
Twice weekly Body Mapping Lectures Self Reflective Journals Agenda Helpers
Results Promoted a life long love affair with process Higher order – critical thinking skills Information as feedback – sets up experiences
that facilitate an openness to change
Agenda Helper
Body Mapping
Movement Structure, Function and Size
Senses Attention
THE SPINEStructureFunction
Size
WHAT IS A FREE NECK?
Summary
Body Mapping as a tool for multiple disciplines and methodologies
Understand the difference between Body Mapping and the Alexander Technique and how to make those distinctions clear to your students
Using body maps to make the teaching of the core principles of the Alexander Technique more clear for students who need that clarity
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