Why “sit up straight” is actually making you tense There’s something piano teachers tell every student, usually starting around age seven or eight. They say it with good intentions and genuine […]
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Photo by Dominique Stueben on Unsplash There’s a moment in every musician’s practice that tells you everything about their relationship with difficulty. It’s not the moment they play the hard passage.
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Why every specialist looked at the wrong thing — and the 3-second practice that changes everything. Photo by Benoit Vacherie on Unsplash A guitarist walked into his first lesson with me last week.
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Have avery tense neck? RELAX HARDER! The moment you noticed the tension in your hand, you paused with concern. The passage you’d played a hundred times suddenly had a new quality — a
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Photo by Nadin Mario on Unsplash Your left shoulder creeps up while you play violin. You notice it, pull it down. Five minutes later — it’s back. You’ve been told to “just relax” a
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Sergio had practiced a particular jump in Rachmaninoff hundreds of times. He knew the notes. He knew the fingering. He could execute it — sometimes. But every time he approached that passage, his
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Most musicians who come to me for Alexander Technique lessons come for the pain-relief. What they stay for is the newfound ability to channel their Soulforce. Think of your body
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The AI Revolution is here — and it’s moving faster than most people realize. As a musician, I’m asking myself, “Will my music career survive? What can I do to thrive as a
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The AI Revolution is here — and it’s moving faster than most people realize. As a musician, I’m asking myself, “Will my music career survive? What can I do to thrive as a
Will Music Careers Survive AI? Read More »
Soulforce Letter — Music, Power, & the Sacred Plus a fun show on 8/2/25 in Philadelphia and other announcements. What’s ours to do in these turbulent times? This is something I ponder frequently
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