When you practice music (or dance, or other creative arts), does it feel more like you’re “toiling” at music, rather than actually “playing” music? Why does this happen, despite our […]
“Do You ‘Toil’ Music or ‘Play’ Music?” – 100 Days of Soulforce #18 Read More »
You try to have good posture, but then why do your shoulders or back still hurt? You try to fix your slump by sitting up straight, but then you find
Watch a live Soulforce Arts lesson with Joseph Arnold, violinist, Alexander Technique teacher and founder of the Soulforce Arts Academy, and Alyssa Lahoda, violinist. Day 16 of 100 Days of
“Flow States, Resilience, & The Fallacy of Productivity” – 100 Days of Soulforce #16 Read More »
What do you do when your shoulder pain just *keeps* coming back? How do you stop your back from hurting when you play? Have you tried *everything* to release the
“Your Body Is a Web – Tensegrity Explained” – 100 Days of Soulforce #15 Read More »
One of the keys to understanding how to release excess tension in performance and practice is the difference between the “Doing Mode” vs. the “Receiving Mode.” In the “Doing Mode,”
“The Doing Mode vs. The Receiving Mode” – 100 Days of Soulforce #14 Read More »
You want to play more deeply from the heart. You want to teach this to your students. However, this longing can be frustrated by common misconceptions about what it means
“The 6 Principles of Playing from the Heart” – 100 Days of Soulforce #13 Read More »
“Playing from the heart” is what happens when you listen to your “Inner Audience Member” as you play. Your Inner Audience Member is the part of you that generates feelings
“Code Red for Humanity”On August 9th, 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report which raised grave and urgent concern about human-induced climate change. The report states that
Playing from the heart is universally desired as performers and as audience members. It’s what brings our performances *alive*, as opposed to being robotic or overly effortful. But how to
We all love to play from the heart while on stage, but what about in the practice room? Are you just going through the motions as you do your scales
“Can you even play *scales* from the heart? Live Demo” — 100 Days of Soulforce #9 Read More »
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