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The Use of the Legs in Standing and Sitting

Stiffened necks and arms of people of today are outward signs of the imperfect development and lack of coordination of the muscular system of the back and spine. —FM Alexander FM’s description of the imperfect development and lack of coordination of ...

An Interview with Selma

In 2017, Selma was interviewed by a university student in Istanbul, Turkey about the Alexander Technique for her doctoral thesis on cello pedagogy. 1- How can you define Alexander technique? Is it something physical or mental? The Alexander Technique is a ...

Running After What is Behind You

Much of our training as cellists has us working long hours, working hard, but are we working smart? Do we know what is productive and what is counter- productive in our manner of working? How do we know? Is it possible to know? Many years after my cello study ...