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Barbara Conable is an Alexander teacher of 23 years experience and a teaching member of the North American Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique and Alexander Technique International. She has taught at the Ohio State University and the Cincinnati Conservatory and is now President of Andover Educators. She is an active poet and the author and editor of several books about the Alexander Technique. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for learning about the body, Feb 19 2004

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This book is an excellent resource for music teachers who recognize the need for sharing accurate information about the body with their students. It is intended as a workbook. The pages follow a certain presentational order but each can be taken alone as a "project" to be worked on during a lesson or a practice session, depending on the student's (and teacher's!) needs. I have succesfully used the book as a text in my college-level classes, and with musicians one-on-one, ranging from the professional musician to the 5-year-old beginning piano student. That is the beauty of the book: it's text and illustrations readily convey important information to any musician.

Although the book is directed towards musicians, the information would be useful to any performing artist or person seeking information about anatomy and its practical application to movement.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Nice idea, so-so execution, Oct 18 2003

By	Tonythetenor "tonythetenor" (Vienna, Austria) - See all my reviews

There is most definitely some illuminating information presented here, but it could have been done in a more organized manner. Using visuals is a smart approach, but the design of this book is annoying.

It would have been easier to digest had there been some set guidelines to the layout, but there don't appear to be. Some pages have many different font sizes in bold or italic or both, etc. Some are all capitals. Then there are visuals next to the text, behind the text, overlapping in any which way. It makes it frustrating to read.

If you want the same information, you might try a different book by Barbara Conable called "How to Learn the Alexander Technique." I am only half-way through "How to Learn...", but it seems to present much of the Body Mapping information with a more useful, though less prominent, visual component. Perhaps an simple anatomy book in conjunction with the "How to Learn..." book would be a better approach.

This book is one of many texts being examined in my "Vocal Pedagogy" class at university. None of the students I've talked to about it found it terribly useful. But who knows, you may. Definitely examine a copy before buying one.

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