Alexander Technique
General Information
Description
Offered each semester in 6-week sessions:
Fall: September 27 – November 1, 2025
Spring: February 28 – April 11, 2026
Are you interested in learning how to access more ease, creativity, expression, clarity and JOY in your playing or singing? How to stay calm, cool and connected while practicing, performing or auditioning? How to make mistakes and recover with resilience? How to prevent or recover from an injury? – – The Alexander Technique is for you !
Taught by AmSAT certified Alexander Technique instructor Katie Fittipaldi (Eastman School of Music), this special 6-week session is an introduction to the basic principles of the Alexander Technique, an educational method used by musicians worldwide to enhance practice and performance, prevent injuries and pain, and to overcome performance anxiety.
Learn how to identify and repurpose unhelpful habits and patterns to unlock your fullest potential while in a positive, kind and supportive atmosphere.
This was my first experience with Alexander Technique but not my last [thanks to] Katie’s warm, gentle guidance & ease with establishing a safe space for discussion. … The students’ open attitude to novel ideas and fearless approach to trying new techniques were an inspiration to me. I’ve been wanting to explore AT for many decades and now that I’ve had a taste, I’m hungry to learn more
– Fall 2020
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