(The categories below are not exact as there frequently is an overlap between the teaching of children and teaching in music colleges.)
General
- ‘The space between the notes’ by Ron Colyer reflects on the role of the Alexander Technique in music conservatories.[1]
- ‘The early days of Alexander Teaching in music’ by Elizabeth Langford are her memories of starting to teach the Technique at the Guildhall School of Music around 1970, and at the Dartington Summer School in the early 1970s.[2]
- ‘Means to means – The role of A. T. in musical training’ by Malcolm Williamson; considerations from teaching 13 years at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.[3]
- ‘Key note – Getting the message across’ by Malcolm Williamson; on learning and teaching from first principles and what are the most effective ways of getting the message across.[4]
- ‘Working with young people and “the three questions” – Alexander Technique at the Royal College of Music’ by Judith Kleinman; on using questions in teaching and making practical observations in groups.[5]
Teaching children
- ‘Alexander Technique and the musician’ by Elizabeth Waterhouse discusses the early years of learning for children learning an instrument and how attitude and motivation influence their learning, and the importance of physical and emotional awareness in later years of learning and performing.[6]
- ‘Reaching the musical child’ by Sue Holladay; how to approach teenagers when teaching music and the Technique, using kinaesthetic games, and using imagination instead of jargon.[7]
- ‘Alexander Technique in music departments’ by Jo Fisher; a description of how the Technique is taught at the Oundle Music Department at Oundle Music School, in both the junior and senior Schools.[8]
- ‘Teaching the Alexander Technique at the Royal Academy of Music, London’ by Dorothea Magonet describes her experiences of teaching at the RA.[9]
Teaching at the Royal College of Music
- ‘Details of the RCM degree’ by Peter Buckoke; outline plan of level 1 (1st year course) and the syllabus for level 2, lecture plan, and assessment details.[10]
- ‘The Alexander Technique as part of the degree course at the Royal College of Music, London’ by Peter Buckoke describes details of the degree course: in Level 1 AT is compulsory for undergraduate students where they receive 10 weekly 30 minute lessons and have to submit a diary of about 1,000 words. Details of Level 2 and 3 are also included.[11]
- ‘A window into teaching musicians’ by Judith Kleinman and Peter Buckoke; observations on teaching the Alexander Technique at the Royal College of Music since 1989.[12]
- ‘Alexander, music and education: Paths to self acceptance and self development’ by Judith Kleinmann reports on teaching music students at the Royal College of Music (London), where the Alexander Technique is part of a degree course.[13]
Survey
- ‘Alexander Technique provision 2004–2005 in UK music conservatoirs’ by Malcolm Williamson reports of a survey of provision for Alexander Technique in nine UK music conservatories, including budgets and hours.[14]
References
[1] ‘The space between the notes’ by Ron Colyer in Papers from the 3rd International Music Conference 1998 edited by Judith Kleinmann (Peter Buckoke, 1999), pp. 6–17.
[2] ‘The early days of Alexander Teaching in music’ by Elizabeth Langford in Papers from the 3rd International Music Conference 1998 edited by Judith Kleinmann (Peter Buckoke, 1999), pp. 41–49.
[3] ‘Means to means – The role of A. T. in musical training’ by Malcolm Williamson in Papers from the 3rd International Music Conference 1998 edited by Judith Kleinmann (Peter Buckoke, 1999), pp. 54–61.
[4] ‘Key note – Getting the message across’ by Malcolm Williamson in Conference Papers – 6th International Conference for Alexander teachers working in Music Institutions edited by Malcolm Williamson (Malcolm Williamson, 2006), pp. 4–6.
[5] ‘Working with young people and “the three questions” – Alexander Technique at the Royal College of Music’ by Judith Kleinman in Conference Papers – 6th International Conference for Alexander teachers working in Music Institutions edited by Malcolm Williamson (Malcolm Williamson, 2006), pp. 41–43.
[6] ‘Alexander Technique and the musician’ by Elizabeth Waterhouse in The Congress Papers 1994, The Meaning of Change, 125 Years On, edited by David Garlick (Direction, 1996), pp. 31–34.
[7] ‘Reaching the musical child’ by Sue Holladay in The Congress Papers 2011, Learning from Each Other edited by Siriol Jones, (STAT Books, 2012), pp. 235–39.
[8] ‘Alexander Technique in music departments’ by Jo Fisher in STATNews vol. 6, no. 18 edited by Ann James (STAT, February 2006), pp. 16–18.
[9] ‘Teaching the Alexander Technique at the Royal Academy of Music, London’ by Dorothea Magonet in The Congress Papers 2011, Learning from Each Other edited by Siriol Jones, (STAT Books, 2012), pp. 134–46.
[10] ‘Details of the RCM degree’ by Peter Buckoke in Papers from the 4th International Music Conference 2000 edited by Peter Buckoke (Peter Buckoke, 2000), pp. 2–7.
[11] ‘The Alexander Technique as part of the degree course at the Royal College of Music, London’ by Peter Buckoke in The Congress Papers 2011, Learning from Each Other edited by Siriol Jones, (STAT Books, 2012), pp. 116–33.
[12] ‘A window into teaching musicians’ by Judith Kleinman and Peter Buckoke in Connected Perspectives edited by Claire Rennie, Tanya Shoop, Kamal Thapen (HITE, 2015), pp. 237–47.
[13] ‘Alexander, music and education: Paths to self acceptance and self development’ by Judith Kleinmann in The Alexander Journal no. 25 edited by Paul Marsh and Jamie McDowell (STAT, 2015), pp. 27–37.
[14] ‘Alexander Technique provision 2004–2005 in UK music conservatoirs’ by Malcolm Williamson in Conference Papers – 6th International Conference for Alexander teachers working in Music Institutions edited by Malcolm Williamson (Malcolm Williamson, 2006), pp. 52–53.
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