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Body Mapping for Flutists (4th edition)

Submitted by Jean Fischer on Tue, 18/05/2021 - 16:18
Subtitle: 
What Every Flute Teacher Needs to Know About the Body
By: 
Lea Pearson.
Material type: 
Book (unspecified type)
AT Focus: 
Alexander Technique
Original edition: 
Body Mapping for Flutists
Vol./ Issue/Edition: 
4th edition
2006
January
2
Format: 
Spiral-bound
Language: 
English
ISBN/ISSN/DOI: 
ISBN 1579995004 / 978-1579995003
Publisher: 
Gia Publications (USA)
Additional notes: 
Fourth edition. With a new preface.
Mouritz Bibliography
Topic area: 
anatomy and physiology
Cover image: 
Later edition flag: 
An earlier edition of this exists
Biblio ID: 
PEA006SE9
Base ID: 
PEA002SE9
Publisher Description: 

Based on the book What Every Musician Needs to Know about the Body by Barbara Conable Lea Pearson, DMA - Andover Educator

  • Can't get enough air?
  • Unhappy with your technical ability?
  • Do you have a sore back, an aching neck, or hand problems?

Body Mapping for Flutists promotes injury prevention and enhanced performance through increased awareness of body mechanics. Certified Andover Educator and flutist Lea Pearson offers students and teachers easy to understand solutions to common body alignment problems. The illustrations throughout also help you formulate your own body map. With Body Mapping for Flutists, you will learn:

  • Proper balance when sitting or standing
  • Correct arm position and movements
  • Free and supported breathing
  • Anatomical explanations for how the body works
  • How to train your kinesthetic sense
  • The importance of efficient movement for musicians
  • Practical exercises

Lea Pearson, flutist, holds a DMA degree in flute performance from the Ohio ----State University. She was a 1998 Fulbright Scholar at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where she studied flute performance from an Alexander Technique perspective with Liisa Ruoho. She has studied with Barbara Conable for many years and is a certified Andover Educator.

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