This is a comprehensive introduction to the Alexander Technique. Frank
P. Jones (1905-1975) trained with F. M. and A.R. Alexander 1941-44 and
taught the Technique for 30 years.
Drawing on his
long association with the Alexander brothers, Jones relates the story
and development of the Technique. For twenty-five years Jones conducted
original scientific research into the Technique using a variety of
methods. The most important results are presented and Jones explains
some of the underlying mechanisms at work.
This new
and reset edition contains Jones' outline for a fifteenth chapter plus
sketches and observations from his notebook, published here for the
first time. In these "Notes on Teaching" Jones summarizes his teaching
experiences and sets out principles for good teaching practice. The
three appendices contain introductory talks and papers on the Alexander
Technique.
Content
Introduction by J. McVicker Hunt
Foreword to New Edition by Ted Dimon
Acknowledgements
1. Escape from the Monkey Trap: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique
2. Sensory Evidence
3. Alexander's Discovery
4. Man's Supreme Inheritance
5. Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual<
6. The Use of the Self
7. The Universal Constant in Living
8. The Two Brothers
9. The Alexander Training Course
10. Trial in Johannesburg
11. Dewey and Alexander
12. Experimental Studies
13. What is the Mechanism?
14. Notes on Teaching
Appendix A: F. M. Alexander and the Re-education of Feeling
Appendix B: The Organization of Awareness
Appendix C: Awareness, Freedom and Muscular Control
Appendix D: Learning How to Learn: An Operational Definition of the Alexander Technique
Appendix E: Drafts and Notes
Glossary
Select Bibliography
Index
Book Specifications | |
Author/Editor | Frank P. Jones |
Subtitle | The Development and Science of the Alexander Technique |
Binding. Pages. Year. | Paperback. 222 pages. 1996. |
ISBN | 978-0952557470. |
Size | 202 x 135 mm |
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