LibGuides: Alexander Technique and Feldenkrais Method Guide: Finding Books

Introduction

This page explains how to search for books on the Alexander Technique and Feldenkrais Method using the library catalog. The box below includes recommended subject headings so that you can do some searching on your own, and the box at the bottom includes selected materials to get you started.

Recommended Subject Headings

Each item in the library catalog is assigned one or more subject headings to tell you what it is about. You can search by subject heading using the catalog's Advanced Search feature.

To search by subject in the catalog:

Open the library catalog and click on "Advanced Search" to the right of the search bar
Underneath "Search filters", you'll see that the default is set to "Any Field"
Click on the arrow next to "Any Field" and select "Subject" from the drop-down menu
Try a search with one of the subject headings recommended below
Once you've found a relevant book in the catalog, you can also use the subjects listed in the record to find additional related materials

Here are some suggested subject headings to help you retrieve the most helpful resources from the catalog:

Alexander technique
Alexander, F. Matthias (Frederick Matthias)
Feldenkrais method
Feldenkrais, Moshé
Musicians--Health and hygiene
Actors--Health and hygiene
Dancers--Health and hygiene
Music--Performance--Physiological aspects
Dance--Physiological aspects

Selected Books from the Catalog

Perspectives in Performing Arts Medicine Practice by Sang-Hie Lee, , EdD, MM (Editor); Merry Lynn Morris (Editor); Santo Nicosia (Editor)
Call Number: Online Resource
Performing Arts Medicine (PAM) is a growing area of specialization within the performing arts field, which addresses the multi-faceted health and wellness of performing artists. This sub-discipline within performing arts is interdisciplinary in nature, involving the expertise of performing arts educators and researchers, physicians and other health professionals
Principles of the Alexander Technique by Jeremy Chance
Call Number: Main Stacks RA781.5 .C47 2013
This introductory guide presents readers with a definitive overview of the Alexander technique which teaches us how to co-ordinate mind and body effectively so that our thinking is clarified and our movements become naturally lighter.
The Alexander Technique Resource Book by John B. Harer; Sharon Munden
Call Number: Main Stacks 016.61378 H222a
The Alexander Technique Resource Book provides guidance and information that aids in studying the technique and locating sources for further research in the field. It contains information on print, audio, video, and web-based resources, and includes a description of the basic principles and benefits of the Alexander Technique.

The Alexander Technique for Musicians by Judith Kleinman; Peter Buckoke
Call Number: Online Resource
'The Alexander Technique for Musicians' is a unique guide for all musicians, providing a practical, informative approach to being a successful and comfortable performer. Perfect as an introduction to the Alexander technique, or to supplement the reader's lessons, the book looks at daily and last-minute practice, breathing, performance and performance anxiety, teacher-pupil relationships, ensemble skills, and the application of the Alexander Technique to instrumental and vocal work.
Integrated Practice by Pedro de Alcantara
Call Number: MPAL ML3820 .A44 2011
To be a musician is to "speak music." When you have something to say and the means to say it, your gestures and sounds become both meaningful and free. Offering an innovative, comprehensive approach to musicians' health and wellbeing, Integrated Practice gives you the tools to combine total-body awareness with a deep and practical understanding of the rhythmic structure of the musical language.
Singing with Your Whole Self by Samuel H. Nelson; Elizabeth L. Blades
Call Number: MPAL MT821 .N44 2018
Singing with Your Whole Self: A Singer's Guide to Awareness through Movement teaches performers to use the Feldenkrais Method of neuromuscular education to ameliorate problems of tension, muscle strain, and illness in order to obtain optimal vocal performance.

Physical Expression on Stage and Screen by Bill Connington
Call Number: Online Resource
Impediments to performance come in many guises and forms, but they all spring from the same source: tension. In this book, Bill Connington shows the reader how the Alexander technique will allow them to do everything more easily and more naturally: from breathing more freely, and speaking more fluidly to moving more lightly and gracefully, releasing the best possible performance from your body and mind.
Introduction to the Alexander Technique by Bill Connington (Series edited by)
Call Number: MPAL PN2075 .C66 2020
Introduction to the Alexander Technique, is the first textbook about the Alexander Technique written specially for undergraduates. The book also includes more than 150 practical, easy-to-follow exercises that help students reduce tension and improve their alignment, flexibility, and poise. The textbook is supported by a range of online videos demonstrating key exercises described throughout the book.
The Actor and the Alexander Technique by Kelly McEvenue; Patsy Rodenburg (Foreword by)
Call Number: MPAL 792.028 M157a
Kelly McEvenue writes the first basic book about how this unique technique can help actors feel more natural on the stage. She provides warm-up exercises, "balance" and "center" exercises, spatial awareness exercises.

Dance and the Alexander Technique by Rebecca Nettl-Fiol; Luc Vanier
Call Number: MPAL GV1588 .N48D3 2011
Rebecca Nettl-Fiol and Luc Vanier utilize their ten years of research on developmental movement and dance training to explore the relationship between a specific movement technique and the basic principles of support and coordination. This book will be highly instrumental for dancers, teachers of dance, and anyone interested in giving everyday movements more efficiency, dexterity, and elegance.