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
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Perspectives in Performing Arts Medicine Practice
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Call Number: Online ResourcePerforming 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
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Call Number: Main Stacks RA781.5 .C47 2013This 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
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Call Number: Main Stacks 016.61378 H222aThe 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.
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The Feldenkrais Method for Instrumentalists
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Call Number: ML3820 .N45 2024Samuel H. Nelson and Elizabeth L. Blades provide a guide to the Feldenkrais Method tailored specifically for instrumentalists. The book includes many "Awareness Through Movement" lessons and activities as well as case studies and examples specific to different instrument types. -
The Alexander Technique for Musicians
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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
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Call Number: MPAL ML3820 .A44 2011To 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
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Call Number: MPAL MT821 .N44 2018Singing 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.
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The Alexander Technique : a personal and critical guide for practitioners, students, and performance artists
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Call Number: BF172 .R53 2024From scrutinizing what exactly the Alexander Technique is to offering guidance on more advanced elements, such as core postural support and psycho-physical unity, this book offers a holistic insight to the Alexander Technique for practitioners and artists. Overall, the book provides a wide scope of the field, from concepts to techniques, as well as an exploration of its application within many different domains. -
Physical Expression on Stage and Screen
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Call Number: Online ResourceImpediments 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
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Call Number: MPAL PN2075 .C66 2020 & OnlineIntroduction 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
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Call Number: MPAL 792.028 M157aKelly 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.
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Dance and the Alexander Technique
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Call Number: MPAL: GV1588 .N48D3 2011 & DVD GV1588 .N48D3 2011Rebecca 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. -
Dance Injuries
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Call Number: RC1220.D35 D35 2025 (SSHEL)Written by an international team of experts in the dance medicine and science field, including physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists, researchers, and dance educators, Dance Injuries provides an overview of common dance injuries across a wide variety of dance styles. Additionally, a chapter on holistic wellness helps dancers apply a wellness mindset to their training and performance.
