“Everything is amazing, from the Technique to the teacher.”
In the summer of 2018 and 2019 I had the privilege of working with some very high level young Romanian musicians at the start of their careers. I have also returned to work in Romania post-pandemic.
The programme, called Ad Musicam, was funded by the Romanian Cultural Institute and was designed to give these musicians the tools to take their careers to the next level. Although the Alexander Technique is well established in British conservatoires, this is not the case worldwide, and indeed my workshops were the first encounter these musicians had had with the Technique.
For the 2019 workshops, some of the participants provided their feedback, which I include below. It was a very popular part of their programme, and I hope that I can return to Bucharest again sometime soon to work with young musicians again.
Selection of participant feedback
“This is the first time I discovered Alexander Technique and I will use it from now on in everything I do.”
“I have realised how important it is to listen to our own body. I have learned how to relax and to be aware about my posture”.
“I attended to a one-to-one lesson and I like the way my body felt like in a different new way. I discovered that relaxation, stopping and thinking are the key for many problems.”
“It’s like going to a doctor trained especially for musicians. The workshops are also lots of fun and they’re quite life-changing in the long term”
“I would recommend Henry’s Alexander workshops because he is a very kind and patient person. He combines a lot of interactive typs of teaching.”
“I will improve my posture and it will help me to get rid of back pain. Thank you so much for this opportunity.”
“I think that Alexander Technique is a wonderful way to decrease my back pain and to create a mental balance.”
“It will help me develop a healthy life as a musician and understand the movements I’m doing”
“[The Alexander Technique will help me] By giving me a good posture, also by letting me get rid of anxiety when I have a concert, by helping me to improve my way of playing (posture and mental awareness).”
“Everything is amazing, from the Technique to the teacher.”
“I think that with the Alexander Technique I will be able to achieve my goals with more ease, musically speaking and also career-wise. :)”
