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Technique and methods 21 posts Started 18 Jan 2017

A pianist

I received Honing through the post last week. I'm having a lot of fun working through some of the ATMs. The rotation in scales series is great. So good, in fact, that I worked through it with arpeggios and though to myself, "I'm glad Alan put in a section on arpeggios.", forgetting it was just about scales in the book. But I guess that's the essence - you're revealing the fundamental principles of movement that applies all the way through good technique. I've noticed that working through some of the ATMs, particularly the "Fingers Folding Back on Themselves ATM", that I come into the same state of good use that I get from working on myself with the Alexander Technique. Indeed, your ATMs have clarified some aspects of the Technique that I was unsure of previously. As I said, I've only had the book for a week, so I'm looking forward to seeing what improvements I can get over a longer period of time. Thanks, Alan.

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