The Alexander Technique in the accessible format of a workshop. The
aim is to allow musicians to have access to the concept of the
internationally renowned practice which is rarely discussed in Irish
performance technique. Established as a mainstream module of many
European classical music institutions, the Alexander Technique is
especially beneficial for musicians dealing with excessive stress,
injury, or pain and for musicians wanting to enhance performance skills.
The Alexander Technique in the accessible format of a workshop. The
aim is to allow musicians to have access to the concept of the
internationally renowned practice which is rarely discussed in Irish
performance technique. Established as a mainstream module of many
European classical music institutions, the Alexander Technique is
especially beneficial for musicians dealing with excessive stress,
injury, or pain and for musicians wanting to enhance performance skills.
The Interactive Teaching Method (ITM) approach to teaching the
Alexander Technique is the most effective, direct means by which
performers can improve their general condition as well as their
standard of performance. During this workshop, the lecture will first
present the key principles of thought and movement that govern
efficiency and quality of performance; and then demonstrate how these
key principles can be put into practice immediately by everyone. By
the end of the day, participants will have learned about practical and
dynamic ways in which they can bring more ease and comfort into their
everyday and specialised activities.
Aingeala de Búrca qualified as a teacher in the Interactive
Teaching Method (ITM) for the teaching of the F M Alexander Technique
in 2008. She is a violinist and holds a degree in music from
Trinity College, Dublin. She continues her performing career as a
freelance musician as well as a music workshop facilitator in
education and healthcare settings. In 2007 her focus returned to
performance, studying both the baroque violin and the modern violin,
completing her Masters in Classical String Performance in 2009 with
Mariana Sirbu at the University of Limerick.