Tag: Primary Control

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Hit or Miss

By Selma Gokcen March 10, 2014

Subjects Playing Healthy

Tags accuracy, activity, Alexander Technique, cello, cellobello, conditioning, conservatory, Coordination, delivery, F.M. Alexander, Gokcen, habit, hours of practicing, necessity, Practice Room, Primary Control, relentless repetitive motions, repetition, results, Selma, the Use of the Self, young instrumentalists

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Raising the Arms (Part 2)

By Selma Gokcen May 7, 2012

Subjects Playing Healthy

Tags Alexander Technique, Awareness, cello, cello technique, cellobello, connection, energy, gestures, Gokcen, injury, music, Preparation, Primary Control, Selma, sound production

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Ready, Set, Stop! A Different Kind of Preparation

By Selma Gokcen March 13, 2012

Subjects Playing Healthy

Tags Alexander Technique, expression, Gokcen, Habits, Preparation, pressure, Primary Control, self-observation, Selma, simplicity, spinal column, Spine

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