Doublereed Archive - Posting 000090.txt from 2008/08

From: bsnbabe@-----.net
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Body mapping
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:01:32 -0400

At the ROPA conference last month in Houston, there was a great presentation about body mapping given by Jennifer Johnson. She also mentioned the Conable book and the book by Stephan Caplan. Check out the ROPA website for more information - ropa.org

Nora
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From: "HAROLD" <harold@-----.br>
> Dear List(s):
> I seem to be competing with Delmar with the number of posts sent to the
> List!
> My inspiration continues to be the recent conference which --despite the
> lack of coffee--s stimulated this oboist-correspondent onto new paths.
> Attended a fascinating lecture on Body Mapping by oboist (Las Vegas
> univ)Stephen Caplan at IDRS2008 conference in Provo. Anyone familiar or
> using with this technique,etc?
> Seems to be another step like the Alexander technique ,yoga,etc(which were
> also discussed during this lecture) towards using our bodies better as
> musicians.
> Steve is coming out with his own book on the subject in the near future and
> I have already ordered my copy. Also ordered yesterday via Amazon the
> "bible"on the subject:
> "What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body:The Practical pplication
> of Body Mapping and the Alexander Technique to Making Music"by Barbara
> Conable (ISBN 0962259551).Amazon has used copies as well of the book at
> cheaper prices.
> Any comments on this subject always of interest to those of us fighting
> aches and pains of daily playing/performance on double reed instruments.
>
> Rgds,
>
> Harold Emert
> Rio-Brazil
>
>
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