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How Alexander Technique Is Transforming My Piano Teaching
Piano Teachers, Piano Technique, Alexander Technique Lynda Saponara 6/29/25 Piano Teachers, Piano Technique, Alexander Technique Lynda Saponara 6/29/25

How Alexander Technique Is Transforming My Piano Teaching

Discover how the Alexander Technique can change the way we teach piano—helping our students play with more freedom and learn in a deeper, more lasting way.

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Alexander Technique for Performance Anxiety
Alexander Technique, Performance Anxiety, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 6/22/25 Alexander Technique, Performance Anxiety, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 6/22/25

Alexander Technique for Performance Anxiety

Do your students get nervous before their recitals? This article and video will introduce you to a simple Alexander Technique practice that can help with performance anxiety.

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Alexander Technique and Piano Technique
Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers, Piano Technique Lynda Saponara 6/7/25 Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers, Piano Technique Lynda Saponara 6/7/25

Alexander Technique and Piano Technique

Are your ideas about piano technique set in stone, or are you open to see them in a new way? Learn how Alexander Technique can enhance your piano technique.

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Injury Recovery
Performance Anxiety, Alexander Technique, Piano Technique Lynda Saponara 5/14/25 Performance Anxiety, Alexander Technique, Piano Technique Lynda Saponara 5/14/25

Injury Recovery

Recovering from an injury is difficult, yet we can gain insight and experience along the way that will inform our playing in ways we might not expect.

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Speaking to Students
Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 5/11/25 Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 5/11/25

Speaking to Students

The exploration in this article will show you through experience how important it is to choose our language carefully when we teach!

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Piano Habits
Alexander Technique, Piano Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 4/28/25 Alexander Technique, Piano Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 4/28/25

Piano Habits

Are your habits at the piano helpful or do they get in the way of efficient movement? Explore this idea from an Alexander Technique perspective.

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Pianist or Athlete?
Alexander Technique, Piano Technique Lynda Saponara 4/3/25 Alexander Technique, Piano Technique Lynda Saponara 4/3/25

Pianist or Athlete?

If we consider ourselves athletes at the piano, it can change the way that we think about technique and movement.

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Alexander Technique: Arm Use
Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers, Piano Technique Lynda Saponara 3/24/25 Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers, Piano Technique Lynda Saponara 3/24/25

Alexander Technique: Arm Use

Learn to use the back muscles to support the arms properly, so that we can avoid overusing small muscles that are prone to injury.

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Let Your Torso Stand!
Alexander Technique, Piano Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 3/10/25 Alexander Technique, Piano Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 3/10/25

Let Your Torso Stand!

Learn about “posture” from an Alexander Technique point of view, and improve your sitting—whether you’re at your piano or your desk!

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Alexander Technique: End Gaining
Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers, Piano Technique Lynda Saponara 2/15/25 Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers, Piano Technique Lynda Saponara 2/15/25

Alexander Technique: End Gaining

The way we think is the way we move, and that’s especially important for pianists to understand. Learn about this through an Alexander Technique concept called “End Gaining”.

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Alexander Technique: Soft Eyes
Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 2/7/25 Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 2/7/25

Alexander Technique: Soft Eyes

Learn about a concept from aikido that we use in Alexander Technique. It can help with your sight reading and teaching!

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Alexander Technique: Language
Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 10/22/24 Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 10/22/24

Alexander Technique: Language

Pianists can start their Alexander Technique practice simply by adjusting the language they use when they talk about playing the piano. This article will get you started doing just that!

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Alexander Technique: “Posture”
Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 10/14/24 Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 10/14/24

Alexander Technique: “Posture”

Posture isn’t really a word that we use in Alexander Technique, so how can we think about sitting at the piano in a different way? This article and video will give you some ideas.

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Alexander Technique for Piano Teachers: Practical Tips
Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 10/7/24 Alexander Technique, Piano Teachers Lynda Saponara 10/7/24

Alexander Technique for Piano Teachers: Practical Tips

If you're a piano teacher who is curious about applying Alexander Technique in your teaching, this article is a good place to start. Even if you've never studied AT before, there are simple ideas that you can use right away that will be very beneficial for your students!

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Alexander Technique: Sitting
Alexander Technique Lynda Saponara 10/2/24 Alexander Technique Lynda Saponara 10/2/24

Alexander Technique: Sitting

How to sit at the piano with Alexander Technique in mind, with corresponding video.

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Alexander Technique for Singers
Alexander Technique, Singers Lynda Saponara 9/3/24 Alexander Technique, Singers Lynda Saponara 9/3/24

Alexander Technique for Singers

This article outlines simple Alexander Technique ideas for singers who might have to sing while sitting down. It also addresses sitting before performances and how that can affect singing.

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Alexander Technique: Introduction
Alexander Technique Lynda Saponara 12/8/23 Alexander Technique Lynda Saponara 12/8/23

Alexander Technique: Introduction

An introduction to Alexander Technique.

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