What Every Musician Needs to Know about the Body is a six hour course in Body Mapping designed for musicians and music teachers. Students of the course will learn about their bodies and how its use or misuse affects their playing. Performers will gain valuable insight into “postural habits” and how to release them. Teachers will learn how to present this information and create free and resonant music with their students.

Topics covered:

• Movement, your senses, and attention
• The core of the body and the places of balance
• Movement of the four arm joints
• Movement of breathing
• Legs and how they move as you play
• Putting it all together