Jeremy's Blog

19 Oct

There is No Future in Feeling – It Hasn't Happened Yet!

by Jeremy Chance

Last night one of my trainees was doing a simple thing – opening his horn case and pulling it.

And yet, every moment, he was "wondering".

- Am I doing this right?
- Could I do this better?
- What am I doing wrong?

18 Oct

The Ace in the Hole

by Jeremy Chance

Winning at anything feels great.

We use it like a drug, to motivate our Self to keep going.

But what happens when you keep losing?

17 Oct

For Those Who Are Serious About ...

by Jeremy Chance

Teaching.

You, Others.

Even teaching Music, Yoga, Teaching, any Professional, Hobbies – there is one thing more important than anything else. Do this, and you are guaranteed to gain many health benefits.

Attend to your head/spinal relationship.

12 Oct

What Kind of Wretched School is This?!

by Jeremy Chance

New students at a BodyChance class have been known to complain.

"These teachers don't plan their classes!" is one refrain.

"I never know what's going to be taught!" says another.

11 Oct

How Emotions Cement into Postural Attitudes

by Jeremy Chance

Years ago in Australia, a barrister by the name of John came to have lessons with my sister – also an Alexander teacher. Ro insisted that he take a lesson every day.

However, he was unresponsive.

One of the key features of a lesson is being touched. The intention of the teacher's touch is to guide you to move posturally in a new way. This then helps you do what you want to do: to breath, to stretch, to play music or sing. Anything at all.

06 Oct

Musicians Need Alexander Teachers to Improve

by Jeremy Chance

Musicians have studied Alexander’s discovery for more than a century.

Judith Leibowitz, a teacher trained by FM Alexander, joined the faculty of New York’s Julliard School of Music in 1968. Doing the math - that makes it more than half a century that Alexander’s work has taught at Julliard!

It started even earlier at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London.

03 Oct

Are You Ready For This?

by Jeremy Chance

What is normal today will soon be old news.

The English language has developed a new vernacular to express it. It appears everywhere. On Netflix - "Orange is the new Black." In Health - "Sitting is the New Smoking." In fashion - "Brown is the new black." In ageing - "60 is the new 50," and so on…

02 Oct

Have You Ever Wanted to Write a Book?

by Jeremy Chance

Have you tried to write a book?

If you have – and failed – I am going to let you in on a secret.

To understand the secret, let's go back a century to the early 1900s.

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