CELEBRATING AOISE O'DWYER, VIOLA
Aoise is a professional violist who has recently gone back to school in Ireland for her Masters degree. She took one of my introductory Alexander Technique programs last year, and she is currently a member of The Musicians Advantage Advanced Group, learning how to apply The Art of Freedom® Method and Primal Alexander™ to her viola playing in highly specific ways.
In this video, she describes her recent experience performing on a recital towards her degree. I think you'll enjoy her enthusiasm, which is contagious! 🙂 Watch Aoise talk about her experience here: https://share.descript.com/view/lZbcD9fpLHa
BRAVO, Aoise!!!
Aoise also gave me permission to share the following reminders she wrote out for herself, based on the idea of my “Freedom Directions” (which I teach in my introductory course and everywhere else). Her phrases are a beautiful way to prepare for a GREAT practice session or performance! I'm sure she'd be happy for you to “borrow” them! 🙂
“Hi everyone! I would like to share the “warm-up” I did before my Brahms Sonata rehearsal with piano today. It felt like a huge breakthrough and I shed some tears while writing this in my journal:
I don't have to do anything right now.
What is “warming up” anyway? What's the point in warming up my muscles if I haven't warmed up my heart and mind?
No matter what your skill level is, if you'd like to learn how you can have a breakthrough in your own life as a musician, get in touch with me so we can chat about how I can help you thrive in mind, body, spirit, and artistry.
Love,
Are you curious to try a more holistic approach to music-making so you can break through to the next level on your artistic journey with ease?