How to let go : Different ways to detect and release tensions

• Main Author: Kurki, Saara
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Institutionen för klassisk musik 2021
• Subjects: The Inner Game of Music; Alexander Technique; Letting go; Practicing; Concentration; Viola; Music; Musik
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-4186

The aim of my project was to find different ways to make playing easier and freer. What does it actually mean to let go and what could help to achieve more secure and relaxed feeling in your body when playing your instrument? I collected and experimented with exercises from a book The Inner Game of Music and Alexander Technique. I found out that knowing more precisely what to focus on and being more aware of the body can have a great effect. I discovered more gentle ways to teach myself and learned about the importance of how we are treating and using our bodies during practicing and in everyday situations. === <p>The sounding part consists of the following recording; Esa-Pekka Salonen: Pentatonic Étude.The recording has been archived. </p>