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F. M. Alexander-Technik

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Subject according curriculum
Body-Oriented Fundamentals
Teachers
Dorothea Fiedler Muth
Scope
Wednesdays, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. First session: October 7, 2026
Room
Bewegungsstudio I
Duration
1.5 Semesterwochenstunden
Description

We can prevent tension and pain in a musician’s daily life.
Here, we learn the principles of the F. M. Alexander Technique: recognizing habits of posture, thought, and movement.
Using homologous, homolateral, and contralateral movement patterns, we mindfully move the body in a way that reestablishes the relationship between the head, spine, and knees. This creates the possibility for a more refined balance.
It is possible to work with the instrument.
“People do not decide their futures; they decide their Habitus, and their habits decide their futures.” F. M. Alexander

Literature

www.alexander-technik.org, "Alexander Technique Association of Germany,"
Michael Gelb, "Body Dynamics,"
Pedro de Alcantara, *Alexander Technique for Musicians*,
Barbara Conable, *What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body*,
Frederick Matthias Alexander, *The Use of the Self*

Credits
ein Creditpoint
Comments

All interested students should register in advance at dorothea.fiedler-muth@hfmt-hamburg.de
Please include your instrument, degree program, and semester.
Also open to students enrolled in the "Instrument Master" elective module.
Please bring socks and comfortable pants.

Modules
Kernmodul 1 Instrumentalpädagogik, Kernmodul 1 Block- und Traversflöte, Kernmodul 1 Cembalo, Kernmodul 1 Fagott, Kernmodul 1 Flöte, Kernmodul 1 Gitarre, Kernmodul 1 Harfe, Kernmodul 1 Horn, Kernmodul 1 Kontrabass, Kernmodul 1 Klavier, Kernmodul 1 Klarinette, Kernmodul 1 Oboe, Kernmodul 1 Orgel, Kernmodul 1 Posaune, Kernmodul 1 Schlagzeug, Kernmodul 1 Trompete, Kernmodul 1 Viola, Kernmodul 1 Violoncello, Kernmodul 1 Violine