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Muscle tension affects everything we care about as musicians.
•Do you want effortless technique? Let go of tension. •Do you want a resonant, haunting sound? Let go of tension. •Do you want to give spine-tingling performances every time you perform? Let go of tension.
In this video, Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen give a list of 20+ benefits of releasing excess tension for musicians, as well as resources on making this happen for yourself.
Sign up for our FREE mini course! “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://bit.ly/3uz4dx8
Got tension or pain? Sign up for our upcoming course, "The Magic Pause: The 5-second technique that is the single most powerful, easy-to-implement, and sure-fire method for instant relief from the tightness and tension that causes musician’s injuries." Sign up before 6/14/21 and get exclusive access to a live masterclass with Joseph & Aaron! http://bit.ly/3fvUDph
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School JosephArnold.com/Soulforce
Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
Does your life as a musician feel like a blues song sometimes?
- Not enough money
- Not enough respect
- And then your lover leaves you!
You could let this get you down, or you could learn the lessons of the great blues musicians: Say "F*** Yeah!" to life, despite all the pain and suffering!
In this video, Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen talk about how to stop fighting life and fill your life instead with that same sense of joy and redemption that makes the blues so great.
Sign up for our FREE mini course! “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://bit.ly/3uz4dx8
Got tension or pain? Sign up for our course, "The Magic Pause: The 5-second technique that is the single most powerful, easy-to-implement, and sure-fire method for instant relief from the tightness and tension that causes musician’s injuries." Sign up before 6/14/21 and get exclusive access to a live masterclass with Joseph & Aaron! http://bit.ly/3fvUDph
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School JosephArnold.com/Soulforce
Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
It's the end of your semester and you've been losing your voice more and more frequently.
You're trying to take it easy in rehearsals, and even though you've been massaging your jaw you still have no voice left by the end of the day. Your teacher tells you to go on vocal rest, and you do! For two weeks you watch Netflix and do your best not to speak or hum along with any music.
And then the big day comes, and you get back in the saddle. Everything seems fine for a few days, but then the tension and fatigue come right back.
What do you do?
In this video, Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen talk about why vocal rest doesn't get to the root cause of vocal tension and fatigue, and what to do instead so that you can talk as loud as you want at the after party of your next big concert.
Sign up for our FREE mini course! “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” bit.ly/3uz4dx8
Got tension or pain? Sign up for our upcoming course, "The Magic Pause: The 5-second technique that is the single most powerful, easy-to-implement, and sure-fire method for instant relief from the tightness and tension that causes musician’s injuries." Sign up before 6/14/21 and get exclusive access to a live masterclass with Joseph & Aaron! bit.ly/3fvUDph
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School JosephArnold.com/Soulforce
Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
ometimes playing, teaching, and practicing music feels like a slog.
- Maybe you think, "Man - when will this gig be over?"
- Or you just practice your pieces mindlessly so you can get on to the other million things you have to do.
- Or maybe you look at your music career and it feels like just a job.
But is this really why you became a musician? Don't you remember a time when you played music just because it made you happy?
What if you could recapture that feeling so that your musical life became more joyful and meaningful, and also improved your chops and financial prospects?
In this video, Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen talk about the single most important idea in making your musical life both meaningful and successful - "personal sovereignty." What the heck is that? Watch this video to find out!
Sign up for our FREE mini course! “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://bit.ly/3uz4dx8
Got tension or pain? Sign up for our course, "The Magic Pause: The 5-second technique that is the single most powerful, easy-to-implement, and sure-fire method for instant relief from the tightness and tension that causes musician’s injuries." Sign up before 5/31/21 and get exclusive access to a live masterclass with Joseph & Aaron! http://bit.ly/3fvUDph
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School JosephArnold.com/Soulforce
Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
You're practicing and you feel tight in your muscles - so you stretch, right?
But after 5 more minutes of practicing, the pain and tension is back, and maybe even worse than before.
What's going on here? Why are the effects of stretching only temporary and what can you do to get real, lasting relief from tension and pain?
In this video, Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen share how to optimize your stretching practice so that you actually get the relief you're looking for.
Sign up for our FREE mini course! “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://bit.ly/3uz4dx8
Got tension or pain? Sign up for our upcoming course, "The Magic Pause: The 5-second technique that is the single most powerful, easy-to-implement, and sure-fire method for instant relief from the tightness and tension that causes musician’s injuries." Sign up before 5/31/21 and get exclusive access to a live masterclass with Joseph & Aaron! bit.ly/3fvUDph
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School JosephArnold.com/Soulforce
Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
Does this sound familiar? You're standing on stage, the fast passage you've spent 5 hours practicing is coming up, and you start to lock up worse than a deer in the headlights.
Not only is getting locked up uncomfortable, but what you may not know is that this excess tension actually slows you down and makes your technique less accurate.
So what's the secret of playing fast and effortlessly, without compromising technique or accuracy? The secret lies in playing "fast like a Ferrari!"
In this video Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen explain the root cause the tension that arises when playing fast, as well as what to do so you can play like a Ferrari!
Sign up for our FREE mini course! “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://bit.ly/3uz4dx8
Got tension or pain? Get on the waiting list for our upcoming course, "The Magic Pause: The 5-second technique that is the single most powerful, easy-to-implement, and sure-fire method for instant relief from the tightness and tension that causes musician’s injuries." https://bit.ly/3dthB06
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School JosephArnold.com/Soulforce
Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
The Soul Force Music Deep Dive conversations are about how to give inspiring & powerful performances (musical performances that have "Soul Force"), how that connects to the role of musicianship in an increasingly chaotic world, and all the best self-care techniques that we know.
In this episode: - “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman - How this quote by Howard Thurman relates to musicianship in this chaotic modern world - How "musical intuition" is a process of basing your musical expression on the embodied experience of your own emotions as you play - “I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.”- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. - Joseph and Aaron's stories of transitioning from a "do it right" conservatory model of music-making to a more joyful and easeful means of playing music - How this Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. quote helps us understand how music pedagogy should involve technique in the service of expression and not technique as the end in itself - An easy guide to accessing musical intuition while listening to and playing music - A few tips for accessing musical intuition quickly
Stay tuned next week for more insights into the heart of musicianship, including what it means to play from the heart, guided Alexander Technique experiences, and how to lead an inspired life as a musician! Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below.
Sign up for our FREE mini course! “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://bit.ly/3uz4dx8
Got tension or pain? Get on the waiting list for our upcoming course, "The Magic Pause: The 5-second technique that is the single most powerful, easy-to-implement, and sure-fire method for instant relief from the tightness and tension that causes musician’s injuries" https://bit.ly/3dthB06
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School JosephArnold.com/Soulforce
Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
Many of the musicians we talk to describe their biggest challenge as a musician as "not having enough confidence." And when we dig into this lack of confidence, we often find stories of unworthiness or shame.
Some musicians even (subconsciously) believe that this sense of unworthiness is necessary for excellence and success as an artist! Where does this unworthiness or shame come from? Are there alternative ways of being that allow to to feel really good about yourself and still succeed?
In this video Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen explore how to develop unshakeable confidence through discovering and embodying your deepest values both on and off stage.
Sign up for our FREE mini course! “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://bit.ly/3uz4dx8
Got tension or pain? Join the waiting list for our upcoming course, "The Magic Pause: The 5-second technique that is the single most powerful, easy-to-implement, and sure-fire method for instant relief from the tightness and tension that causes musician’s injuries" https://bit.ly/3dthB06
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School
Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
Your music teacher may be the very first person you talk to about the pain, tingling, or numbness that you've been experiencing. They might have advice some helpful for you, but what do you do when the advice doesn't really work?
In this video, Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen talk about how to deal with the doubt and uncertainty that comes up when you start having painful symptoms and it seems like your music teacher is just as lost as you are.
We also share exactly what to look for in the people you seek help from for chronic pain and discomfort, such as: - RSI's - Overuse injuries - Carpal tunnel - Tendonitis - Numbness - Tingling - TMJ syndrome - Back pain - That spot in your shoulder - And other musician's injuries
Sign up for our FREE mini course! “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://bit.ly/3uz4dx8
Got tension or pain? Join the waiting list for our upcoming course, "The Magic Pause: The 5-second technique that is the single most powerful, easy-to-implement, and sure-fire method for instant relief from the tightness and tension that causes musician’s injuries" https://bit.ly/3dthB06
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School JosephArnold.com/Soulforce
Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
It's easy to dismiss the arts as "impractical" in times of trouble or great need. After all, does a song or a painting feed a hungry child or solve a global pandemic?
That being said, many artists and musicians KNOW that they just HAVE to make art. This is where our training, interest, and gifts are, after all! How do we bridge this seeming divide?
In this video, Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen talk about how self-care, discovering your life's purpose, and how redefining what you do in light of your life's purpose will give you the ability to lead an inspired life as a musician, a life that truly benefits a would in crisis.
Take the first steps to greater self-care with our FREE mini course! “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://bit.ly/3uz4dx8
Got tension or pain? Get on the waiting list for our upcoming course, "The Magic Pause: The 5-second technique that is the single most powerful, easy-to-implement, and sure-fire method for instant relief from the tightness and tension that causes musician’s injuries" https://bit.ly/3dthB06
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School JosephArnold.com/Soulforce Soulforce Music on CastBox: https://bit.ly/39QFqg9
Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
Does this story sound familiar? You spend two, three, four, or more years at a prestigious artistic institution; you gain skills, mastery of your craft, make some good friends and good professional connections, and yet... at the end of your time there you feel exhausted, like you've lost your sense of artistic purpose, like you don't even want to keep doing the very thing you went to school for. Why is that?
In this video, Aaron Bigeleisen (co-founder of the Soulforce Music School) lays out the current extractive nature of artistic educational institutions, and also describes the current working model for a regenerative artistic institutions, whose aspects will be integrated into the Soulforce Music School.
If this video spoke to you, check out our FREE course: “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://soulforcemusicschool.podia.com/5-simple-surprisingly-effective-techniques-for-relieving-pain-releasing-tension-while-practicing-even-the-most-challenging-music
You can also find more videos like this, free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
Numbness and tingling can be especially challenging for musicians not only because they feel bad and can interfere with your playing, but because the root cause of numbness and tingling is often hidden from view.
To make matters worse, numbness and tingling don't respond well to stretching, breaks, exercises, or other traditional treatments.
Learn the root cause of numbness and tingling, as well as the keys to relieving these symptoms for good, in this video with Joseph Arnold & Aaron Bigeleisen.
Sign up for our FREE mini course! “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://bit.ly/3uz4dx8
Get on the waiting list for our upcoming course, "The Magic Pause: The 5-second technique that is the single most powerful, easy-to-implement, and sure-fire method for instant relief from the tightness and tension that causes musician’s injuries" https://bit.ly/3dthB06
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School JosephArnold.com/Soulforce Soulforce Music on CastBox: https://bit.ly/39QFqg9
Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
For many musicians, mistakes are a source of fear - and even shame. You get really focused on not making mistakes and this often takes the fun out of playing music. Furthermore, this stress can make your body tight in a way that can compound one mistake into another and another.
In order to take the fear, shame, stress, and tension out of making mistakes, you need to totally reframe how to think about mistakes - a "Mistake Mindset Makeover!"
In this Soulforce Music Deep Dive, Joseph & Aaron walk you through a developmental model called Spiral Dynamics, which will completely revolutionize the way you think about mistakes so that you can play with more freedom, ease, confidence, heart, and joy that you have ever thought possible.
More resources on Spiral Dynamics: Ten minute description: https://youtu.be/0lKXspnReRs Actualized.org extended video series: youtu.be/J3hNosyyXRA Don Beck "Spiral Dynamics Integral" Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/Spiral-Dynamics-Integral-Audiobook/B002V0PVK6
Sign up for our FREE mini course! “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://bit.ly/3uz4dx8
Get on the waiting list for our upcoming course, "The Magic Pause: The 5-second technique that is the single most powerful, easy-to-implement, and sure-fire method for instant relief from the tightness and tension that causes musician’s injuries" https://bit.ly/3dthB06
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School JosephArnold.com/Soulforce Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
For many musicians, there's a stigma attached to injuries and pain.
What will people think if they hear you're injured? That there's something wrong with you? That you're not up to snuff? That they won't hire you for gigs they think you can't play?
Unfortunately, these stigmas can actually interfere with musician's abilities to get clear answers and effective injury-relief.
In this video, Alexander Technique teacher and violinist Joseph Arnold gives the top 3 reasons for this stigma, as well as solutions for all three.
Sign up for our FREE mini course! “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://bit.ly/3uz4dx8
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Many injured musicians see one doctor after another, then physical therapists and specialists, and are still in pain and not any closer to understanding what's happening with their body.
While Western medicine excels in emergency care, it often fails to adequately treat chronic conditions, such as repetitive strain and overuse injuries common to musicians. Why is that?
In this talk, Joseph Arnold & Aaron Bigeleisen speak about the underlying reasons why this is, the experiences musicians have when dealing Western healthcare providers, and what is actually needed to relieve common musician's injuries.
Are you a musician in pain? Then check out our FREE course: “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://bit.ly/3uz4dx8
If any of this sounds like what you're going though, please reach out to us! Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3umgDbI
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School
Playing music is mentally demanding, physically demanding, and socially demanding. All of these pressures can take a toll on musician's bodies, a toll which causes injuries.
What can you do to help your body feel and function better? It comes down to self-care and personal sovereignty.
In this talk, Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen describe why musician's injuries are so common and how to release the physical toll so that you can relieve or prevent injuries.
If you want some excellent self-care tools that will help you build your personal sovereignty, too, then check out our FREE course: “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://mailchi.mp/505c8fb0a667/painfreemusicians
Check out our free meditations, talk-throughs, discussions, and more on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0C3TPMVLKOdilWuYr27mxA
Joseph Arnold, Violinist, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist, Alexander Technique Teacher Trainee, and Co-Founder of the Soulforce Music School
We - Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen - are both professional musicians (violin and voice, respectively) who've had chronic repetitive strain and overuse injuries. With these injuries, we could hardly practice and perform. But now, we've totally recovered and are able to practice and perform as much as we like! How did we do it?
Hear our stories of pain and recovery in this video.
Are you a musician in pain? Check out our free online course: “5 Simple & Surprisingly Effective Techniques for Relieving Pain & Releasing Tension While Practicing Even the Most Challenging Music” https://mailchi.mp/505c8fb0a667/painfreemusicians
Welcome to the Soul Force Music Fireside Chats with Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen!
The Soul Force Music Fireside Chats are conversations about how to give inspiring & powerful performances (musical performances that have "Soul Force"), how that connects to the role of musicianship in an increasingly chaotic world, and all the best self-care techniques that we know.
In this episode: - “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” - Howard Thurman - How this quote by Howard Thurman relates to musicianship in this chaotic modern world - How "musical intuition" is a process of basing your musical expression on the embodied experience of your own emotions as you play - “I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. - Joseph and Aaron's stories of transitioning from a "do it right" conservatory model of music-making to a more joyful and easeful means of playing music - How this Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. quote helps us understand how music pedagogy should involve technique in the service of expression and not technique as the end in itself - An easy guide to accessing musical intuition while listening to and playing music - A few tips for accessing musical intuition quickly
Stay tuned next week for more insights into the heart of musicianship, including what it means to play from the heart, guided Alexander Technique experiences, and how to lead an inspired life as a musician! Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below.
Joseph Arnold, Violinist & Alexander Technique teacher Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist & Alexander Technique teacher trainee Soul Force Music Fireside Chats Youtube URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbBKomh4amM&list=PLe7wrMA_dMcvdPn26vbIkII5khVP6O79X JosephArnold.com SoulForceMusic.com (coming soon!)
Welcome to the Soul Force Music Fireside Chats with Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen!
The Soul Force Music Fireside Chats are conversations about how to give inspiring & powerful performances (musical performances that have "Soul Force"), how that connects to the role of musicianship in an increasingly chaotic world, and all the best self-care techniques that we know.
In this episode: - How the pandemic and the increasingly chaotic state of the world is changing what it means to be a musician - How "being hard on yourself" actually interferes with the quality of your practice, performances, and life overall - How a more playful attitude improves how you feel, makes your practicing way more effective, and gives your performances a real depth and vitality - How playfulness leads to performances imbued with Soul Force - Several practical techniques for introducing playfulness to your music-making
Stay tuned next week for more insights into the heart of musicianship, including what it means to play from the heart, guided Alexander Technique experiences, and how to lead an inspired life as a musician! Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below.
Joseph Arnold, Violinist & Alexander Technique teacher Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist & Alexander Technique teacher trainee Soul Force Music Fireside Chats Youtube URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbBKomh4amM&list=PLe7wrMA_dMcvdPn26vbIkII5khVP6O79X JosephArnold.com SoulForceMusic.com (coming soon!)
Welcome to the first episode of the Soul Force Music Fireside Chats with Joseph Arnold and Aaron Bigeleisen! The Soul Force Music Fireside Chats are conversations about the future of musicianship, how to let go of excess strain and tension as a person and musician, and how to give inspiring & powerful performances - musical performances that have "Soul Force."
In this episode: - Joseph and Aaron talk about their own histories as musicians with chronic pain - How the Alexander Technique helped them both relieve their pain and also opened up unexpected doorways of well-being - A foundational technique for freeing yourself from tension - the "pause with awareness" - What is Soul Force and how can you develop it as a musician? - How Soul Force helps musicians sound better, feel better, give more inspired performances, and lead more purposeful, meaningful lives - Future plans for the Soul Force Music School
Here's the podcast Joseph mentions - Future Thinkers Podcast with guest Jamie Wheal: https://futurethinkers.org/live-qa-ja...
You can find the video version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/tbBKomh4amM
Stay tuned next week for more insights into the heart of musicianship, including what it means to play from the heart, guided Alexander Technique experiences, and how to lead an inspired life as a musician! Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below.
Joseph Arnold, Violinist & Alexander Technique teacher Aaron Bigeleisen, Vocalist & Alexander Technique teacher JosephArnold.com SoulForceMusic.com (coming soon!)