The Body You Were Never Taught to Move
A free live session with Shawn L. Copeland, DMA
Tuesday, August 18 ·
4 PM Pacific / 7 PM Eastern · Online
We spend years learning technique, repertoire, musicianship, and pedagogy.
Most of us were never taught how the body actually works while we do all of that.
What is Body Mapping? What is the Alexander Technique? And what becomes possible when they work together?
This session is a free, one-hour introduction. No prior experience required. Bring yourself and whatever you are currently navigating in your playing, teaching, or performing.
What we will cover
What Body Mapping is and how it applies to musicians and educators.
What the Alexander Technique is and what it actually addresses.
How these two approaches work together and why that combination matters.
Where to begin if you want to go further.
Who this session is for
This session is for musicians, performers, and educators who have heard of these approaches and want to understand them, or who are brand new to this work entirely.
ABOUT SHAWN L. COPELAND
Shawn L. Copeland, DMA, is the founder of mBODYed and the originator of the Becoming mBODYed Method. He is a certified Alexander Technique teacher, a published Body Mapping educator, and an ISMETA-recognized somatic practitioner. His lineage runs from F.M. Alexander through Marjorie Barstow through Marsha Paludan. He trained directly with William Conable, co-developer of Body Mapping for musicians, who remains his active mentor. He has published Body Mapping for Clarinetists through GIA Publications and has taught this work at the institutional level for more than twenty years. He communicates from within the field, not above it or outside it.
Learn more about the Becoming mBODYed Method
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Tuesday, August 18 · 4 PM Pacific / 7 PM Eastern · Free · Online
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The Zoom link will be sent to all registrants before the session. A recording will be available to all registrants after.