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020 a| 0952557479q| (pbk);

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090 a| BF172b| .J66 1997;

100 1 a| Jones, Frank Pierce.=| ^A84574;

245 10 a| Freedom to change :b| the development and science of the Alexander technique /c| Frank Pierce Jones ; introduction by J. McVicker Hunt ; foreword by Ted Dimon.;

250 a| Third edition.;

260 a| London :b| Mouritz,c| 1997.;

300 a| xviii, 222 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations (some color), portraits ;c| 21 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Previous edition published as: Body awareness in action. New York : Schocken Books, 1979.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction by J. McVicker Hunt -- Foreword to New Edition by Ted Dimon -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Escape from the Monkey Trap: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique -- 2. Sensory Evidence -- 3. Alexander's Discovery -- 4. Man's Supreme Inheritance -- 5. Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual -- 6. The Use of the Self -- 7. The Universal Constant in Living -- 8. The Two Brothers -- 9. The Alexander Training Course -- 10. Trial in Johannesburg -- 11. Dewey and Alexander -- 12. Experimental Studies -- 13. What is the Mechanism? -- 14. Notes on Teaching -- Appendix A: F.M. Alexander and the Re-education of Feeling -- Appendix B: The Organization of Awareness -- Appendix C: Awareness, Freedom and Muscular Control -- Appendix D: Learning How to Learn: An Operational Definition of the Alexander Technique -- Appendix E: Drafts and Notes -- Glossary.;

520 a| This is a comprehensive introduction to the Alexander technique. The author trained with F. M. and A.R. Alexander and taught the technique for 30 years. Drawing on his long association with the Alexander brothers, he relates the story and development of the Technique. For twenty-five years he conducted original scientific research into the technique using a variety of methods. The most important results are presented and he explains some of the underlying mechanisms at work. It was first published as Body Awareness in Action in 1976. This new and reset edition contains his outline for a fifteenth chapter plus sketches and observations from his notebook, published here for the first time. In the "Notes on Teaching" he summarizes his teaching experiences and sets out principles for good teaching practice. The three appendices contain introductory talks and papers on the Alexander Technique.;

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Freedom to change : the development and science of the Alexander technique / Frank Pierce Jones ; introduction by J. McVicker Hunt ; foreword by Ted Dimon.

Author/creator	Jones, Frank Pierce
Other author	Jones, Frank Pierce.
Other author	Hunt, Joseph McVicker, 1906-1991, writer of introduction.
Other author	Dimon, Theodore, Jr., writer of foreword.
Format	Book
Edition	Third edition.
Publication Info	London : Mouritz, 1997.
Description	xviii, 222 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 21 cm
Subjects	Alexander, F. Matthias (Frederick Matthias), 1869-1955. Alexander technique.

Contents	Introduction by J. McVicker Hunt -- Foreword to New Edition by Ted Dimon -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Escape from the Monkey Trap: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique -- 2. Sensory Evidence -- 3. Alexander's Discovery -- 4. Man's Supreme Inheritance -- 5. Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual -- 6. The Use of the Self -- 7. The Universal Constant in Living -- 8. The Two Brothers -- 9. The Alexander Training Course -- 10. Trial in Johannesburg -- 11. Dewey and Alexander -- 12. Experimental Studies -- 13. What is the Mechanism? -- 14. Notes on Teaching -- Appendix A: F.M. Alexander and the Re-education of Feeling -- Appendix B: The Organization of Awareness -- Appendix C: Awareness, Freedom and Muscular Control -- Appendix D: Learning How to Learn: An Operational Definition of the Alexander Technique -- Appendix E: Drafts and Notes -- Glossary.
Abstract	This is a comprehensive introduction to the Alexander technique. The author trained with F. M. and A.R. Alexander and taught the technique for 30 years. Drawing on his long association with the Alexander brothers, he relates the story and development of the Technique. For twenty-five years he conducted original scientific research into the technique using a variety of methods. The most important results are presented and he explains some of the underlying mechanisms at work. It was first published as Body Awareness in Action in 1976. This new and reset edition contains his outline for a fifteenth chapter plus sketches and observations from his notebook, published here for the first time. In the "Notes on Teaching" he summarizes his teaching experiences and sets out principles for good teaching practice. The three appendices contain introductory talks and papers on the Alexander Technique.
General note	Previous edition published as: Body awareness in action. New York : Schocken Books, 1979.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index.
ISBN	0952557479 (pbk)
ISBN	9780952557470 (pbk.)

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