Percussionist Josh Jones shares how a mindful approach to technique empowers you to embody your emotions while playing. The principal percussionist of the Kansas City Symphony turns the tedious practice of technique into an endless process of learning how your body works.
You’re working and dancing WITH gravity instead of making it go a certain way.
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Actionable Advice
- I usually call Feldenkrais “Alexander Technique for Hippies” It forces you to ask yourself what your body is doing rather than “do this with your arm do this with your leg” kind of thing.
- A lot of people can tell you what to do, but if you’re not willing to 1) ask the question 2) do the thing or 3) ask if there’s more that can be done and not just regurgitate what someone told you to do, then you’re basically going to be a carbon copy of the teacher instead of finding your own way of saying what you want to say.
- Hopefully me being excited about their itty-bitty amount of progress that they think is super small will give them the encouragement to get excited about something that is super tiny like “Oh my gosh I just relaxed my pinky finger more. This is great!”
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