The Well-Tempered Musician is a comprehensive programme specifically created for musicians and based on the Alexander Technique.

Performing musicians depend upon the natural ability of the body to coordinate itself accurately. It is the starting point for building a healthy playing or singing technique and also for developing musical artistry.

Western musicians generally know very little about their coordination, therefore they often interfere with this inborn ability. What is natural is no longer normal today.

The Alexander Technique helps one to become aware of habits of tension and strain that interfere with coordination. The basic principles of the work–non-doing, learning to direct so that the spine lengthens in activity, and the importance of the “Primary Control”–re-educate sensory awareness and open the way to free movement and spontaneous musical expression.

The Technique assists in learning how to prevent injuries and how to protect the health of the spine. Becoming conscious of oneself in this way also contributes beyond measure to the joy of making music.