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The descriptions were written by Jean M. O. Fischer and do not represent
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| Jones, Frank Pierce (1905-1975) |
| A compilation of 40 scientific and humanistic papers on the Technique - most have been published only in scientific journals and some have not previously been published. Some of the papers are “Problems of Tension and Fatigue,” “Kinesthetic Perception and the Postural Reflexes,” “Posture as a Function of Time,” “Startle as a Paradigm of Malposture,” “Altered States of Consciousness” and “Head Balance as Postural Mechanism in Man.” Each paper is introduced by T. Dimon. The introduction contains many biographical details, and the foreword is by Alexander Murray. |
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Frank P. Jones* + Theodore Dimon* + Richard Brown (eds.)
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Collected Writings on the Alexander Technique
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| 1999 pb, 376+xx pages, illustrated, USA, Alexander Technique Archives.
In print: Mouritz.
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| A compilation of 40 scientific and humanistic papers on the Technique. |
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| After qualifying as a teacher of the Technique in 1945 Jones conducted scientific studies into the effects of the Technique at the Tufts Institute for Psychological Research. In this talk he discusses the ways in which the Alexander Technique differs from other techniques and therapies. (No introduction to the Technique is given.) It includes an account of his own studies involving multi-strobe photography of people in movement. |
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Frank Pierce Jones
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Learning How to Learn
- An Operational Defintion of the Alexander Technique
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| 1974 bklt,10 pages, A5, UK, The Sheildrake Press
In print: Constructive Teaching Centre.
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| Describes the ways in which the Alexander Technique differs from other techniques and therapies. |
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| This pamphlet consists of two articles. In “The Organization of Awareness” he sees the Technique as a method for organising awareness so that a performance can be well-learned without becoming stereotyped. It is a description of how the Technique works in terms of stimulus and response patterns and includes a brief description of the ‘startle pattern’. In “Awareness, Freedom & Muscular Control” the author discusses a typical case of misdirected energy where a musician develops over-relaxed hands and arms at the expense of excessive tension around the spine. |
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| Two well-written introductory articles where the emphasis is on the expansion of awareness. |
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| F. P. Jones trained with F. M. and A. R. Alexander 1941–44. Drawing on his long association with F. M. and A. R., Jones introduces the Technique by relating Alexander’s story in biographical form. Jones presents the most important results from 25 years of research into the Technique. He describes some of the underlying mechanisms at work in the Technique and describes how the conscious mind activates anti-gravity reflexes. In “Notes on Teaching” Jones summarizes his teaching experiences and sets out principles for good teaching practice. Throughout the book he emphasizes the importance of an “expanded field of attention.” First published as Body Awareness in Action in 1976, this edition contains a new foreword by Ted Dimon, 4 colour plates and a new appendix (16 pp) which contains Jones’ outline for a fifteenth chapter plus sketches and observations from his notebook. This book remains a classic introductory. |
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Frank Pierce Jones (+ Jean M. O. Fischer ed.)
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Freedom to Change
(previous title: Body Awareness in Action)
- The Development and Science of the Alexander Technique)
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| 1976 hb + pb (1997 pb), (212+xviii pages, pb, 26 b/w illustrations, 4 col. plates, 202 x 135 mm, index), USA: Schocken Books (UK: Mouritz). 0805206280 (0952557479).
In print: Mouritz.
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| A classic introductory with added material. |
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The Syllabus of Physical Exercises for Public Elementary Schools, London, 1909, HMSO.
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