Andrea has worked with musicians, actors and technicians on issues related to back, neck and wrist pain, shoulder problems and repetitive strain injury. She belongs to the Society of Teachers of Alexander Technique (STAT) and is CNHC registered.

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Alison qualified as a teaching member of PAAT in 1992 and has been a part-time lecturer in the Alexander Technique at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire since 1993 and a guest-lecturer at the Royal Northern College of Music since 2016.

Trained originally as a professional violinist at the Royal College of Music, Alison was drawn to the Alexander Technique by a persistent musculoskeletal problem specific to violin playing.  Much of her teaching involves helping student and professional musicians prevent and overcome performance-related difficulties, and improve their performance and practise.

Following her Alexander Technique training, Alison has been a registered practitioner with the British Association of Performing Arts Medicine since 2008 and has given numerous talks and seminars at conferences and meetings, and in music colleges and university departments, to academics, healthcare professionals and performers alike.  With a BSc and PhD in Biological Sciences and a number of years working as a post-doctoral researcher, in 2013, Alison gained an MSc in Performing Arts Medicine from University College London. Her research thesis “Chronic profession-limiting problems in musicians; Underlying mechanisms and neuroplastic routes to recovery”, undertaken with PAAT colleagues and movement scientists at Manchester Metropolitan University, can be found .

Alison returned to violin playing ten years ago and, based in Crewe, performs as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and freelance orchestral player in the Midlands and the North West of England.  She teaches the Alexander Technique to individuals and groups, in person and online.

Details of Alison’s Thesis (“Chronic profession-limiting problems in musicians: Underlying mechanisms and neuroplastic routes to recovery”) can be viewed .

Her 2017 presentation to the UCL Institute of Education (“Explaining the Alexander Technique to clinicians and scientists”) can be viewed .

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Judith works on the approach to understanding of how we are psychophysical as humans and how to approach that understanding with the thinking that leads to emotional intelligence and embodied awareness.

With musicians, she spends some time on working on intelligent practice leading to powerful performance. Understanding and developing a clear body map for movement and playing or singing.

She works with all performers on finding a quiet strength; a quiet mind and an easy body. She likes to give clear strategies and studies for performance confidence as well as everyday life. Working on finding self-acceptance, which leads to self-development whilst developing skills in practice, rehearsal and performance. Judith uses stillness and movement and is particularly interested in having a healthy approach to being calm, confident and coordinated, being able to focus and be present under pressure, not over worry about making mistakes, that is how we learn. Her work also usually involves balancing and recognizing the work, rest and play of life and in learning.

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Lucy began having lessons in the Alexander Technique during her time as a music student in 2006. Studying the Alexander Technique quickly became an integral part of her training as a musician, and regular lessons helped her through her physically and mentally demanding degree.

“Thanks to the study and practice of the Alexander Technique, I feel healthier, stronger, and more connected with myself than I ever thought possible. I enjoy greater flexibility and freedom in my movements, a noticeable improvement in my mental clarity, and an ever-growing confidence in myself and my abilities”.

Lucy trained with the Interactive Teaching Method and qualified as a teacher in 2021. Since then, Lucy has built her Alexander Technique teaching practice, and delivers workshops, courses, classes, and private lessons throughout South Wales. Her approach to teaching and learning is friendly, interactive, and accessible.

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Malcolm graduated as a violist from the Royal College of Music and worked as an orchestral musician before and during his time as an Alexander Technique teacher at the Royal Northern College of Music. He has been Chair of the UK Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique and Head of Training at the Manchester Alexander Technique Training School.

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