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Jane Murray~ Oboe, Oboe d'amore, English horn

Jane Murray~ Oboe, Oboe d'amore, English hornJane Murray~ Oboe, Oboe d'amore, English hornJane Murray~ Oboe, Oboe d'amore, English horn

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Body Mapping Tip #1

Here is a tip to help  you avoid pain and soreness from staring at your computer.

Tip #2

How you sit affects how you feel!!

Body Mapping

What is a body map?

Our body map is the mental representation of how we are put together and how we move. Everyone has one, whether they are conscious of it or not.


Your body map determines how you use your body. If your map is off-your movement is off, resulting in potential for pain, injury and/or limitation.


BODY MAPPING is the conscious refining and retraining of the way you move which will be determined by correcting misperceptions.  Rooted in the pedagogy of Alexander Technique, Body Mapping uses visual images and models  to illustrate  the anatomical truth.

How is Body Mapping helpful for musicians?

Musicians  learn to question their own concept of how they are designed (their body map) and, armed with the anatomical truth of size, structure, and function, learn how correcting inaccurate maps improves facility, ease and efficiency of playing and singing.  Another component of Body Mapping is teaching inclusive awareness so that they aware of their whole self within the larger world. This information can be extremely valuable for those who deal with performance anxiety.

How can I get started?

Body Mapping can be taught through individual private lessons, where students can address specific issues of pain or limitation, in a (group) workshop format, using PowerPoint and anatomical models, or by taking the introductory course called  What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body or WEM. It includes six hour-long  presentations discussing the anatomical truth in Arms, Legs, Breathing,  and Balance, and also addresses the value of Inclusive Awareness in re-training movement, and introduces Constructive Rest.

PRESS

Jane is featured in an article  about musicians' health in the August 2019 issue of  

"The International Musician"-click on the link below to read it!

To Your Health

Individual Lessons

Group presentations

Group presentations

Musicians who are experiencing specific problems are encouraged to come in and work on-on-one to  identify and correct  errors in their body map. Simple changes can work wonders for your music-making.

Group presentations

Group presentations

Group presentations

Bands 

Orchestras 

Choruses

Summer Camps

Church Choirs

Jazz Ensembles

Conducting Seminars

Workshops

Group presentations

Workshops

Body Mapping can help any  musician-regardless of what they do, or how long they have been doing it.

Instrument -specific workshops can be focused on particular issues such as breathing, for singers or wind and brass players,  bowing for string players, stance and grip for percussionists,  pedaling for pianists and harpists etc.

Testimonials

Paul C.~harpsichord

Paul C.~harpsichord

Paul C.~harpsichord


Before Body Mapping, I spent several years trying to figure out why I was experiencing back pain. Jane's systematic approach led me to consider the many possible sources of the pain. With the awareness I gained from Body Mapping, I became more conscious of when pain was creeping up during my practice. Through this consciousness, I was soon able to identify and correct the source of the pain. I Just finished two days of 8-hour recording sessions. NO BACK PAIN...at all. You are my hero.. " 




LISA H.~ GUITAR


I want you to know that the session we had on Monday has helped me tremendously. What we covered makes sense, and I am putting it to use in many situations. I also started with the PT this week, and I told her about our session, and she was very impressed and said it works well with what she will be doing with me. And, my chair arrived yesterday.  It’s awesome, so I’m on my way. I will call you in the next few days to schedule another session, as I would like a refresher on what we covered, and to learn more.

Carol K.

Paul C.~harpsichord

Paul C.~harpsichord

"Thank you so much for the body mapping class yesterday at Double reed day at NEC! 

After your lecture, I spent the entire afternoon  in Williams Hall at the double reed day, 
and I made sure to sit on my rocker bones and balance my head, and my back and body did not
get tired or painful for all those classes and I stayed  until 5 PM!"    







ANNE G.~FLUTE


 Thanks so much for your Body Mapping class at Providence College. I've been practicing what I learned in the class - esp. head balanced over the center. It's rewarding to play from a balanced state - the resulting freedom in playing, breathing, and phrasing is wonderful!

Mark W.~trombone

Paul C.~harpsichord

Mark W.~trombone

I can't thank you enough for your guidance. I have really been working to discipline myself in a slow responsible way using the techniques that you shared. The results have been wonderful! Case in point: The ECSO did a performance of Ein Heldenleben this last week which as you know pushes the endurance of all the players on stage. Thanks to  Body Mapping, I was never at my limit this week and felt in total control of my physiology. Air efficiency was off the charts in the big passages, and I felt very confident on the pianissimo entrances, and long sustained soft chordal sections. If I felt any tension creeping-in I worked on quieting and resetting my joints and musculature. I have been talking you up quite a bit lately because people have been noticing a difference in my playing. I tell them I owe it all to Mapping (and being disciplined in adapting responsibly) I am a believer!"

                                                           

DAVID A.~OBOE

kathy s.~english horn

Mark W.~trombone


Through this course I have become more aware of the kinesthetic senses of movements in various areas of the body. Focusing on the whole body while being aware of its individual parts – jaw, neck, shoulders, arms, spine, lungs, abdomen,  pelvis, legs, feet – helps to integrate the entire structure as movement relates to the sounds of oboe playing. It is all about paying attention to how I move and feel in relation to the composition I am playing.

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kathy s.~english horn

kathy s.~english horn

kathy s.~english horn

I just returned from a weekend visit/consultation with Jane Murray in Newport, RI. WOW. I knew she is a great musician, but I had no idea how fruitful my visit would be in addressing certain aspects of my playing that have been holding me back. I learned new ways of understanding how my body works, and how to create beautiful music with less effort. Just what the doctor ordered (the beaches and lobster rolls were much appreciated as well). I thoroughly recommend a visit to anyone open to new ideas that will improve performance.         

     Thank you Jane!      

Barbara Lafitte-oboe

kathy s.~english horn

kathy s.~english horn

Jane Murray’s Body Mapping class for the Boston Woodwind Society’s Double Reed Day (9/27/15) was illuminating and inspiring.  Jane is a great teacher who thoroughly understands the physical relationships of our bodies to our instruments.  Even in a limited amount of time, our awareness was stimulated by her knowledge. 

Thank you Jane" 


​​Jane is a licensed Body Mapping Educator who has presented classes and workshops for the International Double Reed Society and the Boston Woodwind Society, at Kinhaven Music School and Rivers School Conservatory, at Double Reed Days at UMass Amherst and SUNY Purchase, and at URI, Providence College and Rhode Island College.  

To learn more about Body Mapping, go to 

 Body Map.org



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