[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='360547' date='Dec 21 2008, 10:37 PM']The Alexander technique?? This is for real, yes?
[i]His major discovery at this time was that he did not need to depend on words to instruct his students but could give them information directly through the kinesthetic sense. By using his hands he found that he could prevent a maladaptive set from developing and could give his pupil the direct conscious experience of carrying out an habitual action in a non-habitual, easier, and more efficient way. This is a way that usually seems better to the pupil so that, in Skinnerian terms, he is reinforced for changing his old habit pattern.[/i]
As they say here in Glasgow, that'll be right son [/quote]
LOL!
Not gonna win an award for plain English is it?
Basically it helps you play your bass properly, with the least amount of effort. So you avoid RSI, strains etc.
If for 10 years every time you did the washing up, you used your feet, by now you'd be pretty good with your feet. Maybe as good as some people using hands? But is using your feet to do the washing up the best way to do it, even though you are good at it?
So people playing bass may be good, and using technique that's works for them, but it may not be the best thing for them (bad posture, RSI, etc.)
It's all about who you choose to give your money to. My opinion, is that my hard earned will go to some that not only knows the bass, but knows the physical effects playing bass can have on the bassist. The AT goes a long way to addressing that.
Maybe the feet thing was a bad anology