31/05/2014, OSLO (NOR)
EAST-WEST: Daniel Paulsen, percussions; Luca Pignata, accordion
14:00 Deichmanske bibliotek, Oslo
Solo and duo recital; music by Tsurumi, Nørgård, Abrahamsen, Sørensen, Thommessen

classical accordionist | Belgium
EAST-WEST: Daniel Paulsen, percussions; Luca Pignata, accordion
14:00 Deichmanske bibliotek, Oslo
Solo and duo recital; music by Tsurumi, Nørgård, Abrahamsen, Sørensen, Thommessen
I recently interviewed Stephen Parker, an Alexander Technique teacher. We spoke about this technique and about issues and problems related to our instrument, the accordion. I published the interview on planet-accordion.com.
<<[…] we often want solutions, and we want them to be clear and defined […] if your general state of being is to misuse yourself, and by that we mean to shorten, narrow, tighten, as you go into a movement, then it is quite possible that when you do those exercises you are still shortening and narrowing as you do the exercises […] everything can be viewed as a stimulus and everything basically can be reduced to how we respond to that stimulus […]>>
Introduction to the Alexander Technique – Interview with Stephen Parker.