Bill Plake

Saxophonist, certified Alexander Technique teacher, practice coach, focal dystonia coach. Love helping musicians improve their performance and practice.

[Everything Saxophone Podcast @everythingsax1]

This is Good! Practicing Music: Why Uncertainty Isn't Necessarily A Bad Thing https://t.co/71QqAew6q1 via @BillPlake

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Part 2 is out! Really enjoyed doing this!

[Everything Saxophone Podcast @everythingsax1]

Calling all #saxophonists & #musicians: #BillPlake speaks about Helping Musicians Feel & Perform Better - Episode 158 - https://t.co/Jq7WtjeL4Q #alexandertechnique #musiceducation

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Ask Yourself These Four Questions To Make Your Practice Time More Effective https://t.co/43A5tk4nzo via @BillPlake

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Helping musicians do what they do better for over 40 years now: My Services https://t.co/iBXto22xY0 via @BillPlake

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@haynesbrooke Thanks! And yes (as someone who is an improvising musician, as well as an AT teacher who works a lot with actors), I'd say there is definite overlap here between both disciplines.

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Whether you improvise, or not, this is a book about being available to the magic of making music: The Most Important Book I've Ever Read About the Process of Improvisation https://t.co/DroomvaBOe via @BillPlake

[Everything Saxophone Podcast @everythingsax1]

Hey #jazz improvisers! Check out my latest show w/@BillPlake Improvising is all about the melody - Episode 157 - https://t.co/y8PYKo3hKv #musiceducation #jazzeducation #saxophone

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@haynesbrooke You're welcome! Best to you!

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The Serendipitous Gifts of Studying the Alexander Technique https://t.co/iTmAP9PC3M via @BillPlake

[glowing years @GlowingYears]

“Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.”
― Erich Fromm

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Still working on this: Master The Art Of Stopping To Improve How You Practice https://t.co/b8oywXGywN via @BillPlake

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@birdgottheworm Happy to know that! Thank you!

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I still practice from this book daily, and still continue to reap the benefits.: Rhythmic Dissonance https://t.co/24PiJJPPCn via @BillPlake

[glowing years @GlowingYears]

Speaking with an old friend today, we began talking about how we've both changed in the 40+ years we've known each other. "The biggest difference from then to now", she says, "is our ability to give and receive love so easily and readily." True. Beautiful.

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A Simple Way To Open Up Your Rhythmic Imagination https://t.co/0sbb5rT086 via @BillPlake

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Great info here!

[glowing years @GlowingYears]

One of the simplest ways to eat (and stick to) a healthy diet.
https://t.co/YTMLfA7e8c

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In music, and in the rest of what we do...

[Bret Pimentel @woodwindninja]

Classic blog post: Fix fixable problems now https://t.co/vWrXCVTdbu

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Today's music practice thought: At the end of each practice session, take adequate time to reflect upon and revisit all the things that made you feel good about the practice experience. Cultivate your curiosity and motivation from a place of gratitude.

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So very true...

[glowing years @GlowingYears]

“One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.”
― Erich Fromm

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I love being a certified health and wellness coach. So great to be able to help people with these skills.

[glowing years @GlowingYears]

Wondering what a health coach does, and how you might be helped by working with one? Well, here's a concise but comprehensive article about the features and benefits of health coaching:
https://t.co/7C1rtiEKtv

[glowing years @GlowingYears]

Longevity is good, but "successful aging" is better. Here's a blog post we wrote on what it means to "age successfully". https://t.co/KJ3DRXvOrK