We now offer an Alexander Technique class for performers!
You’ve taken classes, learned your craft. You've done your homework, and know you have the talent and the drive required to book the job. But time and again it slips through your fingers. So what’s stopping you from being the performer you want to be? Casting directors say that they are not so much interested in a “look” as they are in seeing a dynamic, poised, engaging and present actor walk into their office. So when the pressure's on, how do you learn to become the most authentic and confident YOU you can be?
The Alexander Technique gives performers the tools they need to become their most authentic selves. Students of this technique learn a practical approach to not only become more comfortable in auditions, but to learn to alleviate performance anxiety once they’ve booked the job so that they naturally experience more authenticity in their work. Suddenly performers are at ease and more comfortable in their bodies.
With lessons in the Alexander Technique, actors, dancers, and musicians find that their training and instincts are suddenly more available to them. They learn how to stay free and flexible, how to remain poised and well-balanced during an audition, meeting with an agent, or even during a networking event.
The Alexander Technique is this industry’s best kept secret.
In fact, nearly every distinguished acting/music program includes courses in The Alexander Technique including:
The Juilliard School of Performing Arts
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)
Berklee College of Music
NYU (Tisch School of the Arts)
Harvard University
Yale University
The Old Globe, San Diego
Oxford School of Drama
University of Southern California (USC)
.... And many more!
Los Angeles based schools offering courses in the Alexander Technique include:
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Joanne Baron / DW Brown Studio
Howard Fine Studio
Stella Adler- Los Angeles
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Become the performer you want to be. Sign up for a 7-week introductory course taught by nationally certified teachers Leah Zhang and Jennifer Schneiderman and find out how.
We are currently enrolling students in our next course on:
Wednesdays, June 13 - August 1st from 8 – 9:30pm.
Location:
The Alexander Technique Institute— Los Angeles
1526 14th Street, Suite 110, Santa Monica, CA 90404
(Plenty of parking available on Broadway, 14th, and Colorado)
Tuition: $280 ($40 per class)
Please email Jenn.Schneiderman@gmail.com to register
Space is limited to 10 participants. Everyone will get hands-on work each class.
What are the benefits?
Reserve your spot today!
Testimonials....
Magic hands! That's all I have to say. These women have magic hands - with a slight touch, little nudge, and simple re-education of how the body was designed to move - they've taken a load off my shoulders. I used to endure neck and back pain sitting in front of my computer for 9 plus hours a day, thinking oh well - that's life. Not anymore. It's all about knowing how the body was designed to move and sit, and then readjusting oneself in alignment with those natural movements. My work in front of the computer is now pain free and I have more focus and energy! This class and these women are amazing. Thank you so much!!
- D. Gupta, Los Angeles, CA
I took Leah's and Jenn's class because I wanted to get away from teachers that work on 'auto-pilot'. I wanted someone who was going to take the time to see what MY challenges were and not simply attend a cookie-cutter class. Boy, was I happy with my choice! Jenn and Leah worked with each of us personally and listened to what we wanted to get out of the class. And the results have been remarkable. At my first audition after the course, the CD commented on how my posture was perfect for the character I was reading for. And even more important, I just feel better when I am using the technique. I'm much more relaxed and happy!
- Heather, Newcastle, PA
Before Leah and Jennifer's class, I knew I held unnecessary tension in my body but I didn't really know what to do about it. After just one class I was already feeling more relaxed and less stressed out. They create a comfortable and fun space to learn and explore and have given me more "aha" moments than I can count. I definitely walk into auditions now with more confidence and have seen a rise in the amount of work I'm booking. Thanks ladies! And thank you Alexander!
- Rachel, Los Angeles, CA
Who we are...
Jennifer Schneiderman is an AmSAT certified teacher of the Alexander Technique and a graduate of the Alexander Training Institute of Los Angeles. Currently, she maintains a private Alexander Technique practice in North Hollywood and has assisted in the theatre departments at USC, Loyola Marymount University, and at the Joanne Baron Studio (a two year Meisner conservatory) in Santa Monica. She also teaches Alexander Technique workshops in and around the LA area, such as in the theatre departments at Pasadena City College and Cal Poly Pomona, and at the Volunteer Conference of the Girl Scouts of America. In addition to Alexander Technique, Jennifer is a senior instructor at The Playground in Century City (under the direction of Gary Spatz), where she works with young actors on TV/film, commercial, and audition technique. Before becoming an Alexander teacher, Jennifer was an actor in New York , where she performed internationally, regionally, and off-Broadway. She holds her Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of South Carolina and her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Penn State.
Leah Zhang is a nationally certified teacher of the Alexander Technique and is a graduate of the Alexander Training Institute of Los Angeles. Currently, she teaches the Alexander Technique privately in Los Angeles, California, as well as, group classes at Santa Monica Emeritus College. She is a teaching assistant to Michael Frederick at the Joanne Baron Acting Studio, and has taught the Alexander Technique with Babette Markus at USC. At Loyola Marymount University she has worked with musicians in the Alexander Technique for Musicians class and also coached actors in the Advanced Acting class. Some of her other clients include the Girl Scouts of America Organization and runners at lululemon athletica. In addition to her Alexander Technique certification, she received her Bachelor of Theatre degree from Knox College and her Masters of Fine Arts degree in acting from The Old Globe/USD Professional Actor Training Program.
What does "AmSAT-certified" mean? The requirements for AmSAT teacher certification include the completion of 1,600 hours of training over a minimum of three years at an AmSAT-approved Teacher Training Course. Teachers spend this period learning how to observe ingrained, mostly unconscious patterning and develop a hands-on approach (literally!) to help the student release unwanted, habitual tension.AmSAT is the largest professional organization for teachers of the Alexander Technique in the US . It establishes and maintains the nation’s highest standards for teacher training, certification and membership.
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The Alexander Technique gives performers the tools they need to become their most authentic selves. Students of this technique learn a practical approach to not only become more comfortable in auditions, but to learn to alleviate performance anxiety once they’ve booked the job so that they naturally experience more authenticity in their work. Suddenly performers are at ease and more comfortable in their bodies.
With lessons in the Alexander Technique, actors, dancers, and musicians find that their training and instincts are suddenly more available to them. They learn how to stay free and flexible, how to remain poised and well-balanced during an audition, meeting with an agent, or even during a networking event.
The Alexander Technique is this industry’s best kept secret.
In fact, nearly every distinguished acting/music program includes courses in The Alexander Technique including:
The Juilliard School of Performing Arts
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)
Berklee College of Music
NYU (Tisch School of the Arts)
Harvard University
Yale University
The Old Globe, San Diego
Oxford School of Drama
University of Southern California (USC)
.... And many more!
Los Angeles based schools offering courses in the Alexander Technique include:
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Joanne Baron / DW Brown Studio
Howard Fine Studio
Stella Adler- Los Angeles
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Become the performer you want to be. Sign up for a 7-week introductory course taught by nationally certified teachers Leah Zhang and Jennifer Schneiderman and find out how.
We are currently enrolling students in our next course on:
Wednesdays, June 13 - August 1st from 8 – 9:30pm.
Location:
The Alexander Technique Institute— Los Angeles
1526 14th Street, Suite 110, Santa Monica, CA 90404
(Plenty of parking available on Broadway, 14th, and Colorado)
Tuition: $280 ($40 per class)
Please email Jenn.Schneiderman@gmail.com to register
Space is limited to 10 participants. Everyone will get hands-on work each class.
What are the benefits?
- Increased breath capacity
- Stronger sense of presence and poise
- Increased vocal power
- Improved balance and coordination
- Greater sense of ease
- Flexible and increased muscle tone
- Increase in energy
- Diminished Stress
Reserve your spot today!
Testimonials....
Magic hands! That's all I have to say. These women have magic hands - with a slight touch, little nudge, and simple re-education of how the body was designed to move - they've taken a load off my shoulders. I used to endure neck and back pain sitting in front of my computer for 9 plus hours a day, thinking oh well - that's life. Not anymore. It's all about knowing how the body was designed to move and sit, and then readjusting oneself in alignment with those natural movements. My work in front of the computer is now pain free and I have more focus and energy! This class and these women are amazing. Thank you so much!!
- D. Gupta, Los Angeles, CA
I took Leah's and Jenn's class because I wanted to get away from teachers that work on 'auto-pilot'. I wanted someone who was going to take the time to see what MY challenges were and not simply attend a cookie-cutter class. Boy, was I happy with my choice! Jenn and Leah worked with each of us personally and listened to what we wanted to get out of the class. And the results have been remarkable. At my first audition after the course, the CD commented on how my posture was perfect for the character I was reading for. And even more important, I just feel better when I am using the technique. I'm much more relaxed and happy!
- Heather, Newcastle, PA
Before Leah and Jennifer's class, I knew I held unnecessary tension in my body but I didn't really know what to do about it. After just one class I was already feeling more relaxed and less stressed out. They create a comfortable and fun space to learn and explore and have given me more "aha" moments than I can count. I definitely walk into auditions now with more confidence and have seen a rise in the amount of work I'm booking. Thanks ladies! And thank you Alexander!
- Rachel, Los Angeles, CA
Who we are...
Jennifer Schneiderman is an AmSAT certified teacher of the Alexander Technique and a graduate of the Alexander Training Institute of Los Angeles. Currently, she maintains a private Alexander Technique practice in North Hollywood and has assisted in the theatre departments at USC, Loyola Marymount University, and at the Joanne Baron Studio (a two year Meisner conservatory) in Santa Monica. She also teaches Alexander Technique workshops in and around the LA area, such as in the theatre departments at Pasadena City College and Cal Poly Pomona, and at the Volunteer Conference of the Girl Scouts of America. In addition to Alexander Technique, Jennifer is a senior instructor at The Playground in Century City (under the direction of Gary Spatz), where she works with young actors on TV/film, commercial, and audition technique. Before becoming an Alexander teacher, Jennifer was an actor in New York , where she performed internationally, regionally, and off-Broadway. She holds her Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of South Carolina and her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Penn State.
Leah Zhang is a nationally certified teacher of the Alexander Technique and is a graduate of the Alexander Training Institute of Los Angeles. Currently, she teaches the Alexander Technique privately in Los Angeles, California, as well as, group classes at Santa Monica Emeritus College. She is a teaching assistant to Michael Frederick at the Joanne Baron Acting Studio, and has taught the Alexander Technique with Babette Markus at USC. At Loyola Marymount University she has worked with musicians in the Alexander Technique for Musicians class and also coached actors in the Advanced Acting class. Some of her other clients include the Girl Scouts of America Organization and runners at lululemon athletica. In addition to her Alexander Technique certification, she received her Bachelor of Theatre degree from Knox College and her Masters of Fine Arts degree in acting from The Old Globe/USD Professional Actor Training Program.
What does "AmSAT-certified" mean? The requirements for AmSAT teacher certification include the completion of 1,600 hours of training over a minimum of three years at an AmSAT-approved Teacher Training Course. Teachers spend this period learning how to observe ingrained, mostly unconscious patterning and develop a hands-on approach (literally!) to help the student release unwanted, habitual tension.AmSAT is the largest professional organization for teachers of the Alexander Technique in the US . It establishes and maintains the nation’s highest standards for teacher training, certification and membership.
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