In 1987, through his interest teaching classical and jazz performance and to reduce his own tension in performance, Steve Duke trained to become certified in the Feldenkrais Method® of Somatic Education, and in 1989 developed the first curriculum in the United States that applied the method to music performance. He has worked with hundreds of musicians throughout the United States in reducing tension in improving their awareness in performance. The publication of his article “Application of the Feldenkrais Method in Learning Music Performance” in Saxophone Symposium (Spring 1996), reprinted from its 1990 publication in the NIU Faculty Bulletin, is among the first articles that document applying the method for music performers.

The following articles by Steve Duke are available on this web site:

Teaching Awareness to Music Students, Through Movement (from Feldendrais Journal)

Application of the Feldenkrais Method in Learning Music Performance

An Integrated Approach to Playing the Saxophone