It was interesting that many of the newer methods were kinesthetic in nature, including the Alexander Technique. This body-awareness strat- egy uses lots of imagery, creative visualization and also kinesthetic memory. Directives such as to “lengthen and widen” and “float your head” are used to create feeling memory that is intended to help with internal techniques. Body Mapping, using visual representations of anatomy is also used in conjunction with Alexander Technique to add a visual representation. High-level flutists were using the newer strategies and devices that I investigated so it will be interesting to see if these become more popular in the future. Meanwhile, the study showed that while the traditional strategies were perceived to be most effective by participants in the survey, there are other strategy categories that are considered to be effective for some flutists. Teachers may want to experiment with all the strategy categories when addressing internal techniques. Understanding how a strategy works, as a visual model, a descriptive model, a kinesthetic, speech/vocal or a performance model, will be informative for teachers looking to expand their teaching tools. Future study within each category will be informative, such as comparing devices, types of demonstra- tions or the kinds of verbal description. There will always be a need for alternative teaching strategies for some students, so teachers can seek to expand their teaching tools to include newer categories or alternatives within a category.
The entire dissertation is available from Pro-
Quest and is titled: Internal Aspects of Flute Tech- nique: A Mixed Method Investigation of Teaching Strategies and Their Effectiveness.
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