Violinist, Violin Teacher, and Alexander Technique Teacher
"...Music heard so deeply that it is not heard at all, but you are the music." - T. S. Eliot
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Abigail Albaugh February 9th, 2008
Biography
Abigail Albaugh, 26, is originally from Annapolis, Maryland. She received a Bachelor's degree in violin performance from East Carolina University and a Master's from University of Michigan. In April of 2008, she became an AmSAT (American Society for the Alexander Technique, www.amsat.ws) certified teacher of the Alexander Technique from Alexander Technique Ann Arbor (ATAA), directed by Jane Heirich. Due to enormous amounts of tension in her violin playing, she developed tendonitis in her arms and eventually, arthritis in her neck. At the age of 19, after many unsuccessful attempts to fix the pain, she realized it had to be the way she was doing things that was causing her problems. The Alexander Technique has helped her to not only be able to play the violin without injury, but also how to monitor how she thinks and moves throughout her daily life.