The Effortless Guitarist

15/04/2026

"The radical act of showing up"

Not specifically guitar related, but ever so applicable!

We usually sell the Alexander Technique short. We call it a method for better posture, a solution for back pain, or a way to move with less tension. And while it certainly delivers all of that, those benefits are merely the side effects of something much deeper. In essence, the Alexander Technique c...

06/01/2026

The Advantages of Online Alexander Technique Lessons

If you’d told me 10 years ago that I’d be guiding someone’s discovery of ease and poise through a screen, I might have been sceptical. The Alexander Technique, after all, is so deeply about the whole self in space, and traditionally taught with hands-on guidance. How could that translate acros...

05/01/2026

One for guitar and bass players, I have an Alexander Technique book for guitarists available from Amazon and Audible. Bit late for a stocking filler, but there's always birthdays 😉

Effortless Guitar is a breakthrough in guitar education, dispelling myths and misinformation that has caused countless player's careers and progress to be cut short. Through his experience as an Alexander Technique teacher and lifelong guitarist, Adrian Farrell shows you how to unlock your playi...

29/11/2025

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱

𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀

♡ A healthy spine with less back pain
♡ Effortless posture
♡ No strength training required
♡ Reduced strain on joints
♡ Less neck and shoulder tension
♡ Increased lung capacity and easier breathing
♡ Improved circulation and digestion

The Alexander Technique offers a life-changing solution, is gentle and non-invasive.

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 for back pain with NHS funded gold standard randomised trials and recommended by backcare.org.uk

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22/10/2025

Why your technique lives between the notes.

We've all been there. Staring at a tricky passage, fingers tensed, mind laser-focused on that next note or chord. We tense, we lunge, we grit our teeth... and often, we stumble. OK, slight overkill, but you get the idea. The note might be hit (eventually!), but it sounds forced, the rhythm wobbles,....

12/09/2025

I bought a wobble board, still getting used to it 😁

Was actually recommended it by an AT student, who was also recommended it about 6 years ago by another AT teacher, the amazing guitarist Julian Lage. Interestingly, my student plays saxophone, not guitar, and can practice sax on his wobble board. Early days for me, I'm not about to try slinging a guitar round my neck just yet :)

10/07/2025

Just received this lovely Google review for online lessons. I've really enjoyed working with Matt.

06/04/2025

One reason you sit poorly, which will affect your freedom to move and technique on guitar, is you have no clear idea how to get to your chair without screwing up your posture in the process.

Your posture is an aspect of your overall coordination, and your general functioning always affects specific functioning, i.e. playing guitar.

To prevent and overcome repetitive strain injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome etc, always work on your overall functioning, instead of only focusing on the pain area.

, as taught in all major music colleges worldwide.

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05/04/2025

A simple way to start improving your posture/poise for greater freedom in playing.

Your posture is an aspect of your overall coordination, and your general functioning always affects specific functioning, i.e. playing guitar.

To prevent and overcome repetitive strain injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome etc, always work on your overall functioning, instead of only focusing on the pain area.



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02/04/2025

If good posture is the most efficient thing you can do, why does it feel so difficult?



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