Quick Overview


Join MBMS Founder Peter Jacobson for a free 1‑hour experiential talk introducing material from his forthcoming book, The Awakening Musician: Reimagining How We Learn, Heal & Create. 

Together, we'll explore embodied ideas from the Alexander Technique on healthy music practice, navigating pain and anxiety and how to make the shift from fear-and-perfectionism to freedom-and-wholeness.

Dear Fellow Musician,

Greetings!

My name is Peter Jacobson, and I’m the founder of Mind Body Music School (MBMS). I’m a lifelong musician and music teacher with over 20 years of experience. I’m also a conservatory‑trained conductor, a certified Alexander Technique teacher and a transformative life coach. I care deeply about helping musicians move beyond their challenges so they can awaken their full creative, artistic, and spiritual potential.

I’m excited to invite you to a free 1‑hour experiential talk where I’ll share some of the main ideas from my upcoming book, The Awakening Musician: Reimagining How We Learn, Heal & Create.

The book explores the music education and performance work I’ve been teaching at MBMS for the past 12 years. This work draws on the discoveries of F. M. Alexander, my decades of working with musicians and my own awakening journey that began with the onset of chronic pain at age 19.

The talk will include four parts:

• Getting Oriented – an opening activity to awaken and center the whole self (mind, body, and spirit)
• Transformative Music Learning – using Alexander principles to transform patterns of force, fear, and perfectionism
• The Healing Path – learning how to navigate and heal from chronic pain and performance anxiety
• The Transcendent Performer – reframing performing as a courageous act of service to our listeners

Our time together will be relaxed and conversational. There will be time for questions, and I’ll also share some upcoming learning opportunities, including an online mini‑course in March and a hybrid 9‑month certification program beginning in April. A replay will be available for a limited time if you can’t make it live. 

If you have the sense that something essential was missing from your music training, or if you’re simply curious to learn new ideas to support your work, I hope you’ll join me for this free talk!

In Music,
Peter Jacobson
Founder & Director
Mind Body Music School

PS – Right after the main talk, I'll be leading a 30‑minute bonus session for those interested in teaching this work to others.