Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2013 When the mouse meets the elephant : a manual for string bass players with application of the philosophy and principles of the F. M. Alexander Technique Yun-Chieh Chou Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Part of the Music Commons Recommended Citation Chou, Yun-Chieh, "When the mouse meets the elephant : a manual for string bass players with application of the philosophy and principles of the F. M. Alexander Technique" (2013). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 1689. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/1689 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please
[email protected]. WHEN THE MOUSE MEETS THE ELEPHANT: A MANUAL FOR STRING BASS PLAYERS WITH APPLICATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES OF THE F. M. ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE A Monograph Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in The School of Music by Yun-Chieh Chou B.M., Tunghai University, Taiwan, 2001 M.M., Louisiana State University, 2007 August 2013 This monograph is dedicated to my beloved mom (Ms. Hui-Yu Chuang) who provides love, endless support, and encouragement. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First of all, I must offer my heart-felt thanks to all my committee members, Professor Yung-Chiao Wei, Dr.