Fanny Wyrick-Flax is an Alexander Technique teacher and flutist in New York City.
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
Fanny Wyrick-Flax, m.AmSAT, began studying the Alexander Technique in 2011 and completed her teacher certification in 2022. In private lessons and group classes, Fanny helps people to access efficiency, coordination, and confidence in their daily lives.
Drawing from her background as a conservatory-trained flutist, Fanny works with performing artists to address and prevent performance-related injuries, cultivate openness and curiosity in the practice room, and tap into balanced fluidity and resonance on stage.
Fanny attended the Riverside Initiative for the Alexander Technique, a three-year training course certified by the American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT). She trained with Nanette Walsh, Lori Schiff, Caren Bayer, and Ariel Carson.
Fanny is a faculty member of The Juilliard School, where she teaches Alexander Technique courses for musicians in the College Division and in the Preparatory Division. Fanny also serves as Assistant Faculty at the Riverside Initiative for the Alexander Technique. She has given presentations, workshops, and masterclasses in the Alexander Technique at New England Conservatory, Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, Pianophoria!, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, Washington Heights Youth Orchestra, and the Sapientia Center’s AT for All series. Fanny was also an Assistant Faculty member in Alexander Technique at Manhattan School of Music and at The Fordham Theatre Program.
Fanny teaches private lessons in Manhattan on the Upper West Side. For more information about private lessons or group classes, use the contact form below, or follow Fanny on Instagram: @fawylax.
upcoming events
MARCH 30, 2025 2PM-2:45PM
2025 New York Flute Fair — Alexander Technique for Comfort, Coordination, and Confidence
Location: 132 E 78th Street, New York, NY. More info and updates.
Juilliard faculty member and flutist Fanny Wyrick-Flax, M.AmSAT, offers practical tools for flutists to avoid injury, improve practice habits, and support a sustainable career. Learn how Alexander Technique can help you to move, breathe, and play music with greater comfort, coordination, and confidence.
past group classes, presentations, and workshops
New England Conservatory Keynotes Webinar. Intro to the Alexander Technique. Webinar for alumni of New England Conservatory. February 2025.
The Juilliard School Music Advancement Program (MAP). 20-minute introductory Alexander Technique workshop for 100 young musicians ages 8-17 enrolled in MAP, a tuition-free music education program. February 2025.
AT for All at Sapientia Center. Alexander Technique for Musicians. Previous class dates: 3/24/25, 9/16/24, 3/18/24, 3/25/24, 7/27/23, 8/10/23, 8/3/23.
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. Introduction to the Alexander Technique. November 2024.
The Juilliard School Preparatory Division. Alexander Technique for Comfort, Coordination, and Confidence. 5-week elective course on Zoom for young music students ages 9-18. Offered Spring 2024.
Pianophoria! Music Festival. Introductory Alexander Technique workshop and masterclass with 14 adult amateur pianists participating in the Pianophoria! summer music festival. July 2024.
The Juilliard School Preparatory Division. Introductory presentations and instrument demonstrations for 80 students, parents, and faculty of The Juilliard School’s Preparatory Division. January and February 2024.
Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Alexander Technique presentation for the undergraduate music department of 150 students at Mason Gross School of the Arts. November 2023.
Washington Heights Youth Orchestra at Orchestrating Dreams. Alexander Technique group classes for 12 young music students ages 13-17 at Orchestrating Dreams. 4-week series. November and December 2023.
AT for All at Sapientia Center. Introduction to the Alexander Technique. June 2023.
MUSIC
Fanny has performed with top orchestras in the New York tristate area including the New Jersey Symphony, American Ballet Theatre, and American Symphony Orchestra. Fanny is the core flutist in Contemporaneous and has performed at MATA, Prototype, and Fringe Festivals. Her recording with harpist Hannah Lash of Matthew Barnson’s duo for flutes and harp, I Crossed the Samuel Beckett Bridge at Dusk, can be heard on Spotify.
Fanny earned bachelor’s degrees in flute performance and mathematics from Bard College, and a master’s degree in flute performance from New England Conservatory. Her principal flute teachers include Bart Feller, Tara Helen O’Connor, and Cynthia Meyers.
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