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In my experience it does seem to be true. In Aikido class, some people did seem to pick up things easier from seeing, others from hearing, etc. One thing I noticed was that my brain doesn't really get 'left' and 'right' - 'same side' and 'other side' make much more sense. Don't people who learn things in 'left and right' have to learn every technique twice, once for each side? (Strangely enough, it appears they don't!)
But learning things better one way doesn't mean other ways are useless. All ways reinforce each other, and now that I'm learning Alexander technique I notice that sometimes I get a 'click' from spoken directions, other times from touch, etc. If you're a teacher, you should probably use as many modes as possible.
This reminds me of a story from a friend who works in a bike shop. A customer came in to buy some pedals, and asked of the two employees (my friend and her coworker) who were standing nearby, "Do I need to screw one of them in differently when I install them?"
Speaking at the same time, one employee said, "Yes, both of them screw in forwards" and the other said "Yes, the thread on the left pedal is reversed." The customer's eyes glazed over and one of them quickly picked a single way to explain in more detail. The point was that, given three accurate mnemonics for the same thing, you gotta just pick the one that makes sense to you.
I hadn't heard of the Alexander technique before and just looked it up. That seems really interesting. How are you finding it?
Bonus points if they described the concept of chirality. Who knows, maybe the customer will need to learn organic chem some day! <returns to exam preparation/>
Sorry for the late reply, but I only just noticed the little red envelope. :( I'm coming up on my last Alexander lesson in a few days, and I really like it. It's not (yet) been as life-changing as I'd hoped (I still have bad knees (sigh), and people don't suddenly react very differently to me), but it has improved my posture a lot, and I'm very happy with that. At the very least, it'll help me not get RSI or back problems.
I only just noticed this reply, so we're even. ;) Thanks.