This book focuses on the principles and applications
of the Alexander Technique and how they can be used
to influence and affect the teaching of voice.
Maria Weiss, a certified Alexander teacher and
singer herself, gives background knowledge about the
Alexander Technique, compares the Alexander
Technique with various body-mind techniques and uses
sources from well-known vocal teachers such as
Pietro Francesco Tosi, Manuel Garcia, Kristin
Linklater, and Olga Averino, to name just a few, to
show that the principles of F. M. Alexander s
teachings can be discovered in vocal writings. The
author also discusses topics related to singing such
as posture , breathing, practicing and performing
from the view of F. M. Alexander, various Alexander
teachers, body-mind techniques, vocal teachers and
singers.
of the Alexander Technique and how they can be used
to influence and affect the teaching of voice.
Maria Weiss, a certified Alexander teacher and
singer herself, gives background knowledge about the
Alexander Technique, compares the Alexander
Technique with various body-mind techniques and uses
sources from well-known vocal teachers such as
Pietro Francesco Tosi, Manuel Garcia, Kristin
Linklater, and Olga Averino, to name just a few, to
show that the principles of F. M. Alexander s
teachings can be discovered in vocal writings. The
author also discusses topics related to singing such
as posture , breathing, practicing and performing
from the view of F. M. Alexander, various Alexander
teachers, body-mind techniques, vocal teachers and
singers.