Mary Jane:
Thank you for mentioning the Alexander Technique. I had the privilege to be
trained as an Alexander Technique teacher while doing my singing training in
London and have since had this extra benefit in my singing. There is now a
wonderful book on the technique , written by a musician, explaining in
detail the procedures, the thinking behind it all and how to apply it to
music making. Th e author is a great cellist so thoughts on tone and line
apply very well for us singers.The book is published by Oxford University
Press in England, might have another publisher in the USA.
Good luck!
Walter
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From: M.J. Ruhl <mjruhl@s...>
From: M.J. Ruhl <mjruhl@s...>
To: VOCALIST-TEMP <vocalist-temporary@egroups.com>
To: VOCALIST-TEMP <vocalist-temporary@egroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 3:00 PM
Subject: [vocalist] Re: [vocalist-temporary] Alexander Technique (was Ballet
for the classical singer)
> Re: stage movement, flow, etc., I'd also recommend Alexander Technique.
> Many of the teachers are former dancers--e.g., my teacher taught dance at
> University of Maryland. It helps the entire flow--movement, voice, etc.
> There's a sub-set of AT for musicians, and workshops are traveling around
> the U.S. My AT teacher took it and was excited to learn more to pass
> along to her musician students. She's also worked with exhibition
> dancers, was featured in an article in a dance magazine. She will teach
> AT to opera students at The Peabody, spring semester.
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> So, the point is, AT can bring it all together and, for me, it has helped
> with fibromyalgia pain control. What a deal!
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> Mary Jane Ruhl
> Alexandria, VA
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