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Voice and the Alexander Technique: Active Explorations for Speaking and Singing (w/CD).(Book Review)
Voice and the Alexander Technique: Active Explorations for Speaking and Singing (w/CD), by Jane Heirich, Mornum Time Press (381 Bush St., Ste., 500, San Francisco, CA 94104). 171 pp. $49.95.
Many books have been written about the art and the science of singing. Most of them follow the medical model, that is, they deal with the actual physiology of making vocal sound. And there is no shortage of written material about the Alexander Technique--the remarkable method of aligning the body for maximum physical efficiency in any endeavor, be it singing, playing tennis, washing dishes or whatever formulated by the Tasmanian Shakespearean actor F. M. Alexander in the late-19th century. But Jane Ruby Heirich's book, Voice and the Alexander Technique, is, as far as I know, the first to delineate the specific benefits of the Alexander Technique for those who are concerned with the quality and healthfulness of vocal sound in either spoken or sung form.
Heirich knows her business; she dispenses her excellent information with the expertise of ...
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- Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. Cushman, Sandra January 1, 2006 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Spirituality & Health Magazine January 1, 2009 700+ words
...medical journal. In this case, the Alexander Technique, a practice of modifying posture...or twenty-four lessons on the Alexander Technique, and prescriptions for exercise...received twenty-four lessons in the Alexander Technique reported the fewest days with back...
Source: HighBeam Research, Voice and the Alexander Technique: Active Explorations for Speaking...