Investigating FM Alexander's Human Voice
A Singer's Perspective
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https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2998-3509.2024.29.33-47Keywords:
Alexander Technique, Voice training, Opera singing, Breathing techniqueAbstract
An aspiring young actor, producer, and impresario with a few provincial credits to his name, F.M. Alexander likely found that he needed to teach in order to support himself. Like many performers from any period, teaching voice was a logical and practical extension of his artistic activities. Few artifacts exist that provide us with clues regarding what a singing lesson with F.M. Alexander might have entailed. His early pamphlet circa 1900, The Human Voice Cultivated and Developed for Speaking and Singing (HV), leaves us a few clues.
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