Voice Teachers + Vocal Coaches

Singers come into the vocal studio with preexisting patterns of tension that can prevent even the most basic vocal technique from being fully and consistently integrated. New coordination is heaped on top of subtle but significant habits of tension in movement, posture, respiration and vocal production. New ideas and coordination are preempted by old and unconscious habits.

The Alexander Technique gives you a comprehensive and three-dimensional understanding of how these interferences work as well as a specific pedagogical approach to address them. Training your eyes and ears to detect these patterns of tension helps you quickly identify them and help the student release them in a sustainable way. Vocal feedback can be fully integrated without backsliding into unconscious but limiting behaviors.

Working with Alexander Technique and Voice will enable you to:

Identify the difference between a vocal fault and an overall pattern of misuse or imbalance
Convey postural and movement concepts that are conducive to healthy singing
Develop effective strategies for nervousness and anxiety with your students
Work constructively with challenging pupils
Provide support and challenges in a well-timed and effective manner
Help students successfully transition from studio to stage
Learn to model good overall use which leads to easy, resonant singing
Use your own voice in speech and singing in a way that lessens vocal tiredness and maximizes resonance
Increase overall stamina, energy and effectiveness and decrease fatigue for yourself and your students