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.