Alexander Technique (and more!) for Singers
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We are so excited to share the TVF Academy Virtual Caroling project with you!
This project began with a question: How do we get an online community of singers from all over the world to sing together?
I handed the project over to Karen Archbold, TVF Director of Operations and what she produced simply blew me away!
I have always loved to sing.
I think I came out of the womb expressing joy through song! My happiest moments, even when I was very young, were singing show tunes at the top of my lungs in the kitchen while I cooked. My dad called it the Donna Factor. His mother’s name was Donna and she would also sing while she cooked. I can remember her singing “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” and “Goodnight Ladies.” She didn’t have an amazing voice but she sang with such joy and abandon! She loved music!
Pedro de Alcantara literally wrote the book on Alexander Technique and music. Actually two of them!
His books Indirect Procedures and Integrated Practice are must-read texts for all musicians.
Pedro also produces a wonderful YouTube series called 5-Minute Voice, which he describes as: “Simple vocal exercises for everyone, fun to practice and health-giving.”
NOTE: Pedro will be a guest teacher in the TVF Plus program in November 2017.
May 13, 1981–The Vatican
As Pope John Paul II enters St. Peter’s square to give his weekly address, an escaped murderer emerges from the crowd and fires four shots into the pontiff’s open car.
The gunman is a hired assassin and he is trained to kill.
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of all virtues, but the parent of all others.” –Cicero
Yesterday, I found myself digging through my “feel-good file,” a collection of all the kind notes, thank you cards, and inspirational letters I’ve received over the past 15 or so years.
I often pull out these notes to boost my spirits when I’m down and out.
