Blog | The Ageless Singer

An Impostor with a Plan-Part 1

Several years ago I gave a full recital in a beautiful space with extraordinary acoustics-every singer’s dream right? My accompanist was...

Don't Think of the Pink Elephant

Cathy Madden, one of the great Alexander Technique teachers says, “You can never do nothing.” We are often told as singers to stop doing...

The Intelligence of the Changing Voice

A violinist opens her case one day, noticing it feels a bit awkward. The latches are a bit further apart, the lid a bit heavier. Then she...

Notice the Raspberries

When I was 5 years old, we lived in a house in the woods just above our family cherry orchards. My buddy, Henry, lived in the closest...

The Truth About Belly Breathing

I’ve attended many workshops in my life addressing relaxation and ease. In a yoga class, I was asked to feel my body contact the floor...

Why The Alexander Technique?