Singing With Your Whole Self: The Feldenkrais Method and Voice

by Samuel Nelson & Elizabeth Blades-Zeller Singing with Your Whole Self teaches performers to use the Feldenkrais Method to ameliorate problems of tension, muscle strain, and illness in order to obtain optimal vocal performance. It contains an important and unique feature: modularized Awareness through Movement lessons. These are specifically designed for liberating function in all musicians and in singers in particular. What People Are Saying The book is exceptionally clear and eminently practical. The authors' explanation of the Feldenkrais Method is lucid and succinct, the lessons are laid out in a format that is easy to follow, and the diagrams aid in understanding the movements...Singing with Your Whole Self is a valuable volume, both for those who have been previously introduced to the Feldenkrais Method, and for those unfamiliar with this type of body work. -Nats Journal Of Singing While stating that the book is intended as a handbook, there is much to stimulate the inte