Resources

Voice Resources

 

Berkery, Barbara voice/dialect consultant

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Berry, Cicely

The Actor and the Text, Virgin Publishers

Voice and the Actor, Wiley Publishers

Text in Action, Virgin Publishers

From Word to Play, Oberon Publishers

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Boston, Jane

Breath in Action, Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Voice, Bloomsbury Press

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Feindel, Janet Madelle MFA

The Thought Propels the Sound, Plural Publishing

Chapter "Alexander Technique and Strategies to Deal with Vocal Tension”, Performer’s Voice, Plural Publishing

Articles included in the

International Congress on the Alexander Technique Papers, 2004, 2009, 2019, available Mourtiz Books

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Fitzmaurice Voicework®

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Houseman, Barbara

Finding your voice, Routledge, Nick Hern Books

Tackling Text, Nick Hern Books

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Izdebski, Krzysztof

Books by Krzysztof Isdebski, Plural Publishing

 

Linklater, Kristin

Freeing the Natural Voice, Revised Edition, Applause

Freeing Shakespeare’s Voice, Theatre Communications Group

 

McCallion, Michael

The Voice Book, Psychology Press

 

Melton, Joan  

Excellent books on the intersection of singing and speaking voice

One Voice, Waveland Press

Singing in the Musical Theatre, Allsworth Press

Dancing with Voice, A collaborative Journey across Disciplines

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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Rodenburg, Patsy  

Numerous books on voice & presence

The Right to Speak, Methuen

The Need for Words, Methuen

The Actors Speaks, St Martin’s Press

The Second Circle, Norton

The Woman’s Voice, Bloomsbury Publishing

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Organizations

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British Voice Association

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Voice and Speech Trainers Association

 

The Voice Foundation

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Pacific Voice & Speech Foundation

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Speech Resources

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Armstrong, Eric 

Voice and Speech Source

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Blumenfeld, Robert

Accents a Manual for Actors, Limelight Editions

 

Anderson, Claudia, & Colaianni, Louis

Bringing Speech to Life, New York: Joy Press

 

Colaianni, Louis 
The Joy of Phonetics and Accents, New York: Drama Publishers

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Caban, Andrea, Foh, Julie, Jeffrey Parker

Experiencing Speech, a skills based panlingual approach to actor training, Routledge Publishing

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Knight, Dudley 

Speaking with Skill, Bloomsbury Publishing

Dudley Knight is one of the most respected voice and speech teachers in North America and highly regarded internationally.

—Janet Madelle Feindel, MFA– Professor Emerita of Voice and Alexander, School of Drama, Carnegie Mellon University

 

Mcguire, Beth 

African Accents, Routledge

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Meier, Paul 

Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen (11th edition), Paul Meier Dialect Services

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Sharpe, Edda & Rowles, Jan Haydn

How to do Accents, Oberon Books, UK

How to do Standard English Accents, Oberon Books, UK

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Alexander Technique Resources

 

Organizations

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Alexander Technique International  (ATI)

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Affiliated Societies

American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT)

 

Alexander Technique Canada (ATC/CanSTAT)

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Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT)

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Other

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International Somatic Movement and Therapy Association (ISMETA)

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Regroupement d’éducation somatique (RES)

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Alexander Technique (and Voice) Books

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Mouritz.org

Specialists in Alexander Technique Books

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International Congress on the Alexander Technique Papers, published by Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique, UK, various years, numerous articles, editors, available from Mouritz

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Madelle’s articles featured in International Congress on the Alexander Technique Papers

“Alexander and Voice Work”, Oxford, UK

“Alexander Directed for Actors”, Lugano, Switzerland

“Expanding Up and Out-Be a Fabulous, Flexible, Expansive Actor”, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Gelb, Michael 
Body Learning, Aurum Books

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Madden, Catherine 
Integrative Alexander Technique Practice for Performing Artists, Intellect, Bristol, UK

 

McEvenue, Kelly

The Actor and the Alexander Technique, Basingstoke, UK: Palgave, Macmillion

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O’Connor, Penny

Alexander Technique for Actors, Nick Hern Books

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Ethics

 

Benjamin, B.E., & Sohnen-Moe, C.
The Ethics of Touch, Tucson, Arizona Sohnen-Moe Associates

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McIntosh, Nina
The Educated Heart, Professional Boundaries for Massage Therapists and Body Workers,
(2016, revised)  Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, The Point