AmSAT Annual Conference and General Meeting

Name: The Impulse for Voice and Song
Start: 2026-06-27T10:00:00-0400
End: 2026-06-27T11:30:00-0400

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The Impulse for Voice and Song

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Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

Olga Averino was my principal voice teacher. In her book, “The Principles and Art of Singing,” (published by the Institut for F.M. Alexander’s Teknik, Denmark), Averino writes, “The process of good singing is a process of physical and psychological coordination. In itself it produces no sound, but it creates the conditions which allow the imagination to produce the sound.” Averino called this impulse, and stimulating the understanding and experience of impulse was the gift she gave me and the generations of singers she taught. Impulse, a vital force present in every living thing, is the connecting power between body and mind. Understood from a vocal perspective it is what ignites the diaphragm to sent air up and through the vocal resulting in sound. From an Alexander perspective, it is the dynamic synergy between the muscles of posture, movement and respiration. Our awareness of and connection to impulse make singing, or any activity, centered and seemingly effortless. When we sing “on impulse” we become energized and focused and our voices ring with authenticity and nuance.

The main goal of our workshop is to experience the aliveness and freedom that come from singing and speaking on breath and impulse. We will explore ways of uncovering impulse in ourselves, bringing it to consciousness and working with it. We will discern the difference between “allowing” and “doing” as it relates to voice and become aware of natural, reflexive breathing. Group singing of simple songs will inspire joyful, rhythmic and expressive singing. There is no previous singing experience necessary to attend this class, and it is open to the general public as well as Alexander Technique students, trainees and teachers.

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Jean McClelland

Jean McClelland received her B.A. from Vassar College and did graduate study at Boston University in opera and vocal performance. She was certified by the American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT) and the American Center for the Alexander Technique (ACAT) in 1991 and studied... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
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