THEODORE, JR. DIMON

Understanding the voice as part of a larger system: What interferes with it? And how can we restore it to its fullest potential? In this innovative book, Theodore Dimon, EdD, shows how each part of the vocal organ (breathing, larynx, throat, and so on) works as part of a larger musculoskeletal system that is often interfered with. Identifying this larger systemand understanding how it worksallows a person to train and improve their voice, whether for speaking or singing. Traditional vocal training methods, says Dimon, cannot be effective without restoring the functioning of the musculature that supports the voice.Enhanced with over 50 detailed full-color illustrations, the book discusses the fallacy of traditional breathing exercises and explains the key to efficient breathing lies in the expansive support of the trunk and rib cage. Investigating the elements needed to produce a strong supported tone, Dimon describes the importance of voice placement, or directing the sound to a part of the body to produce a fully rounded, resonant tone. He identifies harmful patterns of speech and singing, and offers helpful methods for reestablishing the natural function of the vocal mechanism. Individual chapters cover elements of the whispered ah, producing a pure sung tone, vocal registers, the suspensory muscles of the larynx, and more.

Anatomía del aparato locomotor es un curso completo sobre huesos, músculos y rticulaciones, ideado para profesionales de la danza, profesores de Educación Física, estudiantes y terapeutas al alcance del gran publico. Theodore Dimon desmitifica a la vez que da vida a las estructuras y mecanismos del cuerpo humano en esta obra que cuenta con unas innovadoras ilustraciones realizadas a partir de un modelo digital y tridimensional. En ella, no solo se trata la terminologia anatomica, sus relaciones y funciones, sino la interrelacion de los principales sistemas funcionales y tambien las estructuras organicas relacionadas con la respiracion y la vocalizacion. Theodore Dimon Jr. vive en Nueva York y es director del Dimon Institute, un centro de estudios de la locomocion y del rendimiento. Doctorado en la Universidad de Harvard, durante veinticinco años ha formado a multitud de terapeutas en la tecnica Alexander. Es director y fundador de la American Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique. El doctor Dimon ha elaborado un curso de Anatomia Funcional para programas de educacion del movimiento y para profesionales de la danza que organiza y dirige en EE. UU. y Europa.