My name is Gena Wiltshire and I am a professional singer and educator living in the Greater Charlotte area. My students range from middle and high school young adults to adults in their thirties, forties, and beyond. I have experience teaching both male and female voices of all types. I have had students join professional choirs, graduate from college with Bachelor's of Music, and become successfu
l in off broadway musicals and community theater. I am currently in the process of applying to be an Associate Member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, which will allow any student of mine to compete in year-round vocal competitions in classical and musical theater categories. I am also in the process of becoming a certified Alexander Technician, which will allow me to use the Alexander Technique appropriately and effectively in the vocal studio. Here is a quote about Alexander Technique and the musician from The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique:
"The Alexander Technique has a long history of helping instrumentalists and singers to perform with less stress and likelihood of injury. Musicians do some of the most complex and demanding physical movements of any profession. In recent years, the term Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) has come into popular use, but musicians have always had to face the challenge of performing the same complex muscular actions over and over again. By helping musicians improve the quality of the physical movements involved in playing an instrument or singing, the Alexander Technique also helps improve the quality of the music itself. A violinist's stiff shoulders and arms will get in the way of a pleasing sound; a singer's tight neck or jaw will cause the voice to become less resonant. By helping musicians release undue tension in their bodies, the Alexander Technique makes possible a performance which is more fluid and lively, less tense and rigid."
