Today the international Alexander community celebrates the 150th birthday of our founding father, F M Alexander. 'F M' - as he is affectionately known - was born in Wynyard, Tasmania in 1869. His career as an actor, reciting Shakespeare to Australian audiences, was threatened by vocal problems. Repeatedly, he found his voice would grow hoarse mid-performance. The leading doctors of the day were unable to help him, other than by telling him to rest his voice. Alexander deduced that it must be something he was doing that was causing the problem. But what? He resolved to find out for himself. The rest, as they say, is history. To find out what happened next, click here.
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