About Me
I come from a very musical family. My grandmother, aunt Mary and my mother all had beautiful voices, and my uncle, John Arab, was leading tenor with the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto.
Where I teach
I live and teach in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. My wife, Nadia Kevan and I train Alexander Teachers at our center in Nijmegen, give voice and movement workshops (see our website: www.atcn.eu) and lead a two year training program called “Dance of Life.”
My Voice training
After graduating from Mount Allison University (1962) in Canada I studied privately in Montreal with Bernard Diamant and finished my vocal studies in Lugano, Switzerland (1969) with Professor Frederick Husler and Yvonne Rodd-Marling.
Since October 2000 I have worked with David Jones in New York whenever possible. His approach is not unlike that of Husler and his kindness and warm approach to teaching is most inspiring.
David has kindly written this about me and my work:
“Ron Murdock is a wonderful Alexander Technique teacher and teacher of voice. He combines his knowledge and background beautifully to move the performer or client forward. He has based his work on years of experience and lineage to great teaching. David L. Jones”
Alexander training
I trained to be an Alexander teacher with Walter and Dylis Carrington, in London, England and graduated as a fully qualified teacher of the Alexander Technique in December 1979.
My Links
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•To order Husler’s book: Singing, The Physical Nature of the Vocal Organ” email: tremrod@aol.com
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•Sailor’s Song - Haydn. Video made 1989 during one of my concerts.
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•Die Forelle - Schubert. Video made 1989 during one of my concerts.
An early publicity photo of me taken in Montreal in 1965. The sound clip (Duparc’s “Chanson Triste”) is from a live recital recorded in Amsterdam, May 2008. Pianist: Jeroen Sarphati
An early publicity photo of John Arab and sound clip of him singing “Panis Angelicus” by César Frank.
