The Singer's Voice

Description

Each type of performer, whether singer, voiceover artists, dancer/singers, instrumentalist/singers, brings specific issues to the voice treatment team and requires special individual attention from the various members of the team, from laryngologist to speech pathologist, singing or voice teacher.

The Singer's Voice identifies these individuals, presents reports on cases with special needs and offers myriad solutions that help to preserve the voice and prevent further damage. It is written by a world-leading group of dedicated professionals from an array of disciplines related to the care and treatment of individuals who use their voices in professional settings. Ranging from current day performers to choral conductors to past rock and roll musicians, all contributors have shown a dedication to the care of the singer and performer through their studios, academic training, their research interests and experience, and their clinical and/or their performance background.

The content is thoroughly practical and written to be accessible to a wide range of voice professionals, particularly singing and voice teachers; instructors in the various performing arts; those who provide medical and allied health care; and, indeed, performers and students themselves.

Table of contents

Part I. Overview

• Introduction
  Michael S. Benninger, MD, and Thomas Murry, PhD
• Anatomy of the Vocal Mechanism: Structure of the Voice
  Nicolas E. Maragos, MD
• Physiology of Voice Production: How Does The Voice Work?
  Jack Jiang, MD, PhD
• Artistic Vocal Styles and Techniques
  Sharon L. Radionoff, PhD

Part II Assessment and Diagnosis

• Case History, Interview, and Voice Handicap Assessment
  Michael S. Benninger, MD, and Thomas Murry, PhD
• Laryngeal Examinations and Visualizations
  Peak Woo, MD
• Perceptual Attributes and Assessments of the Singer’s Voice
  Rahul Shrivastav, PhD, and Judith Wingate, PhD
• Acute Assessment of Professional Singers.
  Josef Schlömicher-Thier, MD, and Matthias Weikert, MD

Part III. Treatments

• Medications: The Positive and Negative Impact on Voice
  David M. Alessi, MD, FACS, and Audrey Crummey, BS
• Complementary and Alternative Medications and Techniques.
  Michael Seidman, MD
• Voice Therapy for Benign Vocal Fold Lesions and Scar in Singers and Actors
  Mara Behlau, PhD and Thomas Murry, PhD
• Strategies for Dealing with Vocal Tension
  Janet Madelle Feindel, MFA
• Treatment of Injured Singers and Professional Speakers: The Singer/Actor, Singer/Dancer, and Singer/Musician.
  Jeannette L. LoVetri
• Performance Anxiety: Identification, Assessment, and Treatment
  Philip J. Lanzisera, PhD, ABPP
• Surgical Anatomy, Planning, and Consent
  Michael S. Benninger, MD

· Appendix Vocal Hygiene
· Glossary
· Index