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If you want to maintain a good, healthy speaking and singing voice, then it is essential that you keep your voice box in good working order. Here is a simple guide to help you understand what's good (and what's bad!) when looking after your 'vocal instrument', and how you can keep your voice in great shape. It shows you the best ways to maintain good vocal health and how to avoid or deal with problems like colds and sore throats, shouting in s...

Now softcover binding, the second edition of The Voice Clinic Handbook has been completely updated and expanded, largely rewritten, and features contributions by world-leading voice practitioners from laryngology, voice therapy, osteopathy, singing, psychotherapy, and voice science. Following the principles set by its acclaimed predecessor, the new edition is a manual of good practice in the voice clinic - from measurement and instrumentation,...

Originally published in 2001 and much in demand since it went out of print, this edition is a reissue with added chapters on fluency disorders. The Accent Method was pioneered by Svend Smith, with its early origins in the 1930s and developed during his career until his death in 1985. During this time, he was joined by Kirsten Thyme-Frøkjær, a voice therapist and, latterly, her husband Børge Frøkjær-Jensen an expert in phonetics and acoustic me...

While singing is an art, science continues to inform and advance the profession. Yet while there is a growing body of scientific knowledge, spurred particularly by vocal function, vocal health, and brain function, much of it is physically, intellectually and psychologically inaccessible to singers and singing teachers, choral directors and other voice professionals.In this, a second, re-titled edition of Singing and Voice Science, Jean Callagh...

I think the knowledge presented in the text is hugely important for teachers of singing. In the shadow of ignorance, superstition and misunderstanding rage. Some singers do quite well even if their thinking about the voice is completely nuts but teachers need to understand each other in order to profit from exchange of experience and ideas'. Johan SundbergThe knowledge in this clearly presented text is important for teachers and students of si...

Singing, alone and in choirs, has wide-reaching health benefits for everyone, including release of oxytocin, increased production of immunoglobulin to fight infections, less need of pain medications, improved pulmonary function, fewer symptoms of depression, and a brighter outlook on life. These benefits are even more important from the sixth decade onward. At the same time, the advancing decades bring physical and vocal challenges for all voi...

In the second edition of his book of musings on leading issues facing medical doctors today (and ultimately us, as their clients) Professor Sataloff examines new areas for our consideration - from, among many others, aging and medical professionals, through Medicare, to big data.The musings are arranged in sections covering education, research, publication, clinical practice and politics. Within each, issues cover a range of topics, including ...

What happens when individuals can no longer effectively, inspire, educate, encourage, explore, exchange ideas or concepts or entertain through the medium of voice?The Authors, both voice therapists and expert in this realm, previously wrote the acclaimed book, The Teaching Voice (second edition, 2004) and this new book expands on and updates the theme.Teachers, lecturers, trainers and facilitators are known as professional and occupational voi...

First published almost 17 years ago and in demand throughout, Evaluating Voice Therapy: Measuring the Effectiveness of Treatment was one of the first books to address the need for a robust evidence base for the treatment of functional voice disorders.Now re-titled, and with a team of expert collaborators, this second edition addresses the major advances in the evaluation of treatment of a range of voice disorders. The book is almost doubled in...

The new, second edition of The Voice Clinic Handbook has been completely updated and expanded, largely rewritten, and features contributions by world-leading voice practitioners from laryngology, voice therapy, osteopathy, singing, psychotherapy, and voice science. Following the principles set by its acclaimed predecessor, the new edition is a manual of good practice in the voice clinic - from measurement and instrumentation, through evaluatio...

The result of years of study, teaching and performance, and informed throughout by the author's love of poetry, Nicola Harrison invites the reader to think more expansively about the way they approach and sing English Song. Her work is unique, refreshing, and is certain to change the way singers perform and experience these classic songs. She examines the poetry and lyrics of their songs, taking into account the context in which the words were...

The result of years of study, teaching and performance, and informed throughout by the author's love of poetry, Nicola Harrison invites the reader to think more expansively about the way they approach and sing English Song. Her work is unique, refreshing, and is certain to change the way singers perform and experience these classic songs. She examines the poetry and lyrics of their songs, taking into account the context in which the words were...

Jan Baker, a world-renowned expert in this field, clearly, succinctly, and authoritatively presents clinical and empirical evidence for psychosocial factors related to the onset, aggravation, and outcomes of functional and organic voice disorders, and offers treatment strategies and approaches that are centred not only on traditional approaches to voice therapy, but also incorporate and demonstrate appropriate models of counselling. ...

Starting out? Starting over? Never went away? Whether you are a professional, serious amateur, social, or student singer, this is a book you must read, digest and keep with you at all times. Inside are 50 great ways in which you can ruin your singing voice - along with concise, practical and authoritative advice on how to avoid or resolve them! From the very real hazards of allergic reactions or respiratory problems caused by stage fog or even...

The choral world is drifting and in need of solutions in relation to one of its most enduring problems - the shortage of male singers. Contemporary Choral Work with Boys offers a radical re-appraisal of the situation based on a unique combination of scholarly work on the sociocultural aspects of young male singing with similar cutting edge work on the physiological. The book provides clear, lucid information on the nature of puberty and later ...

Whether you are singer, Broadway performer, school teacher, salesperson, or call centre operator, this book will inform and provide you with the tools you need to protect, manage, and maybe even save your voice. The Vocal Pitstop is written by Adam Rubin, MD, a performer and actor who qualified as one of the world's foremost laryngologists, and who recognized that most singers and performers - in fact, most of us - have no idea what is going o...

This book is written from the author's own perspectives as Theatre performer, actress and professional singer from the age of two years old and, latterly, as an Osteopath specializing in the treatment of performing artists. Blending this experience and expertise, Jennie Morton uniquely draws together the physiological, psychological and socio-cultural aspects of being a performer, and views them in the context of health and wellbeing.Illuminat...

Medical Musings is a thought-provoking collection of writings which considers a wide range of critical issues facing medical doctors - and their clients. Robert T Sataloff, a prolific author, professional singer, and a leader in his field, considers a wide range of critical themes - from politics and the need for doctors' involvement, through education, employment, and clinical practice issues, to medical insurance. In his own words, the bo...

Broadening the Circle is more than a celebration and history of The Voice Foundation: indeed, it might be argued that it is, truly, the 'state of the art' (and the science!). Here is a fascinating and illuminating chronicle of the development of the science and art of voice, told by the scientists, teachers, speech-language pathologists, otolaryngologists, and voice performers who have influenced - and continue to influence - this still-new an...

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