Vocal health and pedagogy : science, assessment, and treatment /

For vocal pedagogy courses, this textbook covers the physics of sounds, to vocal technique, to medications, to performance anxiety. It presents anatomical, physiological, and neurological considerations, as well as covers critical issues related to patient history, laryngeal function, the physical e...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Sataloff, Robert Thayer (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego, CA : Plural Publishing, Inc., 2017
Edition:Third edition.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments to the Third Edition; About the Author; Contributors; Dedication; 1 Introduction; 2 The Singing Teacher in the Age of Voice Science; 3 Historical Overview of Voice Pedagogy; 4 Choral Pedagogy and Vocal Health; 5 Amateur and Professional Child Singers: Pedagogy and Related Issues; 6 Why Study Music?; 7 Medical Evaluation Prior to Voice Lessons: Another Controversy; 8 The Physics of Sound; 9 Music and the Brain; 10 Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Voice; 11 An Overview of Laryngeal Function for Voice Production
  • 12 Laryngeal Function During Phonation13 Vocal Tract Resonance; 14 Voice Care Professionals: A Guide to Voice Care Providers; 15 Patient History; 16 Special Considerations Relating to Members of the Acting Profession; 17 Physical Examination; 18 The Clinical Voice Laboratory; 19 Use of Instrumentation in the Singing Studio; 20 High-Speed Digital Imaging; 21 Evolution of Technology; 22 Common Medical Diagnoses and Treatments in Patients With Voice Disorders: An Introduction and Overview; 23 The Effects of Age on the Voice; 24 Pediatric Voice Disorders
  • 25 Hearing Loss in Singers and Other Musicians26 Eye Care and the Performing Arts; 27 Endocrine Function; 28 The Vocal Effects of Thyroid Disorders and Their Treatment; 29 The Effects of Hormonal Contraception on the Voice; 30 Breast Cancer in Professional Voice Users; 31 Autoimmune; 32 Psychological Aspects of Voice Disorders; 33 Allergy; 34 Respiratory Dysfunction; 35 Pollution and Its Effects on the Voice; 36 Pyrotechnics in the Entertainment Industry: An Overview; 37 Artificial Fogs and Smokes; 38 Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders of the Larynx; 39 Pharyngitis
  • 40 Sleep and the Vocal Performer41 Nutrition and the Professional Voice; 42 Reflux and Other Gastroenterologic Conditions That May Affect the Voice; 43 Seating Problems and Vocalists; 44 Bodily Injuries and Their Effects on the Voice; 45 Performing Arts Medicine and the Professional Voice User: Risks of Nonvoice Performance; 46 Respiratory Behaviors and Vocal Tract Issues in Wind Instrumentalists; 47 Neurologic Disorders Affecting the Voice in Performance; 48 Medications and the Voice; 49 Psychiatric Manifestations of Medications Prescribed Commonly in Otolaryngology
  • 50 Medications for Traveling Voice Performers51 Introduction to Treating Voice Abuse; 52 Speech-Language Pathology and the Professional Voice User: An Overview; 53 Voice Therapy; 54 Voice Rest; 55 Increasing Vocal Effectiveness; 56 The Singing Voice Specialist; 57 The Role of the Acting-Voice Trainer in Medical Care of Professional Voice Users; 58 Exercise Physiology: Perspective for Vocal Training; 59 The Effects of Posture on Voice; Appendix I. International Phonetic Alphabet; Appendix II; Appendix IIA. Patient History: Singers; Appendix IIB: Patient History: Professional Voice Users