Shewell, Christina.

Voice work : art and science in changing voices / Christina Shewell. - Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom ; [Hoboken] : Wiley, an imprint of John Wiley & Sons, 2009. - xiv, 522 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-511) and index.

Forewords. Dawn French (professional voice user). Lesley Mathieson (speech and language therapist). Mark Meylan (singing teacher). Patsy Rodenburg (voice teacher). Preface. About the book. Acknowledgements. Part 1 Considering voice work . 1 The voice work continuum. 2 The nature of practical voice work. Part 2 Investigating voices . 3 Seeing voices. 4 Hearing voices. Part 3 The Voice Skills approach . 5 Voice skills. 6 The Voice Skills Perceptual Profile. Part 4 Voice work foundations . 7 Bodywork foundations. 8 Breath work foundations. 9 Channel work foundations. 10 Phonation work foundations. 11 Resonance work foundations. 12 Pitch work foundations. 13 Loudness work foundations. 14 Articulation work foundations. 15 Voices and emotions. Part 5 Practical voice work . 16 Practical voice care. 17 General bodywork. 18 Body voice exercises. 19 Breath voice exercises. 20 Channel voice exercises. 21 Phonation voice exercises. 22 Resonance voice exercises. 23 Pitch voice exercises. 24 Loudness voice exercises. 25 Articulation voice exercises. 26 Group voice exercises. Part 6 Voice disturbance . 27 The disordered voice. 28 The daily working voice. 29 The acting voice. 30 The singing voice. Afterword. Bibliography. Appendix I Organisations and websites. Index.

9780470019924 (pbk.)

2008019022


Voice culture.
Voice.

PN4162 / .S48 2009

616.855 606 SHE