Vocal health and pedagogy /
Robert Thayer Sataloff.
- San Diego : Singular Pub. Group, c1998.
- xxi, 465 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
An abridged version of the author's: Professional voice, 2nd ed., 1997 with some new materials added.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-437) and index.
Cultural history; clinical anatomy and physiology; an overview of laryngeal function; vocal tract resonance; physics of sound; patient history; physical examination; other common medical diagnoses and treatments; effects of age on the voice; hearing loss in singers and other musicians; respiratory dysfunction; allergy; endocrine dysfunction; neurological disorders affecting the voice in performance; nutrition; performing arts medicine and the professional voice user; medications; psychological aspects; treating voice abuse; speech-language pathology; voice therapy; increasing vocal effectiveness; the singing teacher in the age of voice science; historical overview; the singing voice specialist; instrumentation; choral pedagogy; the role of the acting-trainer in medical care; exercise physiology.