Full Description
Many common vocal health problems may be successfully self-managed by singers. Even when a visit to the doctor is needed, an understanding of how the voice works, and, more importantly, when, and why it doesn't work, empowers the singer, and can make a medical visit more effective.
Written by two prominent laryngologists with many decades of experience in treating singers, Keep Your Singing Voice Healthy! is a practical self-help manual that shows all singers, from beginner students to seasoned professionals, how to take charge of their vocal health. The authors demystify medical terms, explain the anatomy and function of the vocal apparatus, and give simple advice on managing common health issues, dealing with doctors and medications, and maintaining good health--all from the singer's perspective.
Contents
Preface
1. The Vocal Apparatus
2. From Function to Performance
3. Examining Your Instrument: A Hands-On Tour
4. Monitoring Your Voice
5. The Glissando Test: A Simple Vocal Check-Up
6. Hearing and Singing
7. Muscle Tension and the Voice
8. Frequent Complaints, Common Sense Solutions
9. A Practical Approach to Allergies
10. Visiting the Voice Doctor
11. Common disorders of the Larynx
12. Vitamins, Supplements, Medications
13. Alcohol, Coffee, and Tobacco
14. Cortisone and the Voice
15. Voice Rest
16. Mindful Practice: A Medical Perspective
17. Diet and Singing
18. Exercise and Vocal Health
19. The Living Instrument: The Voice Over Time
20. The Singer: Artist and Artisan
Appendix 1. Ten Simple Tips for Keeping Your Voice Healthy
Appendix 2. Anatomic Intermezzo: What Do You Call That Thing?
Index
