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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460536903321

Autore

Davies D. Garfield

Titolo

Care of the professional voice : a guide to voice management for singers, actors and professional voice users / / D. Garfield Davies, Anthony F. Jahn ; with additional material by Anat Keidar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

0-203-82715-5

1-136-79934-6

1-136-79933-8

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JahnAnthony F

KeidarAnat

Disciplina

612.7/8/024782

Soggetti

Voice - Care and hygiene

Voice - Physiological aspects

Actors - Health and hygiene

Singers - Health and hygiene

Voice disorders

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published by Butterworth Heinemann 1998.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Forewords; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Anatomy and physiology of the vocal mechanism; 2 Development of the larynx and the voice; 3 Age and voice; 4 Attributes of a good vocal performer; 5 General considerations before performance; 6 Laryngeal disorders: diagnosis, treatment and prevention; 7 Anxiety, artistic temperament and the voice; 8 Popular music and the musical theatre; 9 Travel and the vocal performer; 10 Medications and the professional voice

11 General medical considerations in the vocal performer12 A visit to the laryngologist; 13 Surgery and the vocal artist; 14 A singer's guide to self-diagnosis; Suggested reading; Glossary; Index; Plates