Title: Care of the Professional Voice: A Management Guide for Singers, Actors and Professional Voice Users
Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0750636408
ISBN 13: 9780750636407
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Weight: 0.5 pounds

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This book is an introductory, practical guide to caring for the professional voice, whether it is used for public speaking, drama or any kind of singing. It is designed to be accessible to those who use, or train others to use their voices professionally and will be useful to clinicians caring for patients.

It includes sections on general medical conditions and related medication, vocal hygiene, tension and performance, and preparation for performance - all of which provide sound, practical advice for the professional.

It will enable readers to gain a good, general understanding of the conditions that affect vocal performance, types of diseases and their therapy. For students embarking on a career it will help them nurture and get the best out of their vocal skills.

Whether you are a qualified clinician, or a professional wanting to know more about this crucial aspect of performance, this book provides all the basic information required for the adequate long-term care and management of the voice.

About the Author

Garfield Davies, D, FRCS Hon FRAM, Consultant Emeritus Otolaryngologist, Middlesex and University College Hospitals; Laryngologist to the Vocal Faculty Royal Academy of Music, Trinity College of Music, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the London Academy for Music and Dramatic Art, the Royal National Theatre, the English National Opera and the Royal Opera House, UK. Jahn, Anthony F, MD FACS FRCS, C, Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York; Director of Otolaryngology, The Miller Institute for Performing Arts Medicine, New York; Adjunct Professor of Vocal Pedagogy, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey; Adjunct Professor of Neurosciences, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA

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