Keep Your Singing Voice Healthy!

Anthony F. Jahn is Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He is the author of more than 100 scholarly papers and several textbooks on vocal health. He has had an association with the Metropolitan Opera for more than 40 years and is also Adjunct Professor of Vocal Pedagogy at Westminster Choir College in Princeton. Youngnan Jenny Cho, MD is Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She has lectured internationally to both singers and physicians on disorders of the professional voice and is on the faculty of the Bel Canto Institute in Florence. Dr. Cho oversees health services at three Lincoln Center performing venues, including the Metropolitan Opera, where she is Director of Medical Services.

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