The Singer's Voice

Michael Benninger, M.D. Michael S. Benninger, M.D. is the Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is the Cummings-Brush Chair in Surgical Education for the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He serves as Director of the hospital's Medical Center for the Performing Artist and as co-director of its Professional Voice Clinic. In addition to his work at the hospital, Dr. Benninger has been very involved in Regional, National and International medical organizations. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), and has been a former Vice President and Chairman of the Board of Governors of that Organization. He is a Past-President of the American Rhinologic Society and the Michigan Oto-Laryngological Society. He currently is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, which is the largest peer-reviewed journal in the world for that specialty. He is on the Board of Directors of the Voice Foundation and the International Association of Phonosurgeons, and has recently been on the Executive Council of the Triological Society. He has served on the Residency Review Committee for Otolaryngology and as a member of the Medical Advisory Board for WebMD. He is the Past-Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Sinus and Allergy Health Partnership. Dr. Benninger has authored or edited 4 books and has also has written numerous book chapters and scientific articles, focusing primarily on voice care and laryngology, nasal and sinus disease and health care management. He has lectured extensively across the country and throughout the world. A graduate of Harvard University, Dr. Benninger received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Thomas Murry, Ph.D. Thomas Murry, Ph.D. is Professor of Speech Pathology in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, and Adjunct Professor Teacher's College, Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Columbia University, New York.

Part I. Overview Introduction Michael S. Benninger, MD, and Thomas Murry, PhD Anatomy of the Vocal Mechanism: Structure of the Voice Nicolas E. Maragos, MD Physiology of Voice Production: How Does The Voice Work? Jack Jiang, MD, PhD Artistic Vocal Styles and Techniques Sharon L. Radionoff, PhD Part II Assessment and Diagnosis Case History, Interview, and Voice Handicap Assessment Michael S. Benninger, MD, and Thomas Murry, PhD Laryngeal Examinations and Visualizations Peak Woo, MD Perceptual Attributes and Assessments of the Singer's Voice Rahul Shrivastav, PhD, and Judith Wingate, PhD Acute Assessment of Professional Singers. Josef Schlomicher-Thier, MD, and Matthias Weikert, MD Part III. Treatments Medications: The Positive and Negative Impact on Voice David M. Alessi, MD, FACS, and Audrey Crummey, BS Complementary and Alternative Medications and Techniques. Michael Seidman, MD Voice Therapy for Benign Vocal Fold Lesions and Scar in Singers and Actors Mara Behlau, PhD and Thomas Murry, PhD Strategies for Dealing with Vocal Tension Janet Madelle Feindel, MFA Treatment of Injured Singers and Professional Speakers: The Singer/Actor, Singer/Dancer, and Singer/Musician. Jeannette L. LoVetri Performance Anxiety: Identification, Assessment, and Treatment Philip J. Lanzisera, PhD, ABPP Surgical Anatomy, Planning, and Consent Michael S. Benninger, MD Appendix Vocal Hygiene Glossary Index