Care of the Professional Voice

D. Garfield Davies is consulting laryngologist to the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theater, the English National Opera, and the Royal Opera House. Anthony Jahn MD is Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology at Columbia University. Anat Keidar is Director of Vox Humana Voice Laboratory, Head & Neck Surgical Group, New York.

Contents,Foreword vii ,Preface ix ,Acknowledgements xi ,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 musical theatre ,9 Travel and the vocal performer ,10 Medications and the professional voice ,11 General medical considerations in the vocal performer ,12 A visit to the laryngologist ,13 Surgery and the vocal artist ,14 A singer's guide to self-diagnosis ,Suggested reading ,Glossary ,Index