Main description:

Voice Work: Art and Science in Changing Voices is a key work that addresses the theoretical and experiential aspects common to the practical vocal work of the three major voice practitioner professions - voice training, singing teaching, and speech and language pathology. The first half of the book describes the nature of voice work along the normal-abnormal voice continuum, reviews ways in which the mechanism and function of the voice can be explored, and introduces the reader to an original model of voice assessment, suitable for all voice practitioners. The second half describes the theory behind core aspects of voice and provides an extensive range of related practical voice work ideas. Throughout the book, there are a number of case studies drawn from the author's own experiences and a companion website, providing audio clips to illustrate aspects of the text, can be found at www.wiley.com/go/shewell.

Contents:

Forewords. Dawn French (professional voice user). Lesley Mathieson (speech and language therapist). Mark Meylan (singing teacher). Patsy Rodenburg (voice teacher). Preface. About the book. Acknowledgements. Part 1 Considering voice work . 1 The voice work continuum. 2 The nature of practical voice work. Part 2 Investigating voices . 3 Seeing voices. 4 Hearing voices. Part 3 The Voice Skills approach . 5 Voice skills. 6 The Voice Skills Perceptual Profile. Part 4 Voice work foundations . 7 Bodywork foundations. 8 Breath work foundations. 9 Channel work foundations. 10 Phonation work foundations. 11 Resonance work foundations. 12 Pitch work foundations. 13 Loudness work foundations. 14 Articulation work foundations. 15 Voices and emotions. Part 5 Practical voice work . 16 Practical voice care. 17 General bodywork. 18 Body voice exercises. 19 Breath voice exercises. 20 Channel voice exercises. 21 Phonation voice exercises. 22 Resonance voice exercises. 23 Pitch voice exercises. 24 Loudness voice exercises. 25 Articulation voice exercises. 26 Group voice exercises. Part 6 Voice disturbance . 27 The disordered voice. 28 The daily working voice. 29 The acting voice. 30 The singing voice. Afterword. Bibliography. Appendix I Organisations and websites. Index.