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.

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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

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