Overview
The simple but vital premise behind this important book is that a healthy voice is a beautiful voice, and a clear tone and pleasant sound will arise from a healthy vocal technique. Based on the concepts of voice therapy, laryngology, and voice science, The New Voice Pedagogy presents a no-nonsense look at how knowledge gained through modern science can be applied to teaching voice.
Marilee David, an experienced teacher and performer, explains the physiology of the voice; examines individual aspects of singing, such as breathing, mouth position, phrasing, tone quality, pitch, resonance, and registration; and offers instruction and exercises appropriate to each component. She also considers the effects of different lifestyle factors and situations on the voice, such as singing with a cold or illness, common medications, obesity, hormones, and aging. She describes symptoms and treatments of common voice problems, including hoarseness, laryngitis, types of dysphonias, and examples of abuse and misuse, giving an overview of voice therapy and diagnostic tools. An important chapter on ethics, unique to this book, uses case studies to examine ethical questions that arise in the voice studio.
New to this second edition are expanded sections on posture and kyphosis, HIV and AIDS, and the aging voice, as well as a helpful glossary of terms used in voice therapy, laryngology, and voice science. The bibliography of more than 300 books and articles provides a supplemental reading list for those interested in learning more, and a new final chapter summarizes the pedagogical concepts explored.
About the Author:
Marilee David is associate professor of music at Reinhardt Collegein Waleska, Georgia
Synopsis
Now in Paperback! David examines the individual aspects of singing (such as breathing and registration) and offers relevant concepts and exercises. Paperback edition available 2002.
Booknews
In this reprint of a 1995 work, David (voice, Dunwoody School for the Arts) presents pedagogy for teaching voice that is based on an understanding of the structure and function of the vocal and respiratory tracts of the human body. The pedagogy incorporates information from laryngology, voice therapy, voice science, and traditional voice pedagogies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)