The singer's and actor's throat : the vocal mechanism of the professional voice user and its care in health and disease / by Norman A. Punt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Melbourne ; London ; Toronto ; Cape Town : William Heinemann Medical Books Ltd., 1952.Description: 90 p. illus. 22 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 612.78 PUN
LOC classification:
  • MT821 .P9
Contents:
I. Professional Voice Users: Their Mental Attitude and Peculiar Problems -- II. Structure and Function of the Vocal Mechanism in Outline -- III. Attributes Necessary for Fine Singing -- IV. Care and Use of the Voice in Health -- V. Why Voices "Break Down:; Prevention and Treatment -- VI. Fallacies and Traditions -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: "This book is intended mainly for singers and actors, both professional and amateur, and their teachers; and in addition for barristers, lecturers, public speakers and all those whose profession entails considerable use of the voice. It deals in a practical manner with the troubles peculiar to professionals whose voice is their livelihood. It discusses how these troubles originate and indicates how they can be avoided or cured." -- Book Jacket.
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I. Professional Voice Users: Their Mental Attitude and Peculiar Problems -- II. Structure and Function of the Vocal Mechanism in Outline -- III. Attributes Necessary for Fine Singing -- IV. Care and Use of the Voice in Health -- V. Why Voices "Break Down:; Prevention and Treatment -- VI. Fallacies and Traditions -- Bibliography -- Index.

"This book is intended mainly for singers and actors, both professional and amateur, and their teachers; and in addition for barristers, lecturers, public speakers and all those whose profession entails considerable use of the voice.
It deals in a practical manner with the troubles peculiar to professionals whose voice is their livelihood. It discusses how these troubles originate and indicates how they can be avoided or cured." -- Book Jacket.

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