Overview

Each type of performer, whether singer, voiceover artists, dancer/singers, instrumentalist/singers, brings specific issues to the voice treatment team and requires special individual attention from the various members of the team, from laryngologist to speech pathologist, singing or voice teacher.

The Singer's Voice identifies these individuals, presents reports on cases with special needs and offers myriad solutions that help to preserve the voice and prevent further damage. It is written by a world-leading group of dedicated professionals from an array of disciplines related to the care and treatment of individuals who use their voices in professional settings. Ranging from current day performers to choral conductors to past rock and roll musicians, all contributors have shown a dedication to the care of the singer and performer through their studios, academic training, their research interests and experience, and their clinical and/or their performance background.

The content is thoroughly practical and written to be accessible to a wide range of voice professionals, particularly singing and voice teachers; instructors in the various performing arts; those who provide medical and allied health care; and, indeed, performers and students themselves.

"The wide-ranging, practical information in The Singer's Voice makes it useful for members of voice treatment teams in their understanding of the medical, physical and psychological issues particular to singers and performers, as well as being an accessibly written reference for all voice professionals, especially actors, singer, choral directors, vocal coaches, and voice teachers." - Martha Howe, international vocal coach and teacher.

Audience

Primary Subject: Voice
Secondary Subject: Singing & The Performing Arts / Singing
Secondary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Voice and Voice Therapy
Audience Level: Professional

• Part I. Overview
  • Introduction
    Michael S. Benninger, MD, and Thomas Murry, PhD
  • Anatomy of the Vocal Mechanism: Structure of the Voice
    Nicolas E. Maragos, MD
  • Physiology of Voice Production: How Does The Voice Work?
    Jack Jiang, MD, PhD
  • Artistic Vocal Styles and Techniques
    Sharon L. Radionoff, PhD
• Part II Assessment and Diagnosis
  • Case History, Interview, and Voice Handicap Assessment
    Michael S. Benninger, MD, and Thomas Murry, PhD
  • Laryngeal Examinations and Visualizations
    Peak Woo, MD
  • Perceptual Attributes and Assessments of the Singer’s Voice
    Rahul Shrivastav, PhD, and Judith Wingate, PhD
  • Acute Assessment of Professional Singers.
    Josef Schlömicher-Thier, MD, and Matthias Weikert, MD
• Part III. Treatments
  • Medications: The Positive and Negative Impact on Voice
    David M. Alessi, MD, FACS, and Audrey Crummey, BS
  • Complementary and Alternative Medications and Techniques.
    Michael Seidman, MD
  • Voice Therapy for Benign Vocal Fold Lesions and Scar in Singers and Actors
    Mara Behlau, PhD and Thomas Murry, PhD
  • Strategies for Dealing with Vocal Tension
    Janet Madelle Feindel, MFA
  • Treatment of Injured Singers and Professional Speakers: The Singer/Actor, Singer/Dancer, and Singer/Musician.
    Jeannette L. LoVetri
  • Performance Anxiety: Identification, Assessment, and Treatment
    Philip J. Lanzisera, PhD, ABPP
  • Surgical Anatomy, Planning, and Consent
    Michael S. Benninger, MD
  • Appendix Vocal Hygiene
  • Glossary
  • Index

About The Authors

Michael Benninger, M.D.

Michael S. Benninger, M.D. is the Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is the Cummings-Brush Chair in Surgical Education for the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He serves as Director of the hospital's Medical Center for the Performing Artist and as co-director of its Professional Voice Clinic.

In addition to his work at the hospital, Dr. Benninger has been very involved in Regional, National and International medical organizations. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), and has been a former Vice President and Chairman of the Board of Governors of that Organization. He is a Past-President of the American Rhinologic Society and the Michigan Oto-Laryngological Society. He currently is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, which is the largest peer-reviewed journal in the world for that specialty. He is on the Board of Directors of the Voice Foundation and the International Association of Phonosurgeons, and has recently been on the Executive Council of the Triological Society. He has served on the Residency Review Committee for Otolaryngology and as a member of the Medical Advisory Board for WebMD. He is the Past-Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Sinus and Allergy Health Partnership.

Dr. Benninger has authored or edited 4 books and has also has written numerous book chapters and scientific articles, focusing primarily on voice care and laryngology, nasal and sinus disease and health care management. He has lectured extensively across the country and throughout the world.

A graduate of Harvard University, Dr. Benninger received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

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Thomas Murry, Ph.D.

Thomas Murry, Ph.D. is Professor of Speech Pathology in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, and Adjunct Professor Teacher’s College, Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Columbia University, New York.

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