Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults : A Manual for Teachers of Singing and for Choir Directors

, by McKinney, James C.

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CONTENTSDiagnosing Vocal Faults. A Basic Approach to Vocal Sound. Posture. Breathing and Support. Phonation. Registration. Voice Classification. Resonation. Articulation. The Speaking Voice. Coordination. Index.

Acknowledgments

(1)

List of Illustrations

(1)

Introduction

(6)

Chapter 1 DIAGNOSING VOCAL FAULTS

(9)

THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS

(1)

IDENTIFYING VOCAL PROBLEMS

(2)

DIAGNOSIS IN THE TEACHING STUDIO

(2)

THE CLASSIFICATION OF VOCAL FAULTS

(1)

A PLAN OF ACTION

(3)

THE USE OF EMPATHY

(2)

Chapter 2 A BASIC APPROACH TO VOCAL SOUND

(13)

THE NATURE OF SOUND

(5)

CHARACTERISTICS OF A MUSICAL TONE

(4)

THE NATURE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

(1)

THE NATURE OF VOCAL SOUND

(7)

THE CLASSIFICATION OF VOCAL SOUNDS

(1)

SEMANTIC PROBLEMS IN DESCRIBING VOCAL SOUND

(3)

Chapter 3 POSTURE

(13)

A RATIONALE FOR GOOD POSTURE

(1)

ARRIVING AT GOOD POSTURE

(2)

A DESCRIPTION OF GOOD POSTURE

(4)

SEATED POSTURE

(1)

FAULTS RELATED TO POSTURE

(6)

ALIGNMENT FAULTS

(2)

TENSIONAL FAULTS

(4)

Chapter 4 BREATHING AND SUPPORT

(19)

THE BREATHING MECHANISM

(2)

BREATHING FOR SINGING

(5)

INHALATION

(2)

SUSPENSION

(1)

CONTROLLED EXHALATION

(1)

RECOVERY

(1)

BREATH SUPPORT

(2)

SUMMARY OF BREATHING CONCEPTS

(1)

FAULTS RELATED TO BREATHING AND SUPPORT

(1)

FOUR INCORRECT METHODS OF BREATHING

(4)

OTHER BREATHING AND SUPPORT FAULTS

(5)

Chapter 5 PHONATION

(28)

THE MECHANISM OF THE LARYNX

(1)

SKELETAL FRAMEWORK OF THE LARYNX

(1)

MUSCULATURE OF THE LARYNX

(9)

INTRINSIC MUSCLES OF THE LARYNX

(4)

EXTRINSIC MUSCLES OF THE LARYNX

(2)

THE PHONATORY PROCESS

(1)

CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD VOCAL SOUND

(5)

THREE PHASES OF A MUSICAL TONE

(4)

FAULTS RELATED TO PHONATION

(11)

HYPOFUNCTIONAL PHONATION

(1)

CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR HYPOFUNCTIONAL PHONATION

(4)

FORCED BREATHINESS

(1)

CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR FORCED BREATHINESS

(1)

HYPERFUNCTIONAL PHONATION

(2)

CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR HYPERFUNCTIONAL PHONATION

(4)

Chapter 6 REGISTRATION

(14)

WHAT IS A REGISTER

(1)

HOW MANY REGISTERS ARE THERE?

(1)

THE VOCAL FRY REGISTER

(2)

THE MODAL VOICE REGISTER

(3)

THE FALSETTO REGISTER

(6)

USES OF THE FALSETTO REGISTER

101

(4)

THE WHISTLE REGISTER

105

(2)

Chapter 7 VOICE CLASSIFICATION

107

(13)

A RATIONALE FOR VOICE CLASSIFICATION

107

(3)

CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHING VOICE CLASSIFICATION

110

(5)

RANGE

110

(1)

TESSITURA

111

(1)

TIMBRE

112

(1)

TRANSITION POINTS

113

(1)

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

114

(1)

A QUICK CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR CHORAL AUDITIONS

115

(3)

DANGERS OF MISCLASSIFICATION

118

(2)

Chapter 8 RESONATION

120

(23)

THE NATURE OF RESONATORS

120

(3)

FACTORS AFFECTING RESONATORS

121

(2)

THE VOCAL RESONATORS

123

(6)

THE CHEST

123

(1)

THE TRACHEAL TREE

123

(1)

THE LARYNX

124

(1)

THE PHARYNX

125

(1)

THE ORAL CAVITY

126

(1)

THE NASAL CAVITY

127

(1)

THE SINUSES

128

(1)

ADJUSTING THE RESONATORS

129

(5)

THE POSITION OF THE LARYNX

129

(1)

THE "OPEN" THROAT

130

(1)

THE POSITION OF THE SOFT PALATE

131

(1)

THE EXTERNAL ORIFICE

132

(1)

THE SINGER'S FORMANT

133

(1)

FAULTS RELATED TO RESONATION

134

(9)

FAULTS RELATED TO NASAL RESONANCE

134

(1)

CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR POSTNASALITY

135

(2)

CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR FORCED NASALITY

137

(1)

FAULTS RELATED TO TONE COLOR

138

(1)

CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR SOUNDS THAT ARE TOO BRIGHT

139

(2)

CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR SOUNDS THAT ARE TOO DARK

141

(2)

Chapter 9 ARTICULATION

143

(23)

THE ARTICULATORY PROCESS

143

(7)

THE NATURE OF CONSONANTS

143

(2)

THE NATURE OF VOWELS

145

(2)

THE PROBLEM OF PHONEMIC IDENTITY

147

(3)

ESTABLISHING GOOD ARTICULATORY HABITS

150

(10)

USE OF THE ARTICULATORS

151

(4)

THE ARTICULATION OF CONSONANTS

155

(2)

THE ARTICULATION OF VOWELS

157

(2)

VOWEL MODIFICATION

159

(1)

FAULTS RELATED TO ARTICULATION

160

(6)

FAULTS RELATED TO THE ARTICULATORS

161

(2)

FAULTY SPEECH SOUNDS

163

(2)

DISCONNECTED SOUNDS

165

(1)

Chapter 10 THE SPEAJUNG VOICE

166

(12)

COMPARISON OF SPEAKING AND SINGING

166

(1)

SPEECH LEVEL

167

(2)

FINDING THE HABITUAL SPEECH LEVEL

169

(1)

FINDING THE OPTIMAL PITCH LEVEL

170

(3)

COMMON SPEECH FAULTS

173

(1)

FAULTS RELATED TO PITCH

173

(2)

FAULTS RELATED TO QUANTITY

175

(1)

FAULTS RELATED TO RATE

176

(2)

Chapter 11 COORDINATION

178

(25)

INTRODUCTION

178

(1)

DEVELOPING THE VOICE

178

(1)

EXERCISING THE VOICE

179

(2)

EXTENDING THE RANGE

181

(5)

THE ENERGY FACTOR

182

(1)

THE SPACE FACTOR

183

(1)

THE DEPTH FACTOR

183

(2)

THINGS TO AVOID

185

(1)

LINING UP THE VOICE

186

(10)

LINING UP THE VOWELS

186

(3)

LINING UP THE REGISTERS

189

(4)

LINING UP THE RESONATORS

193

(3)

VIBRATO

196

(7)

FAULTS RELATED TO VIBRATO

197

(2)

CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR VIBRATO FAULTS

199

(4)

Appendix 1: Audition Evaluation Checklist

203

(2)

Appendix 2: Phonetic Symbols Used in this Book

205

(1)

Bibliography

206

(2)

Index

208

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