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The Owner's Manual to the Singing Voice

Gates, Rachael Kathleen
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1039117681

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2002, Doctor of Musical Arts, Ohio State University, Music.
Unlike other instruments, the voice cannot simply be lifted from its hard case, examined and adjusted, fixed, cleaned, and tuned-up. Nor can the vocal folds ever be put away for safekeeping. It is but one component of a constantly functioning system, affected around-the-clock by its internal as well as external environment, making the guarantee of optimal performance impossible. The vocal fold mechanism is not primarily a musical instrument. Its many roles prevent it from ever being at rest. From assisting in swallowing, protecting the airway, helping lift heavy objects, to phonatory functions including sophisticated musical capabilities, its instrumental potential falls subject to misuse, wear and tear. As opposed to other musicians, singers cannot take their instrument out for repair and, as a result, are forced to rely on health care professionals and voice teachers for treatment and maintenance, putting themselves and their livelihood at the physician’s mercy. It is crucial, therefore, that singers be able to communicate effectively in intelligent terms with medical professionals. Singers must equip themselves with enough knowledge to clearly convey specific feelings and difficulties with their instrument. Understanding of potential dangers and disorders, familiarity with a variety of medical procedures, and comprehension in various facets of diagnosis and treatments empowers singers to own, first and foremost just like other musicians, their instrument. The Owner’s Manual for the Singing Voice is a compilation of knowledge acquired over three years of clinical and surgical observations at The Ohio State University, ExcelENT, and The Ohio Surgery Center. The Manual attempts to provide the tools mandatory for every singer’s toolbox in a very user-friendly, technically correct, and accessible way.
Loretta Robinson (Advisor)
114 p.
Music
singing; health; care; protect; voice

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  • Gates, R. K. (2002). The Owner's Manual to the Singing Voice [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1039117681

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gates, Rachael. The Owner's Manual to the Singing Voice. 2002. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1039117681.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gates, Rachael. "The Owner's Manual to the Singing Voice." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1039117681

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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