Table of Contents
VOLUME ONE
Fore-words: Sunsets, Elephants, Vocal Self-Expression, and Lifelong
Learning
Book I: Bodyminds, Learning, and
Self-Expression
- The Big Picture
- A Brief Context about How
We Know What We Know, and Do What We Do
- The Astounding Capacities
of Human Bodyminds
- The Human Nervous System
- The Human Endocrine System
- The Human Immune System
- Human Sensory Experiences
- Internal Processing of Life
Experiences and Behavioral Expression
- Bodyminds, Human Selves
and Communicative Human Interaction
- Human-Compatible Learning
VOLUME TWO
Book II: How Voices are Made and How They are 'Played' in Skilled
Singing and Speaking
- The Big Picture
- What Sounds Are Made Of
- What Resonance Is
- What Vocal Sounds are Made
Of
- The Most Fundamental Voice
Skill
- Creating Breathflow for Skilled
Speaking and Singing
- What Your Larynx Is Made
Of
- What Your Larynx Does When
Vocal Sounds Are Created
- How Pitches Are Sustained
and Changed in Singing and Speaking
- How Sound Volumes Are Sustained
and Changed in Speaking and Singing
- How Your Larynx Contributes
to Basic Voice Qualities
- The Voice Qualities that
Are Referred to as 'Vocal Registers'
- How Your Vocal Tract Contributes
to Basic Voice Qualities
- Vocal Tract Shaping and the
Voice Qualities that Are Referred to as 'Vowels'
- Consonant Clarity Without
Vocal Interference
- Vocal Efficiency and Vocal
Conditioning in Expressive Speaking and Singing
- Singing Various Musical Genres
with Stylistic Authenticity: Vocal Efficiency, Vocal
Conditioning, and Voice Qualities
VOLUME THREE
Book III: Health and Voice Protection
- The Big Picture
- Limitations to Vocal Ability
from Use-Related Injury or Atrophy
- How Vocal Abilities Can Be
Limited by Immune System Reactions to "Invaders"
- How Vocal Abilities Can Be
Limited by Non-Infectious Diseases
- How Vocal Abilities Can Be
Limited by Endocrine System Diseases and Disorders
- How Vocal Abilities Can Be
Limited by Diseases and Disorders of the Auditory System
- How Vocal Abilities Can Be
Limited by Diseases and Disorders of the Central Nervous
and Musculoskeletal Systems
- How Vocal Abilities Can Be
Limited by Anatomical Abnormalities and Bodily Injuries
- Neuropsychobiological Interferences
with Vocal Abilities
- Diagnosis and Medical Treatment
of Diseases and Disorders that Affect Voice
- Medications and the Voice
- Vocal Fold and Laryngeal
Surgery
- Sermon on Hydration (or "The
Evils of Dry")
- How Vocal Abilities
Can Be Enhanced by Nutrition and Body Movement
- Cornerstones of Voice Protection
Book IV: Lifespan Voice Development
- The Big Picture
- Foundations for Human
Self-Expression During Prenate, Infant, and Early Childhood
Development
- Highlights of Physical
Growth and Function of Voices from Pre-Birth to Age 21
- The Developing Voice
- Voice Transformation in
Male Adolescents
- Understanding Voice Transformation
in Female Adolescents
- Vitality, Health, and
Vocal Self-Expression in Older Adults
Book V: A Brief Menu of
Practical Voice Education Methods
- The Big Picture
- The Alexander Technique:
Brief History and a Personal Perspective
- Learning Speaking Skills
That Are Expressive and Vocally Efficient
- Classifying Voices for
Singing: Assigning Choral Parts and Solo Literature Without
Limiting Vocal Ability
- Vocally Safe "Belted" Singing
Skills for Children, Adolescents, and Adults
- Design and Use of Voice
Skill 'Pathfinders' for 'Target Practice,' Vocal Conditioning,
and Vocal Warmup and Cooldown
- Helping Children's Voices
Develop in General Music Education
- Female Adolescent Transforming
Voices: Voice Classification, Voice Skill Development,
and Music Literature Selection
- Male Adolescent Transforming
Voices: Voice Classification, Voice Skill Development,
and Music Literature Selection
- Redesigning Traditional
Conducting Patterns to Enhance Vocal Efficiency and Expressive
Choral Singing
After-words: Science-Based,
Futurist Megatrends - Voice Education in the Year 2100
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