How to Take Care of Your Voice: The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers

How to Take Care of Your Voice: The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers by Cazden, Joanna. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781601452566.

How To Take Care of Your Voice: The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers offers practical answers to the most common voice-care questions, from an experienced voice therapist and coach. Here youll find simple, up-to-date explanations of what to eat and drink, when to see a throat doctor and how to find a good one, how to treat colds, manage travel fatigue, use alternative medicine wisely, and more. Short sections, artist-friendly anecdotes, and a sprinkle of literary quotations make the information appealing and accessible. A guide to online resources helps readers find teachers, warm-up exercises, and medical clinics that specialize in voice care. Theres also a nice bibliography. Author Joanna Cazden has worked in the voice care field for many years and currently treats voice patients at a major medical center in Los Angeles. Her common-sense approach encourages good everyday wellness without preaching, celebrity name-dropping, or hype. This book is a useful resource for students of music, theater, broadcasting, and communications, as well as for choral singers, songwriters, and anyone who talks a lot! It is highly recommended for educational programs, and makes a great gift for aspiring performers. "This advice is clear and understandable. Cazdens humanity and practicality shine through. How great to have so much information in one place!" -- Jason K. Martin, MFA, Performance Studies Department, Northwestern University