Die Stimme

This new handbook is presented by Professor Bernhard Richter with the assistance of renowned experts in voice medicine, voice science and voice pedagogy. It is aimed at singers as well as actors and speakers. In a language that is easy to understand even for medical laymen and with a view to artistic practice, the functioning and expressive potential of the voice are presented and explained. In the basic section, the anatomy and physiology of the singing and speaking voice as well as voice acoustics are explained. In the following, the individual vocal genres, vocal fans and registers in classical and popular singing are discussed. Further focal points are the application of voice-physiological findings in training and professional life perspectives as well as psychological aspects of the voice. The concluding part contains therapeutic approaches to overcoming S.