Vocal Hygiene : Maintaining a Sound Voice (2 Revised edition)

Vocal Hygiene: Maintaining a Sound Voice, Second Edition provides practical, didactic information regarding vocal dysfunction and strategies to promote vocal health.

Vocal behaviors, environmental and nutritional factors, as well as the role of illness are presented with visual images to educate the general public regarding the practice of preventative vocal care.

The "second edition" includes newly developed sections for vocal hydration and vocal wellness for singers and speakers.This DVD is an excellent tool for patients in medical offices and clinicians in speech-language pathology training programs and includes an accompanying PowerPoint presentation which provides important information which defines vocal dysfunction and identifies factors to promote a healthy voice.Contents:*What is Vocal Dysfunction?*Promoting Vocal Hygiene*Vocal Behaviors*Environmental Factors*Reflux*Hydration*Types of Vocal Hydration*Improving Vocal Hydration*Vocal Wellness for Singers and Speakers*Voice-Body Connection/Body Awareness*To Warm Up Your Breath and Your Body*Vocal Warm Ups*Vocal Cool Downs*Resonant SpeechWith contributions by Elizabeth Erickson-DiRenzo.