Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Introduction 1
A word about me 1
Origins of this book 2
Who is this book for? 3
1 The Physiology of the Voice 7
Breath function 7
The path of the breath 7
The larynx 9
Resonance spaces 9
Voice and body type 11
2 Voice and Personality 13
It's all hidden in the voice 13
Everything is made of sound 16
The neglected voice 18
Your voice is your calling card 21
3 The Raw Materials of the Voice 25
Breath 26
Sound 28
Strength 29
Balance 31
Comfort zone 32
Vocal line 33
4 Voice Types 37
What type am I? 37
How to identify your voice 38
Table of voice types 41
5 Basic Exercises 45
Introduction to the basic exercises 45
Vocal shake 45
The Elevator 46
The Samurai 47
The Deep Breath 48
Design your own programme 49
6 Exercises for Your Voice Type 51
The Wolf 53
The Optimist 55
The Pessimist 57
The Starter 59
Hanging by a Thread 61
The Echo 63
The Waterfall 65
The Silent Voice 67
The Brake 69
The Control Freak 71
The Little Girl 73
The Mumbler 75
The Trombone 77
The Cocktail Party Voice 79
The Hoarse Voice 81
Poor Me 83
The Killjoy 85
The Beggar 87
The Seducer 89
The Throat-Clearer 91
7 What Will Happen When I Get Started? 93
How to work with your voice type 93
Breaking a habit 94
Inner resistance 95
Rewards of working with your voice 96
8 The Voice and the Universe 101
Voice, dialect and identity 101
Voices of those we love and hate 102
When the artist feels what you should feel 103
The voice through time 104
New gender roles-new voices 106
The voice of the future: weapon or cure? 107
9 Cases 109
The Trombone 109
The Killjoy 112
The Wolf and The Silent Voice 114
The Waterfall 119
The Brake 121
The Beggar 125
Bibliography 128
