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Voice Culture: The Art of Voice Cultivation

AuthorS A K Durga
PublisherB R Rhythms
Publisher2017
PublisherReprint
Publisherxvi
Publisher190 p,
Publisherfigs.
ISBN9788188827138

Contents: Foreword. Introduction. I. Voice : The Musical Instrument: 1. Voice and its greatness. 2. The singing voice. II. The science of voice production: 3. The pitch mechanism. 4. Breathing and the voice. 5. The resonators. 6. The Acoustics of the voice. 7. The psychology of singing. III. The art of voice cultivation: 8. Voice-culture methods of different nations through the ages. 9. Solfa Syllables in Indian and other world music cultures. 10. Acoustical analysis of the Solfa Syllables Sarigamapadani. 11. Indian Music Treaties on Sapthaswaras "Sarigamapadani" and a critical study on Solfa Exercises in Carnatic Music. 12. Vowel exercises and technical forms for voice training. IV. Scientific methods of voice training: 13. Postulates based on biological features. 14. Vocal impurities and remedies. V. Ancients upon voice: 15. Ancient Indian texts on voice. 16. A study upon the Sairagunadoshas mentioned by the Sangita Lakshanakras in terms of modern knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology. 17. The ideal voice. Conclusion. Appendix -- Plates. Glossary. Bibliography. 

This book is the only book of its kind written on voice-culture for singers in English. Dr. Durga has done extensive research on the scientific methods of voice training in India and USA. She, being a performer herself of Indian Classical Music, has included in the book valuable solutions to eradicate common functional disorders, and detailed analysis of the Physiological, physics and psychological aspects of the voice as musical instrument.

“An important maiden work in the field of voice culture for singers and I am sure the book will be useful to all vocalists" -- Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, famous singer of Indian Classical Music and a multi-faceted personality about the original edition." 

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