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Book SynopsisIn The 21st-Century Voice: Contemporary and Traditional Extra-Normal Voice, Michael Edward Edgerton considers contemporary vocal techniques within an acoustic and anatomical framework. Throughout, he proposes new directions for vocal exploration. Much more than a historical treatise on 20th-century masterworks or vocal science, The 21st-Century Voice explores experimental methods of sound production, offering a systematic series of approaches and methods for assessing, engaging, and, in some instances, overcoming the assumed limits of vocal singing. Appearing a decade after the publication of the first edition, this second edition draws on and advances our current understandings of voice production. Divided into four partsair flow, source, resonance/articulation, and heightened potentialsEdgerton considers crucial matters affecting vocal production, such as1.Registral challenges2.Filtering 3.Airflow modification4.Combinatorial, multiphonic principles5.Extreme voice possibilities6.Mul
Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Recordings Preface Introduction Part I: Airflow Chapter 1: Airflow Part II: Source Chapter 2: Vocal Folds Chapter 3: Laryngeal Semi-Periodic Source Chapter 4: Registral Part III: Resonance/Articulation Chapter 5: Filtering Chapter 6: Turbulent To Absolute Airflow Modification Part IV: Heightened Potentials Chapter 7: Combinatorial, Multiphonic Principles Chapter 8: Extremes Chapter 9: Multidimensional Voice Part V: Appendices Appendix A: Voice Science Appendix B: Glossary Appendix C: Representative Compositions Index About The Author Permissions
