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Speech & Voice Resources

Topics Covered

• Audio & Visual Resources in the Library
• Books in the Library
• Web Resources

See also: Accent & Dialect Resources and Resources for Vocalists (including diction resources)

Audio & Visual Resources in the Library

• Laryngeal Teaching Series (DVD set)
  Three unique DVDs highlight the inside of the throat, showing the vocal cords, larynx and vocal tract producing a variety of sounds, including speaking and noise-making, screaming and singing. v. 1. Inside the voice; (9 min.) -- v. 2.; Inside the scream; (6 min.) -- v. 3.; Inside the singing voice (24 min.)

  Location: Music Library Circulation Desk (Video Disc)
  Call Number: DVD LTS (check status in HOMER)
  Note: this item is often on reserve; otherwise see video loan periods (PDF).

Books in the Library

• Care of the Professional Voice: A Management Guide for Singers, Actors, and Professional Voice Users. By D. Garfield Davies, Anthony F. Jahn.
  RF 511.S55 D38 1998 Music Library

• Journal of Voice: Official Journal of the Voice Foundation. Available in print and/or electronic format. Consult HOMER for details.
  This is a scholarly quarterly medical journal focused on voice medicine, research, therapy, and instruction. For professional and academic audiences.

• Vocal Health and Pedagogy. By Robert Thayer Sataloff.
  RF 510 .S283 1998 Babbidge Library

• Voice and Laryngeal Disorders: A Problem-based Clinical Guide with Voice Samples. By Sally K. Gallena. Includes CD-ROM.
  RF 510 .D53 2007 Babbidge Library

There are many more books in the Music & Dramatic Arts Library and Babbidge Library. To find them, try one of these searches in HOMER (the library catalog):

Option 1:

1. For type of search, click Subject Heading.
2. Under search terms, type voice. (Also try larynx or laryngeal.)
3. Browse the resulting subject lists, including Voice Care and Hygiene, Culture, Disorders, Physiology, Physiological Aspects, Training, etc.

Option 2:

1. For type of search, click Keyword-Boolean.
2. Under search terms, type the key words you know, connected by "and".
3. Tip: try some of the terms from Option 1.

Examples:
voice and disorders   (finds books, journals, and videos about voice disorders)
voice and culture
voice and physiolog? (finds physiological, physiology, etc.)
voice and training

If you get too much "junk," add skey. Example: skey voice and skey disorders. (Skey stands for subject keyword. It focuses your results.)

Web Resources

• VASTA: Voice and Speech Trainers Association, Inc.
  Information on teaching, using a coach, bibliographic resources, etc.


• VASTA's Web Links
  Information on anatomy, organizations, software, dialects, accents, phonetic notation, bookstores and publishers, health, lists and groups, language matters, and licensing organizations.


• The Voice Foundation
  
  Dedicated to voice medicine, science, and education. Especially see the Voice Problems (under the Voice Information link), which includes information from established voice experts and surgeons about voice function, maladies, and treatments.


• Voiceproblem.org: The Voice Problem Website
  Non-profit educational foundation funded through private sources. The site includes medical information prepared by voice surgeons, including anatomy/physiology, disorders, and diagnosis/treatment/prevention.

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