Christina Shewell, MA, FRCSLT, ADVS, is a spoken voice teacher and speech and language therapist, with experience in both voice development and therapy for speakers and singers. She has been senior lecturer in voice and counselling skills at University College London, voice teacher at major acting schools, coach in the business world and international lecturer and course leader. Her extensive writing, presentations, and workshops are eclectic and exploratory, and always combine science-based fact with experiential body and voice work. Originator of the Voice Skills approach, her interests include the connections of voice to neuroscience, emotions, mindfulness, poetry, and well-being.

Rockford Sansom, PhD, MFA, is a voice teacher and communication coach. He has worked with senior leaders in business and politics, and with actors and singers in major productions around the globe. As an educator, he has lectured at more than 30 universities on five continents. For seven years, he was the editor of the Voice and Speech Review, a leading communication journal. His book publications include The History of Voice Pedagogy, Vocal Traditions, Voice and Identity, and Practitioner Research in Voice Studies. His interests include connecting voice to history, teaching, learning, research methods, and sociolinguistics.

Preface ix

Acknowledgements xi

About the book xii

Part 1 Considering voice work 1

1 The voice work continuum 3

2 The nature of voice work 15

3 Scope and history of voice work 28

4 Seeing voices 33

5 Hearing voices 45

6 Voice Skills 57

7 Voice Skills analysis 66

Part 2 Voice work foundations 79

8 Bodywork foundations 81

9 Breath work foundations 94

10 Channel work foundations 113

11 Phonation work foundations 125

12 Resonance work foundations 139

13 Pitch work foundations 146

14 Loudness work foundations 155

15 Articulation work foundations 162

16 Voices and emotions 173

Part 3 Particular voices 191

17 The daily voice 193

18 The public speaking voice 207

19 The acting voice 221

20 The singing voice 232

21 The disordered voice 247

Part 4 Practical voice work 269

22 Practical voice care 271

23 General bodywork 289

24 Body voice work 303

25 Breath voice work 319

26 Channel voice work 333

27 Phonation voice work 352

28 Resonance voice work 360

29 Pitch voice work 368

30 Loudness voice work 377

31 Articulation voice work 385

32 Voice work online 399

33 Group voice work 410

Afterword 425

Bibliography 426

Index 443