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Singing has been a characteristic behaviour of humanity across several millennia. Chorus America (2009) estimated that 42.6 million adults and children regularly sing in one of 270,000 choruses in the US, representing more than 1:5 households. Similarly, recent European-based data suggest that more than 37 million adults take part in group singing. The Oxford Handbook of Singing is a landmark text on this topic. It is a comprehensive resourcefor anyone who wishes to know more about the pluralistic nature of singing. In part, the narrative adopts a lifespan approach, pre-cradle to senescence, to illustrate that singing is a commonplacebehaviour which is an essential characteristic of our humanity. In the overall design of the Handbook, the chapter contents have been clustered into eight main sections, embracing fifty-three chapters by seventy-two authors, drawn from across the world, with each chapter illustrating and illuminating a particular aspect of singing. Offering a multi-disciplinary perspective embracing the arts and humanities, physical, social and clinical sciences, the book will be valuablefor a broad audience within those fields.

Author Biography

Graham Welch PhD has held the UCL Institute of Education (formerly University of London) Established Chair of Music Education since 2001. He is a Past President of the International Society for Music Education (ISME) (2008-2014) and elected Chair of the internationally based Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research (SEMPRE). He holds Visiting Professorships at universities in the UK and overseas and is a former member of the UK Arts and HumanitiesResearch Council (AHRC) Review College for Music (2007-2015). Publications number approximately three hundred and fifty and embrace musical development and music education, teacher education, the psychologyof music, singing and voice science, and music in special education and disability. David M Howard was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2016 and in that same year he became the Founding Head of the new department of Electronic Engineering at Royal Holloway, University of London, where he has set at its heart the principle of nurturing creativity in the context of group working for practical projects in each of the first two years. This is supported with a creative thinkingspace, prototyping lab and fabrication lab with 3-D printers and laser cutting machines for realising prototype designs. He has been Editor-in-Chief of Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology and is on theEditorial Boards of Journal of Voice, Forensic Linguistics, Organised Sound, International Journal of Research in Choral Singing and Journal of Interdisciplinary Music Studies. In 2014, David was made an Honorary Member of the Association of Croatian Choral Directors in which guise he acted as a judge for the International choir competition in %Sibenik in Croatia in May 2018. John Nix has a bachelor of music (voice performance, University of Georgia), a master of music education (artsadministration, Florida State University), a master of music (voice performance, University of Colorado), and a certificate in vocology (University of Iowa). He is professor of voice and voice pedagogy at theUniversity of Texas-San Antonio, and has an adjunct appointment in the Department of Speech Language Pathology at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio. His mentors include Barbara Doscher (singing, pedagogy) and Ingo Titze (voice science). His students have sung with the Santa Fe, Arizona, Chautauqua, St. Louis, Nevada, Omaha, and San Antonio opera companies, and two of his current or past students have been master teachers in the NATS Intern Program. In addition tohis active voice teaching studio, he performs research in voice pedagogy, literature, and acoustics, having produced 38 published articles and 8 book chapters.

Table of Contents

PART 1: The Anatomy and Physiology of Singing1: Gillyanne Kayes: Structure and Function of the Singing Voice2: Tara K Stadelman-Cohen and Robert E Hillman: Voice Dysfunction and Recovery3: John S Rubin and Ruth Epstein: The Healthy Voice, Lifestyle and Voice Protection (including Exercise, Body Work and Diet)4: Filipa M B Lã and Brian P Gill: Physiology and its Impact on the Performance of SingingPART 2: The Acoustics of Singing5: Alan Watson: Breathing in Singing6: Christian T Herbst, David M Howard and Jan G Svec: The Sound Source in Singing: Basic Principles and Muscular Adjustments for Fine-tuning Vocal Timbre7: Brad Story: The Vocal Tract in Singing8: Johan Sundberg: The Acoustics of Different Genres of Singing9: Desmond Sergeant: The Developing Voice10: David M Howard and Eric J Hunter: Perceptual Features of Singing11: Harald Jers: The Impact of Location on the Singing VoicePART 3: The Psychology of Singing12: Boris A Kleber and Jean Mary Zarate: The Neuroscience of Singing13: Johan Sundberg: Intonation in Singing14: Eduardo Coutinho, Klaus R Scherer and Nicola Dibben: Singing and Emotion15: Evangelos Himonides: Perceived Quality of a Singing Performance: The Importance of Context16: Karen Wise: Defining and Explaining Singing Difficulties in Adults17: Simone Dalla Bella: Vocal Performance in Occasional Singers18: Graham F Welch and Costanza Preti: Singing as Inter- and Intra-personal Communication19: Annabel J Cohen and Karen M Ludke: Digital Libraries for Singing: The Example of the AIRS ProjectPART 4: The Development of Singing across the Lifespan20: Robert Walker: Socio-cultural, Acoustic, and Environmental Imperatives in the World of Singing21: Sheila C Woodward: Fetal, Neonatal and Early Infant Experiences of Maternal Singing22: Sandra E Trehub and Helga Rut Gudmundsdottir: Mothers as Singing Mentors for Infants23: Margaret S Barrett: Singing and Invented Song-making in Infants and Young Children's Early Learning and Development: from Shared to Independent Song-making24: Valentine Harding: Children Singing: Nurture, Creativity, and Culture. A Study of Children's Music-making in London, UK, and in West Bengal, India25: Graham F Welch: Singing and Vocal Development26: Jenevora Williams and Scott Harrison: Boys' Singing Voice Change in Adolescence27: Lynne Gackle: Adolescent Girls' Singing Development28: Diana Parkinson: The Effects of Gender on the Motivation and Benefits Associated with Community Singing in the UK29: Jane Davidson and Lynne Murray: Voice Management and the Older SingerPART 5: Singing Pedagogy30: John Nix: Systematic Development of Vocal Technique31: Susan Knight: Addressing the Needs of the Adult "Non-Singer" ("NS")32: Jean Callaghan: Teaching the Professional Singer33: Alma Thomas: Mental Preparation for the Performer34: Mary King and John Nix: Conservatory Teaching and Learning35: Jeremy Fisher, Gillyanne Kayes and Lisa Popeil: Pedagogy of Different Sung Genres36: Michael Edward Edgerton: The Extra-normal Voice37: Yang Yang, Aaron Carter-Enyi, Nandhu Radhakrishnan, Sophie Grimmer, and John Nix: Vocal Music and Pedagogy of Chinese, African and Indian GenresPART 6: The Collective 'Choral' Voice38: Ursula Geisler and Karin Johansson: Contemporary Concepts and Practices of Choral Singing39: Joy Hill: The Youth Choir40: Timothy Day: Cultural History and a Singing Style: "The English Cathedral Tradition"41: Colin Durrant and Maria Varvarigou: Perspectives on Choral Conducting: Theory and Practice42: Jane Davidson and Robert Faulkner: Group Singing and Social Identity43: David M Howard: Intonation and Staying in Tune in A Cappella Choral Singing44: Dag Jansson: Choral Singers' Perceptions of Musical LeadershipPART 7: The Wider Benefits of Singing45: Stephen Clift and Rebekah Gilbert: Can Singing have a Beneficial Effect on Lung Function and Breathing for People with Respiratory Illness?46: Jane W Davidson and Sandra Garrido: Singing and Psychological Needs47: Töres Theorell: The Effects and Benefits of Singing Individually and in a Group48: June Boyce-Tillman: Unchained Melody: The Rise of Orality and Therapeutic SingingPART 8: Singing and Technology49: Harm K Schutte: Historical Approaches in Revealing the Singing Voice, Part 150: Harm K Schutte: Historical Approaches in Revealing the Singing Voice, Part 251: Evangelos Himonides: Ave Verum Pentium: Singing, Recording, Archiving and Analysing within the Digital Domain52: Garyth Nair (decd), David M Howard, and Graham F Welch: Practical Voice Analyses and their Application in the Studio53: Peter Pabon, David M Howard, Sten Ternström, Malte Kob and Gerhard Eckel: Future Perspectives

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Singing has been a characteristic behaviour of humanity across several millennia. Chorus America (2009) estimated that 42.6 million adults and children regularly sing in one of 270,000 choruses in the US, representing more than 1:5 households. Similarly, recent European-based data suggest that more than 37 million adults take part in group singing. The Oxford Handbook of Singing is a landmark text on this topic. It is a comprehensive resource for anyone who wishes to know more about the pluralistic nature of singing. In part, the narrative adopts a lifespan approach, pre-cradle to senescence, to illustrate that singing is a commonplace behaviour which is an essential characteristic of our humanity. In the overall design of the Handbook, the chapter contents have been clustered into eight main sections, embracing fifty-three chapters by seventy-two authors, drawn from across the world, with each chapter illustrating and illuminating a particular aspect of singing. Offering a multi-disciplinary perspective embracing the arts and humanities, physical, social and clinical sciences, the book will be valuable for a broad audience within those fields.

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Provides a lifespan perspective. Whatever your age or experience, there will be something about singing that relates to you, your family and your experienceThe authors represent scientists, doctors, teachers and performers. This is a comprehensive, multi-faceted perspective on singing which offers content for a wide audienceThe text has been designed to be accessible, informative and useful. Whether you are a teacher, scientist or clinician, the content will enable you to understand more clearly what singing is and why it is important in our human lives

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PART 1: The Anatomy and Physiology of Singing 1. Structure and Function of the Singing Voice, Gillyanne Kayes 2. Voice Dysfunction and Recovery, Tara K Stadelman-Cohen and Robert E Hillman 3. The Healthy Voice, Lifestyle and Voice Protection (including Exercise, Body Work and Diet), John S Rubin and Ruth Epstein 4. Physiology and its Impact on the Performance of Singing, Filipa M B La and Brian P Gill PART 2: The Acoustics of Singing 5. Breathing in Singing, Alan Watson 6. The Sound Source in Singing: Basic Principles and Muscular Adjustments for Fine-tuning Vocal Timbre, Christian T Herbst, David M Howard and Jan G Svec 7. The Vocal Tract in Singing, Brad Story 8. The Acoustics of Different Genres of Singing, Johan Sundberg 9. The Developing Voice, Desmond Sergeant 10. Perceptual Features of Singing, David M Howard and Eric J Hunter 11. The Impact of Location on the Singing Voice, Harald Jers PART 3: The Psychology of Singing 12. The Neuroscience of Singing, Boris A Kleber and Jean Mary Zarate 13. Intonation in Singing, Johan Sundberg 14. Singing and Emotion, Eduardo Coutinho, Klaus R Scherer and Nicola Dibben 15. Perceived Quality of a Singing Performance: The Importance of Context, Evangelos Himonides 16. Defining and Explaining Singing Difficulties in Adults, Karen Wise 17. Vocal Performance in Occasional Singers, Simone Dalla Bella 18. Singing as Inter- and Intra-personal Communication, Graham F Welch and Costanza Preti 19. Digital Libraries for Singing: The Example of the AIRS Project, Annabel J Cohen and Karen M Ludke PART 4: The Development of Singing across the Lifespan 20. Socio-cultural, Acoustic, and Environmental Imperatives in the World of Singing, Robert Walker 21. Fetal, Neonatal and Early Infant Experiences of Maternal Singing, Sheila C Woodward 22. Mothers as Singing Mentors for Infants, Sandra E Trehub and Helga Rut Gudmundsdottir 23. Singing and Invented Song-making in Infants and Young Children''s Early Learning and Development: from Shared to Independent Song-making, Margaret S Barrett 24. Children Singing: Nurture, Creativity, and Culture. A Study of Children''s Music-making in London, UK, and in West Bengal, India, Valentine Harding 25. Singing and Vocal Development, Graham F Welch 26. Boys'' Singing Voice Change in Adolescence, Jenevora Williams and Scott Harrison 27. Adolescent Girls'' Singing Development, Lynne Gackle 28. The Effects of Gender on the Motivation and Benefits Associated with Community Singing in the UK, Diana Parkinson 29. Voice Management and the Older Singer, Jane Davidson and Lynne Murray PART 5: Singing Pedagogy 30. Systematic Development of Vocal Technique, John Nix 31. Addressing the Needs of the Adult "Non-Singer" ("NS"), Susan Knight 32. Teaching the Professional Singer, Jean Callaghan 33. Mental Preparation for the Performer, Alma Thomas 34. Conservatory Teaching and Learning, Mary King and John Nix 35. Pedagogy of Different Sung Genres, Jeremy Fisher, Gillyanne Kayes and Lisa Popeil 36. The Extra-normal Voice, Michael Edward Edgerton 37. Vocal Music and Pedagogy of Chinese, African and Indian Genres, Yang Yang, Aaron Carter-Enyi, Nandhu Radhakrishnan, Sophie Grimmer, and John Nix PART 6: The Collective ''Choral'' Voice 38. Contemporary Concepts and Practices of Choral Singing, Ursula Geisler and Karin Johansson 39. The Youth Choir, Joy Hill 40. Cultural History and a Singing Style: "The English Cathedral Tradition", Timothy Day 41. Perspectives on Choral Conducting: Theory and Practice, Colin Durrant and Maria Varvarigou 42. Group Singing and Social Identity, Jane Davidson and Robert Faulkner 43. Intonation and Staying in Tune in A Cappella Choral Singing, David M Howard 44. Choral Singers'' Perceptions of Musical Leadership, Dag Jansson PART 7: The Wider Benefits of Singing 45. Can Singing have a Beneficial Effect on Lung Function and Breathing for People with Respiratory Illness?, Stephen Clift and Rebekah Gilbert 46. Singing and Psychological Needs, Jane W Davidson and Sandra Garrido 47. The Effects and Benefits of Singing Individually and in a Group, Tores Theorell 48. Unchained Melody: The Rise of Orality and Therapeutic Singing, June Boyce-Tillman PART 8: Singing and Technology 49. Historical Approaches in Revealing the Singing Voice, Part 1, Harm K Schutte 50. Historical Approaches in Revealing the Singing Voice, Part 2, Harm K Schutte 51. Ave Verum Pentium: Singing, Recording, Archiving and Analysing within the Digital Domain, Evangelos Himonides 52. Practical Voice Analyses and their Application in the Studio, Garyth Nair (decd), David M Howard, and Graham F Welch 53. Future Perspectives, Peter Pabon, David M Howard, Sten Ternstrom, Malte Kob and Gerhard Eckel

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