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The chapters in this book are:

• The Co-oridinated Vocal Onset and Release: Establishing Dynamic Muscle Equilibrium through Onset and Release
• The Supported Singing Voice: Breath Management in Singing
• Agility in Singing: Flexible Application of Breath Power
• The Resonant Voice: Supraglottic Considerations in Singing
• The Well-balanced Vowel: Vowel Differentiation in Singing
• Resonance Balancing through Nasal Consonants: The Influences of Nasal Continuants on Resonator Adjustment
• Resonance Balancing through Non-nasal Consonants: The Influence of Non-nasal Consonants on Resonator Adjustment
• Sustaining the Voice: Sostenuto
• Unifying the Registers of Male Voices
• Unifying the Registers of the Female Voice
• Vowel Modification in Singing: aggiustamento
• Range Extension and Stabilization in Singing
• Messa di voce and Dymanic Control
• Vibrancy in Singing: Vibrato and Vocal Timbre
• Coordinating Technique and Communication
• Pedagogical Attitudes: The Aesthetics of Vocal Timbre
• Healthy Singing
• Appendix 1. Laryngeal Structure and Function
• Appendix 2. The Structure and Mechanics of the Breath Apparatus
• Appendix 3. The Physiology of the Vocal Tract Resonator System
• Appendix 4. The Physical Factors of Vocal Registration
• Appendix 5. Influences of Various Voiced and Unvoiced Consonants of Resonator Adjustment
• Appendix 6. International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Symbols