About the book —

Using digital technology to accelerate the process of learning to sing

While not confined to the art of singing, this book was primarily written to bring more objectivity into the process of learning to sing by the utilization of real-time computer analysis programs as feedback. Other disciplines concerned with the human voice may find such possibilitieOs equally interesting and discover resources applicable to their own field as well.

With the proliferation of personal computers and the availability of real-time spectrography (a fully functional spectrogram is include with the book's free CD), it is now possible to use digital analysis as feedback in the process of learning to sing. Students and voice therapy patients can experience an acceleration of the learning curve by using such analysis as real-time feedback.

The text synthesizes, in simple terms, many of the latest findings of voice science and medical research and teaches the reader how to apply them in the studio to enhance (not replace) traditional voice training. It presents both the "how" and the "why" of the use of computer-assisted real-time analysis in the voice studio and shows the reader a way to expedite and enhance the training process in a natural way. The reader will find step-by-step instructions for maximizing the use of these new tools and for setting up a state-of-the-art voice studio

Robert T. Sataloff, author of many authoritative books on the voice, writes that this new book "stands out as a milestone in the interdisciplinary evolution of vocal art and science. " and "Voice Tradition and Technology: A State-of-the-Art Studio is concise and engaging. It will enhance the library of anyone interested in voice, including not only teachers and singers, but also physicians, therapists, scientists and others."