Foundations of Voice Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Voice Production and Perception

by Jody Kreiman, Diana Sidtis

"Foundations of Voice Studies" provides a comprehensive description and analysis of the multifaceted role that voice quality plays in human existence.Offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective on all facets of voice perception, illustrating why listeners hear what they do and how they reach conclusions based on voice qualityIntegrates voice literature from a multitude of sources and disciplinesSupplemented with practical and approachable examples, including a companion website with sound files, available on publication at www.wiley.com/go/voicestudiesExplores the choice of various voices in advertising and broadcasting, and voice perception in singing voices and forensic applicationsProvides a straightforward and thorough overview of vocal physiology and control

512 pages, Paperback

First published February 23, 2011

Reviews

[University of Chicago Magazine]

Jody Kreiman, AM’81, PhD’87, and Diana Van Lancker Sidtis, AM’66
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From our pages (May–June/11): "Explaining the voice’s physiology, its perception by listeners, and the conclusions those listeners reach about the speaker, Foundations of Voice Studies provides an introduction to the ways that voice quality influences our social experience. Kreiman and Sidtis bring together sociology, neurology, and forensics to examine the complex role that voice plays in media and in everyday lives."