Review: A new text with two principal aims: to provide a foundation of anatomical, physiological, acoustical and medical knowledge for students in the belief that one must know how something works before one can alter or repair it, and also to carefully structure the learning of the foundational voice skills necessary for the development of each student's technique beyond the length of a single course. Borrowing from Voice Science but staying firmly centered in the studio or classroom, the text helps the reader with a raw vocal ability understand the function and care of their vocal instrument. In the second part, the book begins a carefully graduated approach in building good singing habits. Three paradigm songs, one in Italian, one in English and one in German, are employed to help the reader practice and guage personal progress.

Chapters: Foreword by Richard Miller, Ph. D., Preface, Acknowledgments, Teacher's Guide, On Studying Voice - I, On Studying Voice - II, Sound: A Base of Knowledge, Singer's Posture, Respiration - Instinctive Breathing, Singer's Respiration and Support, Resonance, Tone, and Diction, Singing the Songs: Vital Information and Reference, Italian Vowels, Consovowels - Italian, Consonants Without Pitch - Italian, Vowels - English, Consovowels and Consonants - English, German Vowels, German Consovowels and Consonants, Registration Beyond the Middle Voice - Basics, Registration II: The Science of Blending, Registers III: Register by Register Guide: Gender Specifics, Classifying Voices, Learning Vocal Music, Programming and Citing Vocal Music, The Printed Program, Onstage I: Stage Dress, Onstage II: Stage Etiquette and Traditions, Glossary, References, Appendix A: Joins-@-5-CVC Warmup Table, Appendix B: Mandible Elevation Targets, Appendix C:The Familiar IPA, Appendix D: Italian Elision Rules, Appendix E: German Prefixes and Suffixes, Appendix F: Calculating Performance Times of Works, Inex