History of professional voice care / Gayle E. Woodson -- Anatomy of the vocal mechanism: structure of the voice / Nicolas E. Maragos -- Physiology of voice production: how does the voice work? / Jack Jiang -- Normal voice maturation: hormones and age / Jean Abitbol -- Artistic vocal styles and techniques / Sharon L. Radionoff -- Case history, interview, and voice handicap assessment / Michael S. Benninger and Thomas Murry -- Laryngeal examinations and visualizations / Peak Woo -- Aerodynamic and acoustic voice measurements / Philippe H. DeJonckere -- Perceptual attributes and assessment of singer's voice / Rahul Shrivastav and Judith Wingate -- Reflux and the performer's voice / Albert L. Merati -- Electromyography for the singer's voice / Glendon M. Gardner -- Acute assessment of professional singers / Josef Schlömicher-Thier and Matthias Weikert -- Medications: the positive and negative impact on voice / David M. Alessi and Audrey Crummey -- Complementary and alternative medications and techniques / Michael Seidman -- Voice therapy for benign vocal fold lesions and scar in singers and actors / Mara Behlau and Thomas Murry -- Strategies for dealing with vocal tension / Janet Madelle Feindel -- Treatment of injured singers and professional speakers: the singer/actor, singer/dancer, and singer/musician / Jeannette L. LoVetri -- Performance anxiety: identification, assessment, and treatment / Philip J. Lanzisera -- Surgical anatomy, planning, and consent / Michael S. Benninger -- Microlaryngoscopic procedures and operations / Seth H. Dailey, and Charles N. Ford -- Nonlaryngeal procedures in the performer / Glendon M. Gardner -- Postoperative voice care of the singer / Robert H. Ossoff and Thomas E. Cleveland -- The professional voice practice / Robert T. Sataloff -- Medical-legal implications of professional voice care / Robert T. Sataloff and Michael S. Benninger.