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Preface: the roots of my fascinations -- Fascination 1: how our small, strangely-shaped vocal instrument makes such impressive sounds -- Fascination 2: how a single "string" can vibrate over five octaves -- Fascination 3: how the brain orchestrates the many tasks needed to speak and sing -- Fascination 4: what beautiful symmetry exists between the voicing and hearing systems -- Fascination 5: how our voices tell others volumes about us -- Fascination 6: how easily we can disguise our vocal identities -- Fascination 7: how resilient our small larynx is to such heavy use.

Dr. Ingo R. Titze has summarized his lifelong love and knowledge of the vocal arts and the vocal sciences to provide a wealth of knowledge that can be easily read and understood. --[Résumé de l'éditeur].