This book is the only book of its kind written on voice-culture for singers in English. Dr. Durga has done extensive research on the scientific methods of voice training in India and USA. She, being a performer herself of Indian Classical Music, has included in the book valuable solutions to eradicate common functional disorders, and detailed analysis of the Physiological, physics and psychological aspects of the voice as musical instrument. "An important maiden work in the field of voice culture for singers and I am sure the book will be useful to all vocalists" — Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, famous singer of Indian Classical Music and a multi-faceted personality about the original edition.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.A.K. Durga
Dr. S.A.K. Durga is the Professor Emeritus, Department of Indian Music, University of Madras, the Founder Director of the Center for Ethnomusicology, Madras. She has received her Ph.D. Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University USA and did her Post-Post Doctoral Resear5ch in Ethnomusicology at Yale University, USA. She has also to her credit M.A. and M.Litt and Ph.D. in Indian Music from Madras University, India. Dr. Durga has a wide teaching experience in Indian and Foreign Universities to Indian and non-Indian students. Dr. Durga has published seven books on Indian Music and Ethnomusicology besides her many research papers in Indian and overseas journals of repute. Besides being an academician, Dr. Durga is a performing artist of Indian classical music and producer/performer of Avante Garde Music.
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