Tried and tested in practice, this textbook is aimed at all those dealing with the training of one's own voice or of the voices of other persons on an elementary level – be it in the field of education, music, acting or therapy. Anneliese Riesch sees tone and sound as a phenomenon which needs to be examined mainly intellectually.

Written in an easily understood language, the chapters on breathing, articulation, tonal range, interpretation and register are complemented by numerous illustratio...