Part I - Communicative functions of the voice: an introduction.

The larynx and upper respiratory tract.

The lower respiratory tract.

Normal voice and phonation.

Voice mutation: infancy to senescence.

Part II - Voice disorders.

Presentation and classification.

Hyperfunctional dysphonia.

Psychogenic voice disorders.

Vocal tract structural abnormalities: congenital and acquired.

Neurogenic voice disorders.

Laryngeal disease, inflammatory conditions and diseases affecting the vocal tract.

Part III - Voice therapy: the process.

Analysis and evaluation: perceptual and instrumental.

Management and treatment: principles and techniques.

Specific techniques.

Specific intervention: children, the elderly, singers.

Laryngeal carcinoma: presentation and management.

Lesley Mathieson, University of Reading, UK.