Foundations of Voice Studies provides a comprehensive description and analysis of the multifaceted role that voice quality plays in human existence. * Offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective on all facets of voice perception, illustrating why listeners hear what they do and how they reach conclusions based on voice quality * Integrates voice literature from a multitude of sources and disciplines * Supplemented with practical and approachable examples, including a companion website with sound files at www.wiley.com/go/voicestudies * Explores the choice of various voices in advertising and broadcasting, and voice perception in singing voices and forensic applications * Provides a straightforward and thorough overview of vocal physiology and control