In the present era statistics for emotional trauma are astonishing over half of American seventeenyearolds have experienced or witnessed it firsthand and the next person you meet is more likely to carry nervous system trauma than to be lefthanded. This carries over into the applied music studio where the world of emotions and feelings undoubtedly play a crucial role.An indispensable resource for the modern voice teacher Trauma and the Voice A Guide for Singers Teachers and Other Practitioners explores the bodyampamprsquos response to trauma and practical ways that singing teachers can adapt the principles of traumainformed care while maintaining ethical boundaries. Emily Jaworski Koriath gathers perspectives and research from across the fields of psychology speech pathology and vocal music education andcontributors investigate a myriad of concepts including the physiology of trauma the impact of trauma on learning polyvagal theory human attachment theory and other relevant psychological concepts.