Any voice user knows that when there’s vocal trouble from crazy schedules, different venues, demanding vocal tasks and even airplane travel, we will try anything to get things better. We’ve tried special tea, lozenges, and even gargling with salt water or ginger. Are any of these treatments actually beneficial?
Sarah Lobegeiger de Rodriguez and I have teamed up for a shared blog piece and IGTV series on what we wish we would have known
Pushing-through culture has us all avoiding rest. A crucial time in any singer’s life is the moment something doesn’t sound quite right. It can happen
What Kittie Verdolini Abbott likes to call the “Scream Study” shows just that. She and her cohorts (including Ryan Branski and Clark Rosen) took a group of 9 folks and subjected them all to the same task to “tax” their vocal fold tissue (talking loudly for 1 hour, with a few small breaks in between). Then, they separated them into 3 groups.
It’s always a challenge to find fun and creative materials to help children and young adults want to take care of
There are many factors that can cause an individual to be hoarse. Vocal fold swelling from sickness or overuse affects the ability for vocal folds
Whether a professional singer or a singer for hobby, if you are developing a professional voice you should have a goal for maximum output with
It’s Research Tuesday again! There may be “Something in the Water” for Carrie Underwood for her to be changed, and the same is true for the
Have you ever had a singer on your caseload? Ever had a yodeler? Vocal Hyperfunction can occur in regular singing as well as in yodeling.
Have you heard those heavy metal screaming bands? They may not be your cup of tea, but you might end up with a lead-singer from
