Get Intimate With Your Voice: 5 Things to Know
Vocal anatomy and voice production physiology are areas of knowledge I continue to seek clarification in. As a young singer, an inured singer, and
Vocal anatomy and voice production physiology are areas of knowledge I continue to seek clarification in. As a young singer, an inured singer, and
Babies respond to music and singing with awe and wonder, and as soon as they begin trying out sounds themselves, they begin imitating what they hear with musical intonation. Children’s songs are full of life lessons, fun sounds and repeated phrases at higher pitches so their tiny vocal folds can match easily. Singing is joyful…but could we be teaching our children about vocal anatomy too early in their lives? Read More…
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
How much voice rest is necessary after surgery to the vocal folds? When I had voice surgery 10 years ago, I was instructed to rest
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.
Why does a voice sound disordered? Does it sound harsh? Does it sound breathy? Does it sound too high pitched? We can hear a voice
Completely over diagnosed. Wrongly diagnosed. Underdiagnosed. What the heck is MTD? Muscle Tension Dysphonia is a term that describes a certain type of voice problem
When a patient comes to you with complaints of hoarseness, the first thing you do is probably perform your evaluation. Check. You make sure the patient
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