voice therapy – a tempo Voice Center

5 Voice Tips for Teachers on Summer Break

June 4, 2024 No Comments

The summer has arrived in the northern hemisphere, so many teachers are taking time off to recharge their voices. According to multiple studies, voice disorders are common in about 80% of teachers (Martins et al 2014). That’s a huge amount of individuals who need their voices for their job teaching the thinkers and leaders of tomorrow. How can we keep these vocally athletic teachers in great vocal shape?

Are Children Too Young for Voice Lessons?

January 9, 2024 No Comments

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…

To Numb or Not To Numb: When Using Flexible Endoscopy

April 26, 2023 No Comments

If you have ever watched an exam for voice or swallowing, you’ve possibly seen 2 different scopes being used. The rigid scope is placed on

Top 3 Free or Cheap Apps to Make Voice Therapy Easier

March 29, 2023 No Comments

Resonant voice therapy uses messa di voce (volume glides) to help establish vocal economy during speech and singing. Vocal function exercises, a series of vocally

3 Tips To Not Panic with Adult Voice Clients

January 5, 2022 No Comments

3 Tips To Not Panic with Adult Voice Clients When I attended voice therapy as a patient, I had worries that a “Speech Therapist” would

Vocal Function Exercises Research Explained

August 17, 2021 No Comments

Why the weird mouth postures? Well, semi occluded vocal tract modifications actually occlude the vocal tract partially and keep the cords slightly separated due to the build up of positive intraoral pressure. Parallel vocal cords lessen the physical effort and improve vocal economy.

Surviving Telepractice for Voice Therapy!

April 2, 2020 No Comments

If you have been thrust unknowingly into the COVID-19 world of virtual voice therapy sessions, you are not alone.

I have been transitioning and pivoting my in-person clinic to seeing each and every client on an online tele therapy platform. Our patients can use doxy.me to sign into their sessions, and this has been working well so far.