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Vocal Spice!

June 4, 2019

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Variety is the spice of life. It’s also the SPICE of your VOICE. As an occupational voice user, you MUST avoid monotone at all costs. A voice without variety is a voice that...
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Schedule It!

May 13, 2019
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A budget is defined as a financial plan for a specific period, often an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time. In order to succeed, the budget must be...
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Back to the Roots of VOICE...

April 30, 2019
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VOX is the Latin word for VOICE. Per the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, the oldest written sources of western medicine are the Hippocratic writings from the 5th and 4th...
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Know When to Call it a Night...

April 23, 2019
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To ensure the most optimal vocal quality and vocal health, it is essential to honor the crucial role played by none other than star performer: adequate sleep. Achieving seven to...
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Vocal Efficiency and Vocal Economy

April 14, 2019
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Vocal efficiency and vocal economy are “fancy” terms for the basic ability to sustain phonation (voice) over long periods of time without injury (or fatigue). Sounds...
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Reflux 101

April 8, 2019
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Acid reflux is often overdiagnosed and many voice disorders are generalized to or misdiagnosed for acid reflux. That being said, if and when reflux is truly present, it most...
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Effects of Smoking, Vaping, and Marijuana on the Vocal Folds.. because YES, there are several…

April 1, 2019
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Without a doubt, smoking (anything) has a negative effect on the voice (larynx, vocal folds, respiratory system, etc.), as it can create change within the composition of the vocal...
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Should I Use Throat Lozenges?!

March 24, 2019
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As the seasons continue to change along with the weather and the allergens present in our air, many people will report experiencing throat irritation classified by a...
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Look For the Signs: Part Two

March 17, 2019
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A “hoarse” voice is NOT normal. In a survey of ~230 fitness professionals/instructors (Davis, 2018), approximately 70% of all respondents reported experiencing...
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Look For the Signs: Part One

March 10, 2019
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A “hoarse” voice is NOT normal.
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In a survey of 237 primary school teachers (DaCosta et al, 2012), one third of the teachers sought professional help for...
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