<p>HI,</p>
<pre><code>I was looking at the music major forum and came across a post about voice therapy. I thought it sounded interesting and started reading. One of the posters said that you worked in this field and that you should be contacted to learn more about it. I would appreciate anything you could tell me about this topic.
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<p>Hi Nick - </p>
<p>It's true, I'm finishing my master's in Speech-Language Pathology with a focus on voice therapy, and I currently work in both a hospital and an outpatient Voice Clinic (and coach, too ;)). Your question is pretty broad, so let me know what your interest is: as a patient (what it's like to get a voice exam, etc.), or as someone who might want to study voice therapy? </p>
<p>FYI - anyone who has a strong singing technique background and likes science/medical stuff is an ideal candidate for the degree I'm doing, b/c singers have finely "tuned" ears, and a lot of what I do is deciding how to treat someone based, at least in part, on what I hear. </p>
<p>Looking forward to hearing more from you, Nick! :)</p>
<p>My D has been to a therapist due to damaging her vocal chords when younger. We don't know if it was caused by her frequent bouts of "Croup" as a child which causes a hoarse barking cough...or possible singing outside at the top of her lungs while "practicing" *Tomorrow[\i] for various Annie auditions. Her therapist gave her some cute little blow toys to work with and said that maybe she could smooth out the scar tissue with practice. It's all very scientific...With scopes going down the throat and camera angles and whatnot. Luckily our insurance paid for it as I don't think we could have afforded it otherwise.</p>
<p>My daughter went through voice therapy this summer through the University of Michigan. She saw a "team" which consisted of a physician, a speech and language pathologist and a vocal training specialist (who also is a professor at U of M school of music) She met with the vocal trainer and the speech pathologist once a week for an hour each through the summer. They also put her on vocal rest for the whole summer. At the end of the therapy her nodules (which were minor to begin with) were gone and she had learned some life long singing and speaking techniques. This was well worth the time and effort and it was paid for by insurance.</p>
<p>hey coachc</p>
<p>I am asking as someone who wants to study the field. I love singing but I love science too. I thought that this would be a good way to combine the two.The only problem is that I want to perform. I guess I should first ask about the education process. What did you do your undergrade in? from what I understand people who either major in vocal performance or double major in vocal performance and lingusitics have a step up. Is this true?</p>
<p>CoachC -
My D is also interested in studying voice therapy, and plans to major in vocal performance, Any suggestions for teachers or schools (undergrad)?</p>