Dear Voice Foundation Members,I hope that everyone had a wonderful summer after a great kickoff in Philadelphia at the 52nd Annual Symposium! During the symposium, presenters in one of the speech-language pathology sessions shared their research aiming to understand the experiences of speakers and singers with voice disorders. The audience members’ questions and comments showed…
We are happy to announce the Perceptual Voice Qualities Database (PVQD) 296 Audio Files (in .wav format) of the CAPE-V vowels and sentences. Research done by Patrick R. Walden, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, St. John’s University This database was created through generous funding from The Voice Foundation’s Advancing Scientific Voice Research Grant. It contains voice samples which…
SD Brochure If you’d like to have a great experience learning about SD and vocal tremor, please join us for this course. It’s part of the NSDA symposium, with “master classes” where you work with individuals who have SD…AD, AB, and vocal tremor. The didactic portion on Friday features Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer from UC-Davis and Kate DeVore. …
January – June 2013 . Most Read lists are compiled every quarter. Habitual Use of Vocal Fry in Young Adult Female Speakers May 2012 (Vol. 26 | No. 3 | Pages e111-e116)Lesley Wolk, Nassima B. Abdelli-Beruh, Dianne Slavin Abstract Full Text PDF (94 KB) Vocal Warm-Up Practices and Perceptions in Vocalists: A Pilot Survey January…
It is a great pleasure to announce Filipa Martins Baptista Lã, PhD as the 22nd Annual Van L. Lawrence Fellowship recipient. Congratulations, Filipa! The Voice Foundation and the National Association of Teachers of Singing Foundation have each contributed $1,000.00 to the Van L. Lawrence Fellowship fund. This $2,000.00 award will be presented at 11:00am on Friday,…
Dear Colleagues, Symposium Registration for 2014 will open on January 15th. We are working on a new registration form for the 43rd Annual Symposium (May 28 – June 1, 2014). There will still be plenty of time to get your Early Bird Discount before April 26th. Members: you should expect your discount codes to be…