Chapter 7: Voice Management (Resonance Therapy - Generalizing the Balanced Voice)

Question 1

What is resonant voice?

Answer 1

voice production involving oral vibratory sensations, usually on the anterior alveolar ridge or higher in the face, the the context of easy phonation

Question 2

Resonant voice therapies training methodologies are ____________, they focus on the processing of __________ information

Answer 2

experiential

sensory

Question 3

What is the fundamental perceptual target of resonant voice therapy?

Answer 3

focused, oral vibratory sensations in the context of easy phonation

Question 4

In resonant voice therapy, the singular training focus (__________) is expected to affect what other levels of phsyiology?

Answer 4

resonance

breathing and laryngeal

Question 5

In resonant voice therapy, ______ numbers of repetitions are used in varying _____ _________

Answer 5

large

speech contexts

Question 6

Resonant voice therapy training is strongly _______ driven, and has insistence on the greatest possible ____________ in the achievement of perceptual tasks

Answer 6

goal

precision

Question 7

What is the basic training gesture for RT (step 1 for all stages of RT)?

Answer 7

holm-molm-molm-molm-molm-molm as a sigh

Question 8

In the basic training gesture for RT, what 3 things are required/should happen?

Answer 8

1) extreme forward focus with appropriate breath support
2) make the connection from the abdominal muscle to the lips
3) pt should feel very relaxed at the end of this gesture

Question 9

What is stage 1 of the RT hierarchy?

Answer 9

“all voiced”

Question 10

What is stage 1 step 1 of RT? (4)

Answer 10

1) sustained pitch
2) vary rate only
3) discover the vibrations, experiment with broad and narrow
4) eventually focus on the narrow vibration

Question 11

What is stage 1 step 2 of RT? (2)

Answer 11

1) slow-fast-slow

2) soft-loud-soft

Question 12

What is stage 1 step 3 of RT? (2)

Answer 12

1) use a non-linguistic phrase
2) vary the rate, pitch, and loudness
3) make the connection from the abdominal muscles to the lips

Question 13

What is stage 1 step 4 of RT? (1)

Answer 13

1) change the following voiced phrases on a musical note
- mary made me mad
- my mother made marmalade
- my merry mom made marmalade
- my mom my marry marv
- my merry om may marry marv
- marv made my mother merry

Question 14

What is stage 1 step 5 of RT? (1)

Answer 14

1) over-inflect the phrases from step 4 as speech

Question 14

What is stage 1 step 5 of RT? (1)

Answer 14

1) over-inflect the phrases from step 4 as speech

Question 15

What is stage 2 of the RT hierarchy?

Answer 15

“voice-voiceless contrasts”

Question 16

What is the basic training gesture of stage 2 of the RT hierarchy?

Answer 16

mamapapa…

Question 17

What is stage 2 step 1 of RT? (1)

Answer 17

1) vary the rate on ___ note

Question 18

What is stage 2 step 2 of RT? (2)

Answer 18

1) slow-fast-slow
2) soft-loud-soft
(on ___ note)

Question 19

What is stage 2 step 3 of RT? (3)

Answer 19

1) use non-linguistic phrases
2) vary the rate, pitch, and loudness
3) make the connection from abdominal muscles to the lips

Question 20

What is stage 2 step 4 of RT? (1)

Answer 20

1) chant the following voice/voiceless phrases on the musical note __
- mom may put Paul on the moon
- mom told Tom to copy my manner
- my manner made Pete and Paul mad
- mom may move Polly’s move to ten
- my movie made Tim and Tom sad

Question 21

What is stage 2 step 5 of RT? (1)

Answer 21

1) over-inflect these phrases as speech

Question 22

What is stage 3 of the RT hierarchy?

Answer 22

“any phrase”

Question 23

What is the basic training gesture for stage 3 of RT?

Answer 23

A collection of phrases, each one should go through all 3 steps of stage 3 before moving on to the next

Question 24

What stage are these phrases used in?

• all the girls were laughing
• get there before they close
• did you hear what she said?
• come in and close the door
• are you going tonight?
• put everything away
• come whenever you can
• we heard that yesterday
• the player broke his leg
• the children went swimming

Answer 24

stage 3

Question 25

What are the 3 steps in stage 3 of RT?

Answer 25

1) chant the phrase on __ note with no breath
2) over-inflect in with extreme forward focus
3) repeat it as natural speech with a forward focus

Question 26

What is stage 4 of the RT hierachy?

Answer 26

“paragraph reading”

Question 27

What are the 4 steps of stage 4 of RT?

Answer 27

1) read a paragraph with phrase markers
2) separate each phrase only by the inhalation of air
2) exaggerate focus and then repeat with a more normal speech/voice production
4) repeat the above without phrase markers

Question 28

What is stage 5 of the RT hierarchy?

Answer 28

“controlled conversation”

Question 29

What are the 2 points of stage 5?

Answer 29

1) practice forward speech placement in conversation

2) don’t permit glottal attacks, glottal fry, etc.

Question 30

What is stage 6 of the RT hierarchy?

Answer 30

“environmental manipulations”

Question 31

What are the 3 points of stage 6?

Answer 31

1) simulate actual speaking environments
2) use audio recordings of background noise
3) go to a noisy cafeteria

Question 32

What is stage 7 of the RT hierarchy?

Answer 32

“emotional manipulations”

Question 33

What is done in stage 7?

Answer 33

use materials and topics that increasingly engage and challenge the patient

Question 34

What are RT home exercises?

Answer 34

15-20 minute home sessions, two times per day with “minis” as needed

1) basic RV training gesture
2) selected level of hierarchy

Question 35

What are other holistic voice therapy programs besides RT and who are they used for (2)?

Answer 35

1) Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) = Parkinson’s Patients
2) PhoRTE = Presbyphonia