Lecture 16 Professional Voice

Question 1

Who are professional voice users?

Answer 1

anyone who needs their voice to carry out their job a professional voice user

*vocal athletes (voice use is more extensive and strenuous than non professional voice users)

Question 2

Examples of Professionial Voice users:

Answer 2

singers
actors
teachers
attorneys
clergy
salespersons
coaches
auctioneers

Question 3

What is vocology?

Answer 3

study of voice, but as a professional discipline it has a narrower focus:
*the science and practice of voice habilitation, which includes evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention

Question 4

What are some etiologies of voice disorders in actors and singers?

Answer 4

*physiological overcompensation as result of laryngeal mech. infection/irritation
*excessive muscle tension
*phonotrauma
*poor vocal training
*poor amplification/environment
*emotional reactions to life stress
*use of character voices in unnatural pitch range
*allergy or reflux