VOCAL HEALTH FOR VOICE PROFESSIONALS

A detailed exploration of vocal health issues relevant to singers and teachers of singing. This course addresses vocal fold injury and includes the mechanisms of vocal pathologies, their diagnosis and treatment. Common conditions such as nodules, polyps, edema, reflux, and hemorrhage will be covered. The goal is to enable teachers to advise students on vocal hygiene, to recognize the necessity of medical intervention, to be conversant with commonly used drugs for performers, and to be able to participate as part of the medical treatment team in the rehabilitation of the singing voice.

Instructors and Lecture Topics

Dr. Peak Woo, MD, FACS - Mechanism of Vocal Injury
Dr. Peak Woo, MD, FACS - Vocal Fold Nodules, Polyps, Varix, Edema, Cysts
Dr. Peak Woo, MD, FACS - Reflux Laryngitis, Acute Laryngitis, Chronic Laryngitis
Dr. Robert Bastian, MD - Diagnosing Voice Disorders
Dr. Peak Woo, MD, FACS - Medication and the Voice
Anat Keidar, PhD, CC-SLP - Muscular Tension Dysphonia (MTD) / Other Posturing Abnormalities
Linda Carroll, PhD,CC- SLP - Optimizing Vocal Hygiene and Communication with the Health Profession
Dr. Benjamin Asher, MD, FACS - Integrative Approach to the Professional Voice: How Alternative Therapies Enhance the Conventional Approach for Optimal Health