2.3 Voice: direct therapy

when? (2)

MTI, structural

building awareness of…(4)

voice, posture, breathing, laryngeal constriction

building awareness therapy (4)

contrasted voice practice, body and mental relaxation, discrete stretching exercises, laryngeal manipulation

breathing changes (4)

comorbidities (asthma, COPD), locking the abs, increased expiration rate / upper body tension, reduced breath support

breathing exercises (3)

outbreath to increase vc airflow, slow quiet nose breathing, diaphragmatic breathing to reduce muscular effort

semi-occluded vocal tract (SOVT) principle (6)

bernoulli effect, narrow vocal tract at lips/tongue, increase intraoral pressure, slows velocity, less effortful vibration, releases laryngeal constriction

holistic therapies using SOVT: lax vox (3)

straw in water, adds airflow resistance, lengthens vocal tract

holistic therapies using SOVT: accent method (2)

coordinate airflow and voicing, add occlusion with fricatives

discrete techniques: humming (2)

SOVT technique, focus on forward placement of sound for resonance

discrete technique: yawn (1)

good sensation of laryngeal opening

discrete technique: Estill (2)

range of techniques, to maintain comfortable effort

reduce tightness

resonance voice therapy, yawn-sign, SOVT, manual therapy