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A holistic approach to voice therapy.

Joseph C Stemple¹

¹Blaine Block Institute for Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation, Dayton, Ohio 45402, USA. jstemple@dhns.net

Seminars in Speech and Language

|May 27, 2005

Summary

Holistic voice therapy, focusing on vocal hygiene and exercises, can improve both disordered and normal voices. This approach, including Vocal Function Exercises, enhances vocal wellness across a continuum.

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Area of Science:

Speech and Hearing Sciences
Voice Science
Vocal Pedagogy

Background:

Voice therapy techniques can benefit healthy individuals, not just those with voice disorders.
A holistic approach views voice wellness on a continuum from disordered to elite performance.
Vocal hygiene and exercise are key components of voice care.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce the concept of holistic voice therapy.
To describe the Vocal Function Exercise Program as a holistic approach.
To highlight the applicability of voice therapy for enhancing normal voices.

Main Methods:

Defining holistic voice therapy based on subsystems of voice production: respiration, phonation, and resonance.
Describing the principles of vocal hygiene and vocal mechanism exercise.
Presenting the specific Vocal Function Exercise Program.

Main Results:

Holistic voice therapy approaches can be effective for improving disordered voices.
These same approaches can enhance the vocal quality and performance of normal voices.
The Vocal Function Exercise Program is presented as an effective holistic method.

Conclusions:

Voice therapy techniques, when applied holistically, offer benefits across the spectrum of vocal health.
Individuals can actively manage their vocal wellness through hygiene and exercise.
The Vocal Function Exercise Program is a validated method for vocal enhancement.

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