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[Dysphagia] Off-topic: Unusual voice pt
What about the notion of an auditory discrimination deficiency?
Andrea
----- Original Message -----
From: "Woodford Beach" <wabeach@hsc.vcu.edu>
To: <REDSOPRA1@aol.com>; <dysphagia@b9.com>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Dysphagia] Off-topic: Unusual voice pt
> Bravo Susan.
>
> A vocologist who specializes in the professional voice would be the most
> appropriate person to treat this patient (though certainly check with the
> voice listserve).
>
> Woodford A. Beach, Ph.D., CCC/SP
> Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <REDSOPRA1@aol.com>
> To: <dysphagia@b9.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 8:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dysphagia] Off-topic: Unusual voice pt
>
>
> > Before I became a speech therapist, I was a professional
singer--difficult
> > field to make a living in, I'm telling you. Hence my second profession.
> >
> > One thing to keep in mind that, with singers, fine pitch control
involves
> a
> > complex relationship among several factors including breath support and
> control
> > of air flow, minute manipulations of the muscles of the larynx and the
> > ability to make immediate adjustments based on auditory and kinesthetic
> feedback.
> > Even very subtle changes in the way the intrinsic muscles of the larynx
> respond
> > (ie, reduced strength and speed of response) can have a very noticeable
> > change in the singer's ability to adjust pitch "on-the-fly" as it were.
> >
> > I think your patient would benefit from the advise of a singing teacher
> or,
> > even better, a voice therapist who specializes in care of the singing
> voice.
> >
> > I'd be interested to hear how this works out.
> >
> > Susan Hensley, MA CCC/SLP
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