Overview

This new book is published in recognition of the fact that there are remarkably few such resources available to voice therapists. Behrman and Haskell, together with some of the world’s leading voice therapist, have devised a comprehensive collection of some thirty therapeutic exercises of graduated difficulty for remediation of a wide array of voice problems aimed at helping therapists develop treatment plans and session materials for voice disordered patients.

All of the exercises follow the same format: title, purpose, origin, overview, and then a detailed step-by-step explanation of the exercise, complemented by an audio demonstration on an accompanying audio CD.

Review

• Glen Nowell, MSc, S-LP (C), CASLPO, Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, (2009):
  "...A varied and interdisciplinary cross-section, which... appropriately represents an eclectic approach to the artistic science of voice therapy.... Well conceived and the editors' comments are on the mark."

Audience

Primary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Voice and Voice Therapy
Secondary Subject: Singing & The Performing Arts / Voice and Vocal Health
Audience Level: Professional

• Chapter 1 The Practice of Voice Therapy
• Chapter 2 Before and After
  • Light and Easy Talking
    Alison Behrman
  • Vocal Cool Down
    Linda M. Carroll
  • Vocal Plasticity
    Philipe DeJonckere
• Chapter 3 Teaching Speech-Breathing Support
  • Why Don’t You?
    Alison Behrman
  • Breath Pacing
    Linda M. Carroll
  • Breathing Awareness
    Ellen Dungan and John A. Haskell
  • Flow Phonation
    Jackie Gartner-Schmidt
  • Breath Sensitivity Training
    Martin L. Spencer
• Chapter 4 Using a Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract
  • Hand-Over-Mouth
    Mara Behlau and Gisele Oliveira
  • Lip Buzzes
    Alison Behrman
  • Balancing Breath and Tone Through Advanced Trill/Flutter Tasks
    Mary McDonald Klimek
  • Tongue Bubble Glides
    Brian E. Petty
• Chapter 5 Resonant Voice
  • NG Sniff
    Linda M. Carroll
  • Hyperfunctional Dysphonia
    Marc Haxer
  • Chant Talk
    Joan Lader
  • Good Vibrations
    Debra Phyland
  • Spaghetti
    Sílvia Pinho
  • Chant to Speech
    Sarah L. Schneider
  • Hum-Sigh with Chewing
    Sarah L. Schneider
  • Hong Kong Humming
    Edwin Yiu
• Chapter 6 Integrating Voice Production with Body Movement
  • Arm Swing Warm-Up
    Michelle Horman
  • Alexander-Based Vocal Therapy: With a Little Help from Carl Stough
    Joan Lader and Jessica Wolf
  • Relaxed Heart-Mind Breathing
    Susan Miller
  • I Like to Move It, Move It! Kinesthetically Speaking
    Ashley Paseman
• Chapter 7 Articulatory Freedom
  • Articulatory Awareness
    John Haskell
  • The Chewing Method
    John Haskell
  • Chewing Technique: Speak with an “Open Mouth”
    Estella Ma
  • Tongue-Out Phonation
    Sarah L. Schneider
• Chapter 8 Teaching Loud Voice Production
  • Calling the Text
    Alison Behrman
  • The Power of the Amplifier
    Karen M.K. Chan
  • Using Twang
    Mary McDonald Klimek
  • Vocal Intensity Play
    Rosemary Ostrowski
  • “Cooee” (The Aussie Bushman’s Call)
    Debbie Phyland
• Chapter 9 Facilitating Efficient Vocal Fold Closure
  • Vocal Fry to Modal
    Linda M. Carroll
  • Hypofunctional Dysphonia
    Marc Haxer
  • Vocal Fry Associated with High-Pitched Blow Sound
    Reny Medrado
  • Sharp Onset Vowel Sentences
    Susan Miller
  • Up and Down Staccato
    Susan Miller
  • Retention of Spaghetti
    Sílvia Pinho
• Chapter 10 Pediatric Voice Therapy
  • Quiet Breath In—Easy Voice Out
    Ellen Dungan
  • Rewriting the “Script”
    Leah Ross-Kugler
  • Voice Drawing
    Leah Ross-Kugler
  • The Owl
    Judith M. Wingate
• Chapter 11 Special Cases
  • Relaxed Throat Breathing
    Florence B. Blager
  • Modification of Pitch in Male-to-Female Transgendered Clients
    Reinhardt Heuer
  • Low Resistance Rhythmic Breathing for Paradoxical
  • Vocal Fold Motion
    Thomas Murry
  • Cough or Throat-Clear Phonation for Puberphonia
    Edwin Yiu
• Glossary
• References

About The Authors

Alison Behrman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Alison Behrman, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at New York University. A well-respected speech and voice scientist with clinical expertise in voice disorders, she maintains an active research program and lectures around the world on speech science, instrumentation and the treatment of voice disorders. She has developed voice centers for two major New York City medical centers and was a founding member of the International Conference on the Physiology and Acoustics of Singing.

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John Haskell, Ed.D., CCC-SLP

John Haskell, Ed.D. has maintained a private practice in speech-language pathology in New York City for over twenty-five years. He has specialized in the treatment of voice disorders and stuttering, and is a Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders. He has published a number of articles on voice therapy, and has been a frequent presenter at the Annual Symposia on the Care of the Professional Voice and other conferences. Dr. Haskell has held faculty positions at Pace University, Rutgers University, and William Paterson College of New Jersey and is co-founder and co-director of the New York City Voice Study Group.

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