Course Overview - 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.

On Demand Webinar Access - You may register to take the course via our recorded webinar archives at any time. Once registration is complete and tuition is paid in full, each registrant will be sent a personal username and password with which to access the webinar streaming video files at any time (24 hours a day / 7 day a week). Username and password is usually sent within 24 - 48 hours from purchase. Click here to learn more about our Online Webinars, including system requirements.

Past Lecture Series Topics

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

Faculty Biographies

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