Voice is Free After SOVT w/ authors Karin Titze Cox and Ingo R. Titze

VoiceCare BookClub—We all have books we want to read to learn more about the voice, so let's do it in community and meet the authors!

Certainly! Here’s the revised version with a mention of Leon Thurman’s passing and his role as the founder:

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This month we willl dive into: Voice is Free After SOVT. Our discussion will include authors Karin Titze Cox, CCC-SLP / Vocologist & Dr. Ingo R. Tize, moderated by Beth Falcone, M.M. - Singing teacher / Vocologist. Bring your questions and a cup of your favorite morning, afternoon or evening beverage (depending on where you are tuning in from! :-) and settle in for this informal discussion among colleagues.

Digital book can be purchased here: (National Center for Voice & Speech)

2D Location (via Zoom): Cafe D, Holidayopolis.

Voice is FREE after SOVT, consists of Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Principles, Methods, and Training. It is written and designed to appeal to the scientist at heart that is searching for why their methods in vocal performance or as a successful teacher, coach or voice therapist work. Singers, teachers, coaches, ENTs, speech pathologists, research scientists and vocologists will appreciate the comprehensive work done before them and the history and current work being developed and understood to help their clientele and patients even further. It is a must have for trainers, performers and healers as it is heavily referenced with the development of voice science principles. These principles relate to all methods that use semi-occluded vocal tract exercises including the popular method of Straw Phonation popularized and developed extensively by both authors. Their reputation and passion about its development scientifically and its appropriate use in practice is a labor of love and appreciation to all those who give insight. This book also includes a framework for evaluation and training which allows the reader to stimulate and incorporate principles into their own style of teaching and training. This book contains many examples and analogies to further explain and translate difficult scientific principles to others . It will bring the reader into a more complete understanding of the anatomy of the human voice and how it functions and organizes in remarkable detail with more ease and freedom. It also contains brand new imaging, concepts and exploration that will stimulate a desire for more research and greater understanding.

Karin is a certified Speech Language Pathologist (SLP-CCC) specializing in vocology, the science and practice of voice habilitation. She received her BA degree from Brigham Young University and her MA from the University of Iowa. She spent her early career in research and practicing in university hospital clinics. Over the last few decades, she has enjoyed private practice and serving as voice clinic director for several clinics within ENT Specialists in Salt Lake City, Utah. Karin served as a board member of the Pan American Vocology Association for three years and currently serves on the National Center of Voice and Speech executive board while engaging in teaching, research, and outreach opportunities. She finds joy in service to her patients, family, community, church, and friends. She also finds joy in singing and performing on occasion.

Dr. Titze is called the father of vocology because he coined the word with George Gates in 1989 and established the original curricula in vocology in 1990. He has held appointments at BYU, California Polytechnic University, University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia, Gallaudet University in Washington DC, Bell Telephone Laboratories, the University of Iowa, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and the University of Utah. He has written over 500 publications and six books in voice production. He is currently Senior Scientist at the University of Utah Center for Vocology and Chairman of the Board of the National Center for Voice and Speech.

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