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World Voice Day Screening
Feel your throat tired or lose your voice after teaching, singing, coaching, talking at front desk, a night out or coughing? ÌýOn April 1st and 2nd 2015, we welcomed everyone to get their voice condition screened. ÌýQuestionnaire, perceptual voice evaluation and computerized voice analysis were conducted. Participants were advised whether they were at high risk or may already have voice disorders. If unfortunately so, they were referred to our World Voice Day Ear-Nose-Throat doctor at MGH for further medical consultation. ÌýA total of 62 participants were screened over the two-day period and 18 of them were referred to the ENT doctor.
World Voice Day Workshop
On April 2nd 2015, SCSD students gave a workshop on vocal warm up exercises. A short vocal warm up improves the quality of the sounds you make and helps prevent vocal injury, keeping you in good voice and making your voice production feel better. ÌýThe workshop was held at theÌýNew Music Building. ÌýA total of 17 participants, including SCSD students, singers, speech-language pathologists, teachers, attended the workshop.
World Voice Day Seminar
On April 17th 2015, Â鶹AV SCSD co-organized the World Voice Day Seminar with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT; Prof. Isabelle Cossette). ÌýVoice experts including a laryngologist, a speech pathologist, singing professors and research scientists explained the causes, risk factors and treatment for injured voice commonly seen in singers, teachers or other voice professionals. ÌýExpert panels include Profs. Isabelle Cossette, Vincent Gracco, Nicole Li and Luc Mongeau, the ENT doctor Karen Kost and speech pathologist Glenna Waters. ÌýThe experts have also answered questions about voice from audience. ÌýIn addition, the seminar included a real patient case presentation and panel discussion, singing styles demo and scientific updates on innovative voice and music research at Â鶹AV. ÌýOver 90 people were assembled for this celebration event.
World Voice Day at Â鶹AV in the Media
Our heartfelt thanks to all the students, staffs, professors and participants for taking part of World Voice Day 2015 at Â鶹AV! Check out our newsletter about Voice Day 2015,Ìýhere.
