| From: "Lloyd W. Hanson" Subject: Vocology To: VOCALIST <vocalist> Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Diane and all:
Vocology is a term and a course of study leading to a certification (I believe) which was devised and developed by Ingo Titze at the University of Iowa. It is intended for all who habilitates the voice such as otolaryngologists, speech pathologists, voice teachers, vocal coaches, theatre directors, etc. The term is an extension of the term used for in hearing, or audiology. The vocologist habilitates the voice by provided guidance and treatment towards healthy, efficient vocal function.
Titze's own statement of philosophy for the course includes:
A vocologist is any person who habilitates vocal behavior - a speech-language pathologist, otolaryngologist, singing teacher or voice coach. Vocology has evolved recently from interrelationships between speech science, medicine, theatre training and vocal pedagogy, and as such, is not widely taught in academic institutions as an independent discipline. At the present time, only The University of Iowa has a formalized curriculum in vocology, taught as a specialty track in speech-language pathology. Due to enrollment limitations, however, the program can only be offered to two or three vocology candidates per year.
You can learn more about the whole course at:
http://ncvs.org/
(I finally was able to get on this web page.) Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA Professor of Voice, Pedagogy School of Performing Arts Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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