The Voice Foundation

Webinar tomorrow: 'Reentry after COVID - Concerns for Singers' At 8 p.m. ET tomorrow, Wednesday, June 23, NATS members and friends are invited to attend a FREE webinar, Reentry after COVID Concerns for Singers, on the Official NATS YouTube channel. The panelists will discuss important reentry topics and consider new COVID-19 related concerns as teachers, singers, coaches and pianists all prepare for in-person collaboration. Led by co-hosts Lynn Helding and Allen Hender...son, presenters include Tom Carroll, John Nix, Wendy LeBorgne, Jeremy Faust, and David Meyer. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialNATS This webinar, and its upcoming companion article in the Journal of Voice, will provide fact-based evidence to all singers, including private studio owners and other free agents, to help them safely navigate the coming changes. See more

JOURNAL OF VOICE 4-MOST DOWNLOADED COVID-19: Impact on the Musician and Returning to Singing; A Literature Review Dylan Vance | Priyanka Shah | Robert T. Sataloff https://www.sciencedirect.com//artic/pii/S0892199721000035

JOURNAL OF VOICE 4-MOST CITED Acoustic Perturbation Measures Improve with Increasing Vocal Intensity in Individuals With and Without Voice Disorders Volume 32, Issue 2, March 2018, Pages 162-168 M. Brockmann-Bauser | J. E. Bohlender | D. D. Mehta

Please consider joining us THIS Wednesday for an evidence-based discussion on how teachers can safely navigate the coming changes as we return to teaching.

JOURNAL OF VOICE 3-MOST CITED The Effect of Hydration on Voice Quality in Adults: A Systematic Review OPEN ACCESS Volume 33, Issue 1, January 2019, Pages 125.e13-125.e28 Maxine Alves | Esedra Krüger | Bhavani Pillay | Kristiane van Lierde | Jeannie van der Linde ... https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri See more

Are you a singer? Participate in this survey!

ARE YOU A SINGER? Perception of Vocal Quality in Singers with Hearing Loss The University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine is currently seeking singers with, and without, hearing loss to participate in a short online survey research study - ~ 5-10 minutes. If you are interested, please click here: https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4SCwt8YGj51cpQF The purpose of this study is to examine the role that hearing plays in the perception of vocal production acc...uracy among singers. Participation includes completing one online survey. There will be no compensation for participation. For any questions, please contact Gurmehr Brar at [email protected]

WHAT?!!!!!! Scientists discover new organ in the throat

The Van Lawrence Fellowship Award is given jointly by the National Association of Teachers of Singing Foundation (NATS Foundation) and The Voice Foundation. Application submission deadline November 15th. For more information visit us!

JOURNAL OF VOICE: Efficacy of Videostroboscopy and High-Speed Videoendoscopy to Obtain Functional Outcomes From Perioperative Ratings in Patients With Vocal Fold Mass Lesions Maria E. Powell, Dimitar D. Deliyski, Steven M. Zeitels,...Robert E. Hillman, Terri Treman Gerlach, Daryush D. Mehta DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.03.012

JOURNAL OF VOICE: Longitudinal Case Study of Transgender Voice Changes Under Testosterone Hormone Therapy Gabriel J. Cler, Victoria S. McKenna, Kimberly L. Dahl, Cara E. Stepp https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.03.006

JOURNAL OF VOICE: The Prevalence of Dysphonia and Dysphagia in Patients with Vitamin D Deficiency Abdul-Latif Hamdan, Elie Khalifee, Nader Al Souky, Pierre Richard Abi Akl, Anthony Ghanem, Sami Azar DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.03.007

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NATS Chat alert! Join host Kari Ragan as a new season of #NATSChat begins with special guest . George needs no introduction to most in th...e NATS community so you won’t want to miss the wisdom he will share with all of us. He is a NATS Lifetime Achievement Award recipient in addition to being a recipient of the National Medal of Arts, the nation’s highest award for artists and arts patrons. George first joined NATS in 1981. What an honor to hear this man talk! Register to join us on Sunday! See more

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