Monday Reset: Beginner Voice Dril...
Monday Reset: Beginner Voice Drills for Spasmodic Dysphonia

Spasmodic Dysphonia & Muscle Tension Dysphonia Exercises by Drew Hanson

Episode notes

It’s Monday. It’s a brand new month.

That makes it a pretty good time to stop saying “I should start doing voice exercises” and actually start.

This is a beginner-friendly Spasmodic Dysphonia exercise session built around the basics: posture, breathing, smooth airflow, humming, mask placement, straw-in-water glides, mini sirens, and descending hums.

We work through light and easy exercises designed to help find a smoother way into the voice without forcing it.

In this episode:

  • posture reset
  • breathing from the lower region
  • smooth connected airflow
  • finding optimal pitch through humming
  • mask placement and forward focus
  • straw-in-water voice glides
  • low-to-high “who” glides
  • high-to-low “who” glides
  • mini sirens
  • descending hums
  • getting back  ... 
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Keywords
spasmodic dysphoniaMuscle tension dysphoniavoice exercisesvocal cordsvoice disorderspastic dysphoniavocal cord spasmslaryngeal dystoniaSpasmodic Dysphonia exercisesDaily voice therapy