Are you an experienced voice teacher who finds yourself working with singers and speakers who have been diagnosed with
-vocal fold injury or diagnosed pathology
-those experiencing hormonal effects of major biological transitions such as menopause or peri-menopause?
-Muscle Tension Dysphonia (the result of any of the above, vocal abuse or the effects of certain medications or recreational drug use.)
I offer consults for both you and your student by Zoom or in person.
There are large geographic areas where singers don’t have access to the dream team of an experienced board-certified otolaryngologist, speech-language pathologist, singing voice specialist and integrative healer.
Often you, the voice teacher, are the singer’s best option for their improvement.
The three of us will meet so you can supplement your good work with practical voice therapy tools, habilitation planning and when appropriate, overlying principles of cross-training the voice.
You will be introduced to these things through observing how I work with your student. My first focus will be on your student’s needs. I welcome your questions.
More about my work as a Singing Voice Specialist & Rehabilitative Specialist
In the case of vocal fold injury or pathology, I will need your student’s doctor records and ask for samples of their speaking and singing voices, plus your input. All this will be reviewed before the session with you and your student. Your student will bear the cost for this consult, unless you arrange to share it with them. It runs about 60 minutes, depending on what is needed for your student. All questions welcome.
Contact me for how to proceed and fees.
Let’s do this!
“Cate is thorough, responsive, knowledgable, and respectful. She worked and spoke directly to my student, but allowed me to ask questions from my frame of reference. She explained the doctor’s report and how that was related to what I was hearing. I heard Stephanie’s small improvements vocally and could see her spirits pick up. Cate’s manner of working upended my view a bit, but interacting with her in this setting was very valuable to both my student and me.”
”By the end of our session, my hope was back. I know I have a long road ahead, but something sparked in me that had started to fade. Maria is a great teacher and she has been a great guide. Cate honored that while backing way up, presenting some rehabilitative tools and ways to work slowly. I was smiling when we finished!”