023 What is SOVT Work and How to Use It In Your Vocal Warm Up

<p>In this episode, we will talk about SOVT - Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract. We will dive deep into what SOVT work is, and how you can use it in your daily voice work to improve your voicing.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What You Will Learn In This Episode:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- What is SOVT, and what it is used for</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- How SOVT can help us improve our voicing</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- A couple of techniques to use SOVT in vocal warmup, voice reset, and vocal cooldown</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Although SOVT has been used in voice training since the '60s, it was almost 30 years later that a study highlighted SOVT's scientific benefits. Understanding the importance of SOVT is essential for day-to-day voice users, because its entire purpose is to make voicing easier. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Sign up for info on The Ultimate Accent Toolkit Online Course</span> <a href= "https://nic-redman.mykajabi.com/ultimate-accent-toolkit-2-0"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://nic-redman.mykajabi.com/ultimate-accent-toolkit-2-0</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- The science behind SOVT</span> <a href= "https://www.isingmag.com/semi-occluded-vocal-tract-exercises/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://www.isingmag.com/semi-occluded-vocal-tract-exercises/</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Abstract from research into the efficacy of SOVT, both with FRT (flow resistant tube eg straws) and VFE (vocal function exercises, eg exercises that utilise the SOVT position)</span> <a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610291/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610291/</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Article on SOVT</span> <a href="https://www.voicescienceworks.org/sovt-exercises.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https: