Publications

 

The Sound Voice manual

A 50 page manual containing a complete exercise program for training a strong, clear easy voice. Training protocol is based on current voice science and classic speech and singing training. The manual also includes information on how the voice is produced, how to look after the voice, tips for choosing a singing teacher and suggestions for coping with stage fright. Manual is free with enrollment in the Sound Voice Clinic or $25.00 through this website.

Vocal Health for Performers: Your guide to a strong, clear, easy voice

2007; SHAPE (Safety and Health in Arts Production and Entertainment); available for free download at http://www.shape.bc.ca/resources/pdf/vocalhealth.pdf

Transgender Speech Feminization/Masculinization: Suggested Guidelines for BC Clinicians

Co-authored with Joshua Goldberg, this paper summarizes current literature from the fields of speech-language pathology and otolaryngology and offers guidelines to speech-language pathologists for best practice in this emerging field.

2006, The Haworth Press, Binghampton, NY

Guidelines for Transgender Care has been co-published simultaneously as International Journal of Transgenderism, Vol 9, Numbers 3/4, 2006

Also available for free download from http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/tcpdocs/guidelines-speech.pdf

Changing speech: Guidelines for people in gender transition

Co-written with Joshua Goldberg, this pamphlet contains information on aspects of sex, gender and speech, how the voice is produced, voice care, and treatment options for changing speech and voice.

2006, Vancouver Coastal Health, Transcend Transgender Support and Education Society and Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition

Available for free download from http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/careguidelines.html or 1-866-999-1514 (toll free in BC)