Who provides the voice therapy and what is the difference between a voice therapist, a speech pathologist, a voice coach, and a singing teacher?
A speech pathologist (the full title is speech-language pathologist) is required by law to have completed postgraduate university training, certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (the initials CCC-SLP), and licensing from the state in which she or he practices. Although all speech pathologists receive some training in voice problems, considerable additional clinical experience is required to conduct effective voice therapy. A voice therapist is a speech-language pathologist with extensive experience and interest in voice disorders. A voice coach generally refers to an individual who works with performers (actors and singers) to improve diction, accents, pronunciation of foreign words in songs and the acting voice. Singing teachers work specifically on vocal artistry and technique of the singing voice. Neither voice coaches nor singing teachers are required by law to be licensed.
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