Voice therapy

Voice therapy, also known as speech therapy or voice training, encompasses a myriad of techniques employed in the management of voice disorders or for improvement human voice for the purpose of singing or for achieving a specific gender intonation as in the case of transgender people. It is provided by speech-language pathologists or a voice coach.

Differences between male and female voices

There are differences in male and female voice although considerable overlap exists between male and female vocal characteristics.

Broad types

The term is used to describe what the desired outcome of surgical techniques, speech therapy, self-help programs and a general litany of other techniques to acquire a female-sounding voice from a perceived male sounding voice.

It is the opposite of voice feminization, being the change of a voice from feminine to masculine.

Procedure

Voice scientists, speech pathologists, language pathologists and ENT physicians (otolaryngology) organize voice production into five components. They are: