1. Teachers’ Guide: Vocal Health for Everyone Sandra Sanchez & Sarah Bowman Florida Music Educators Conference 2014

3. Extreme ranges and/or volumes Straining Illness Lifestyle – Diet – Stress – Sleep

4. Common Vocal Issues Discomfort Hoarseness Vocal fatigue Effort to talk Loss of range Poor voice quality

6. RBRRBR elax reathe esonate

7. Stretching

10. Voiced Consonants

11. Warm-up Words Zoo Zing Zest Zero Zebra Zorro Zeal Zany

13. Projection Posture Breath support Use of the diaphragm Zzzzzzzz Zoo Zing Zest Zeal Why? Where? When? Why not Wherever Whenever Good Morning Let’s go! Come on!

15. Questions???

16. Additional Resources DeVore, Kate & Starr Cookman. 2009. The Voice Book: Caring For, Protecting, and Improving Your Voice. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press, Inc. Lebon, Rachel L. 1999. The Professional Vocalist: A Handbook for Commercial Singers and Teachers. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.