Liquids and The Singer’s Voice
Does the temperature of water matter? What about milk and phlegm? Speech-language pathologist Kristie Knickerbocker gives singers some drink for thought.
Kristie Knickerbocker, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist and singing voice specialist in Fort Worth, Texas. She rehabilitates voice and swallowing at her private practice, a tempo Voice Center, and lectures on vocal health to area choirs and students. She also owns and runs a mobile videostroboscopy and FEES company, <a href="http://www.voicediagnostix.com/">Voice Diagnostix</a>. She is an affiliate of ASHA Special Interest Group 3, Voice and Voice Disorders, and a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and the Pan-American Vocology Association. Knickerbocker blogs on her website at <a href="http://www.atempovoicecenter.com/">www.atempovoicecenter.com</a>. She has developed a line of <a href="http://www.atempovoicecenter.com/all-products">kid and adult-friendly</a> therapy materials specifically for voice on <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/A-Tempo-Voice-Center">TPT</a> or <a href="http://www.atempovoicecenter.com/all-products">her website</a>. Follow her on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/atempovoice/">Pinterest</a>, on <a href="https://twitter.com/atempovoice" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kristie_voice/" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> or like her on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/atempovoicecenter" rel="noopener">Facebook</a>.
Does the temperature of water matter? What about milk and phlegm? Speech-language pathologist Kristie Knickerbocker gives singers some drink for thought.
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