This brief, research-informed video explains how and why the female voice changes during adolescence. Dr. Jamea J. Sale highlights normal, temporary changes such as breathiness, range fluctuations, vocal fatigue, and day-to-day variability, especially around the time of first menstruation. Ideal for singers, teachers, parents, and clinicians, this video offers clear reassurance and practical understanding of the female adolescent voice change.

FREE Daily Voice Care Checklist
By Dr. Jamea J. Sale, PhD | Institute for Healthy Singing & Voice Research

Enjoy this free resource for vocal health and longevity. This practical, research-informed checklist is designed for singers, teachers, voice professionals, and daily voice users. The Daily Voice Care Checklist offers clear, science-based reminders to support healthy vocal fold function, efficient breath use, proper hydration, and natural voice production. Perfect for voice studios, classrooms, rehearsal spaces, or personal use.

✔️ Vocal fold hygiene
✔️ Breath coordination and support
✔️ Sustainable speaking and singing habits
✔️ Internal and external hydration strategies
✔️ Lifestyle reminders that protect the voice

Sing for a Lifetime!
A resource from the IHS&VR, an educational outreach of the William Baker Choral Foundation.

A practical set of tools and handouts designed to connect voice science with everyday choral instruction, including SOVT tools, hearing health materials, IPA cards, model-building materials, and vocal health resources.

Welcome to the Choir Director’s Pack—a set of interactive tools and visual handouts designed to help singers of all ages explore vocal health and function. This pack was created by the Institute for Healthy Singing & Voice Research (IHS&VR) to bridge the gap between voice science and everyday choral instruction. Inside, you’ll find engaging models and exercises, each grounded in evidence-based pedagogy      

SOVT Silicone Singing Straw
Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract (SOVT) Exercises
Hearing Health Handout
Noise Reduction Ear Plugs (Rated for 33 Decibels)
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Five Ecclesiastical Vowel Flash Cards: [ee, ah, eh, open o and oo] plus [o] for differentiation.
Model Larynx Explanation and Construction Materials (Card Stock Cut-out and Brad-fasteners)
Model Lung Materials (Instructions & Balloons) and Learning Module
Vocal Fold Action Module with Resistance Band
Healthy Singing Handout & Singing Voice Handicap Index-10 (SVHI-10) Personal Vocal Health Assessment
Luden’s Wild Cherry Lozenges (Non-Menthol, safe for singers)