Tongue: the most under-appreciated structure

Description

The tongue is a huge organ that takes up a lot of geography in the vocal tract. The back third of the tongue is structurally unique. It actually develops separately in utero and maintains its own sensory innervation. The back of the tongue resides in the pharynx and shapes every sound a person makes. Join us on this course to learn how to shape the posterior third of the tongue to create warmth, depth, and even ringing qualities. This structure literally does it all, and we rarely talk about it.

About Kerri

Kerrie Obert is a speech language pathologist and singing voice specialist from Columbus Ohio, USA. She spent nearly 20 years of her career working in a busy voice and swallowing disorders clinic where she performed over 20,000 endoscopies and treated singers of every stripe. She holds degrees in both musical theatre performance and speech language pathology and has published research in journals and written or co-written four books on voice. Ms. Obert is well known for her research on tongue and twang quality and is excited to share what she knows about this most under appreciated structure, the tongue. Ms. Obert currently has a private studio where she treats patients who have voice or swallowing disorders and where she also trains singers.

This webinar with Kerrie Obert was recorded on June 14, 2022, and is approximately 2 hours long.