Vocology
| Vocology | |
|---|---|
| Field | Speech and language pathology, Laryngology, Voice therapy |
| Significant topics | Voice habilitation, vocal training, voice therapy |
| Established | 1996 |
| Founders | Ingo Titze, George Gates |
| Related fields | Speech-language pathology, Otolaryngology, Phoniatrics, Voice pedagogy |
| Professional associations | Pan-American Vocology Association |
| Academic journal | Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology |
| Notable institutions | National Center for Voice and Speech at University of Utah Mount Sinai Medical Center Indiana University Bloomington |
Vocology is the science and practice of vocal habilitation, or vocal training and therapy. Its concerns include the nature of speech and language pathology, the defects of the vocal tract (laryngology), the remediation of speech therapy, and the voice training (voice therapy) and voice pedagogy of song and speech for actors and public speakers.
In its broadest sense, vocology is the study of voice, but as a professional discipline it has a narrower focus: the science and practice of voice habilitation, which includes evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention.