A highly important program for teachers that emphasizes professional voice care and where the educational context becomes a high value priority"

For voice professionals, working on prevention and maintenance is a necessity for which they need accompaniment through voice therapy, in addition to other traditional medical techniques. Professionals who provide voice therapy do so in numerous contexts and situations. Professionals such as broadcasters, journalists, commercials, actors, singers, etc., require knowledge and management of their speaking apparatus, since it is essential for their work. In this sense, it is also important to be aware of the multifactorial nature of the voice and its alterations. The changes that occur in the human voice over time are related, among other factors, to the maturation and development of the phonorespiratory system, as well as to its deterioration.

Another type of change is due to sex-related differences. There are also modifications in the voice due to professional use and to structural and functional alterations associated or not with other pathologies. And all of this is evident in both the normal voice and the pathological voice.

For all these reasons, knowledge about the use of one's own voice, programs for the prevention of disorders and Voice Therapy applied to the use in different contexts, are crucial elements for the health, well-being and development of any speaker.

This type of training makes professionals in this field increase their ability to succeed, which results in better practice and performance that will have a direct impact on their professional work, both in the teaching field and in the field of professional communication.

This program offers a very broad view of vocal pathology and voice physiology, with examples of successful cases. It includes all the necessary and basic techniques for the preparation and re-education of the voice, taking into account the professions that use it as their main working tool, providing tools, experiences and advances in this field, which have also been guaranteed by the teaching staff on the Postgraduate diploma, since all of them work in the field. The professional will learn based on professional experience, as well as evidence-based education, which makes the student's preparation more effective and accurate.

With this Postgraduate diploma, you will be able to balance a high intensity program with your professional and personal life, achieving your goals in a simple and real way"

This Postgraduate diploma in Voice Therapy and Professional Use of the Voice offers the characteristics of a high-level educational, teaching and technological program. These are some of its most notable features:

• The latest technology in online teaching software
• A highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the program

A high-quality preparation program that will enable you to become a highly competent professional"

The collaborators of this Postgraduate diploma are professionals in the sector who will provide with the greatest compendium of knowledge in both scientific and purely technical disciplines.

In this way TECH ensures to offer you the updating objective it intends. A multidisciplinary team of trained and experienced professionals in different environments, who will develop the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will put at the service of the program the practical knowledge derived from their own experience: one of the differential qualities of this specialization.

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design of this Postgraduate diploma in Voice Therapy and Professional Use of the Voice. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. In this way, the students will be able to study with a range of comfortable and versatile multimedia tools that will give them the operability they need in their learning process.

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning: an approach that views learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, telepractice will be used: with the help of an innovative system of interactive videos, and learning from an expert you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were facing the case you are learning at that moment. A concept that will allow students to integrate and memorize what they have learnt in a more realistic and permanent way.

A program created and directed by active professionals who are experts in this area of work, making this Postgraduate diploma a unique opportunity for professional growth"

Our innovative telepractice concept will give you the opportunity to learn through an immersive experience, with a high educational impact"

The contents of this Postgraduate diploma have been developed by the different experts on this program, with a clear purpose: to ensure that our students acquire each and every one of the necessary skills to become true experts in this field.
A comprehensive and well-structured program that will lead to the highest standards of quality and success.   

This Postgraduate diploma in Voice Therapy and Professional Use of the Voice contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market”

Module 1. Anatomical, Physiological and Biomechanical Fundamentals of the Voice

1.1. Laryngeal Phylogeny and Embryology

1.1.1. Laryngeal Phylogeny
1.1.2. Laryngeal Embryology

1.2. Basic Concepts of Physiology

1.2.1. Muscle Tissue
1.2.2. Types of Muscle Fibers

1.3. Respiratory System Structures

1.3.1. Chest
1.3.2. Airways

1.4. Respiratory System Musculature

1.4.1. Inspiratory Muscles
1.4.2. Expiratory Muscles

1.5. Physiology of the Respiratory System

1.5.1. Respiratory System Function
1.5.2. Lung Capacities and Volumes
1.5.3. Lung Nervous System
1.5.4. Resting Breathing vs. Breathing in Phonation

1.6. Laryngeal Anatomy and Physiology

1.6.1. Laryngeal Skeleton
1.6.2. Laryngeal Cartilages
1.6.3. Ligaments and Membranes
1.6.4. Joints
1.6.5. Musculature
1.6.6. Vascularization
1.6.7. Laryngeal Innervation
1.6.8. Lymphatic System

1.7. Structure and Function of the Vocal Cords

1.7.1. Histology of the Vocal Cords
1.7.2. Biomechanical Properties of the Vocal Cords
1.7.3. Phases of the Vibration Cycle
1.7.4. Fundamental Frequency

1.8. Anatomy and Physiology of the Vocal Tract

1.8.1. Nasal Cavity
1.8.2. Oral Cavity
1.8.3. Laryngeal Cavity
1.8.4. Linear and Non-Linear Source and Filter Theory

1.9. Voice Production Theory

1.9.1. Historical Recap
1.9.2. Ewald's Primitive Myoelastic Theory
1.9.3. Husson's Neurochronoxic Theory
1.9.4. Completed Mucoondulatory Theory and Aerodynamic Theory
1.9.5. Neurooscillatory Theory
1.9.6. Oscillo-Impedial Theory
1.9.7. Mass-Spring Models

1.10. The Physiology of Phonation

1.10.1. Neurological Control of Phonation
1.10.2. Pressure
1.10.3. Thresholds
1.10.4. Beginnings and Endings of the Vibration Cycle
1.10.5. Laryngeal Adjustments for Phonation

Module 2. The Professional Use of the Spoken Voice

2.1. Risk Factors in Voice Professionals

2.1.1. General Aspects
2.1.2. Teachers
2.1.3. Actors
2.1.4. Dubbing
2.1.5. Broadcasters
2.1.6. Telephone Operators
2.1.7. Hygienic Measures Plan for Vocal Care

2.2. Bases and Objectives of Vocal Training

2.2.1. Physiological Basis of the Spoken Voice
2.2.2. Objectives of Vocal Training in Healthy Voices

2.3. Flexibility

2.3.1. What is Flexibility?
2.3.2. Vocal Flexibility

2.3.2.1. Power
2.3.2.2. Source
2.3.2.3. Filter
2.3.2.4. Body
2.3.2.5. Psychotherapy

2.4. Resistance

2.4.1. What is Vocal Endurance?
2.4.2. Vocal Endurance

2.5. Communication: A Versatile Voice

2.5.1. Theoretical Framework
2.5.2. Paralanguage
2.5.3. Strategies for Working on the Aspects of Paralanguage

2.6. The Teacher’s Voice

2.6.1. Features
2.6.2. Objectives of Vocal Work
2.6.3. Work Proposal

2.7. The Actor’s Voice

2.7.1. Features
2.7.2. Objectives of Vocal Work
2.7.3. Work Proposal

2.8. Dubbing

2.8.1. Features
2.8.2. Objectives of Vocal Work
2.8.3. Work Proposal

2.9. Broadcasters

2.9.1. Features
2.9.2. Objectives of Vocal Work
2.9.3. Work Proposal

2.10. Telephone Operators

2.10.1. Features
2.10.2. Objectives of Vocal Work
2.10.3. Work Proposal

Module 3. Professional Singing Voice

3.1. Musical Concepts

3.1.1. Introduction
3.1.2. Musical Sounds
3.1.3. Major Scale. Tonality. Intervals
3.1.4. Chords Common Combinations

3.2. Physiological Basis of the Singing Voice

3.2.1. Power, Source and Filters
3.2.2. Transmission
3.2.3. Articulation
3.2.4. Tuning
3.2.5. Vocal Registers

3.3. Objectives of the Vocal Technique

3.3.1. Vocal Technique as a Mechanical Process
3.3.2. The Training System
3.3.3. Healthy vs. Fatigue
3.3.4. Vocal Technique and the Artistic Side

3.4. Tone

3.4.1. Tone as Frequency
3.4.2. Low Frequencies
3.4.3. The Use of the Spoken Voice
3.4.4. High Frequencies
3.4.5. Extension and Tessitura

3.5. Intensity

3.5.1. Levels of Intensity
3.5.2. Healthy Ways of Increasing Intensity
3.5.3. Working with Low Intensity

3.6. The Projection

3.6.1. How to Project the Voice
3.6.2. Healthy Ways of Using Projection
3.6.3. Working With or Without a Microphone

3.7. Resistance

3.7.1. Vocal Athletes
3.7.2. Healthy Training
3.7.3. Harmful Habits

3.8. Importance of Sensorimotor Learning

3.8.1. Proprioception and Muscle Work Placement
3.8.2. Sound Proprioception

3.9. Exercises to Improve the Singing Voice

3.9.1. Introduction
3.9.2. Kim Chandler - Funky ‘n Fun
3.9.3. Estill Études Volume I - Alejandro Saorín Martínez
3.9.4. Other Publications
3.9.5. Compilation of Exercises Indicating Their Authors

3.9.5.1. Relief of Muscle Tension
3.9.5.2. Work on Articulation, Projection, Resonance and Intonation
3.9.5.3. Work on Register, Tessitura and Vocal Instability
3.9.5.4. Others

3.10. Proposal of Adapted Songs by Level

3.10.1. Introduction
3.10.2. Categories

A comprehensive teaching program, structured in well-developed teaching units, oriented towards learning that is compatible with your personal and professional life"