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I shared with students on several things in CS/IT [www.eswarnim.com and www.jiaedutech.com which is in development] based on their interests for over two hours. I'll be searching and sharing on throat related exercises here. I'll also search for specialists to learn related exercises and that perhaps also have them join our network to share with our members and with worldwide because all our public content is indexed by search engines.

From http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm3-5/sm3-5throat-dr.htm

Ruth Gesser is the Speech Language Pathologist at the Montreal General Hospital

Vocal sound originates from a complex and dynamic interaction of various muscles throughout the body, and voice professionals may not be aware of the association between physical fitness and vocal health. The benefits of an exercise program are manifold: increased cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and muscular coordination. A variety of exercises have been designed for vocal performers and singers. Attention should be given to posture alignment as well as to neck, shoulder, breathing and jaw exercises before focusing on the vocal muscles. A general exercise program, emphasizing endurance and flexibility, raises awareness of sites of muscular tension, maximizes airflow for breathing, and leads to a more efficient use of energy during speaking and singing.

The words "vocal function exercises" refer to a series of exercises designed to strengthen the laryngeal musculature and to balance airflow, muscular activity and supraglottic placement of tone. The series incorporates the principles of exercise physiology, e.g. it contains both isometric (static) and isotonic (dynamic) exercises.

Vocal function exercises consist of four steps : ...

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Shakti Saran