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Professor Adrian Fourcin (1927-2026)
Over 40 years ago, the BVA was founded by an interdisciplinary group of colleagues and friends united in their fascination with voice and a desire to share knowledge and expertise. One of them was the distinguished voice scientist, academic and BVA Fellow, Adrian Fourcin, who sadly died in April. Professor Fourcin was Head of the Phonetics/Speech…
Read MoreBBC’s What’s Up Doc? Voice gets Van Tulleken treatment
What’s Up Doc? The Van Tulleken brothers have their say on Voice It’s good to hear Voice and Voice Care featuring on the BBC’s health and wellbeing podcast series: What’s Up Doc? Doctors Chris and Xand Van Tulleken ask: Where does the voice come from, why do we all sound so different, and how much…
Read MoreThe Guarded Larynx: a guide for recognition and rehabilitation
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Voice Work: Art and Science in Changing Voices (Second Edition)
Voice Work: Art and Science in Changing Voices (Second Edition) Christina Shewell & Rockford Sansom Wiley-Blackwell, NJ; 2025 ISBN 9781119933205 470 pps Reviewed by Simone Laraway As a practitioner working across voice, communication and wellbeing, I found Christina Shewell’s Voice Work to be one of the most thorough and practically grounded texts available to…
Read MoreOpinion: The Singing Teacher as First Responder
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Landmark Report Argues Singing for Young Mental Health
Singing could be the mental health intervention young people need, landmark report argues Young people aged 18-24 are experiencing the poorest mental health of any age group in the UK, with one in three reporting symptoms of anxiety and/or depression, rising to two in five for young women[1]. A first-of-its-kind report from Sing Up Foundation,…
Read MoreMovers and Shakers launch Parkinson’s Voice campaign
On World Parkinson’s Day (11 April), BVA Patron Mark Mardell, the distinguished journalist and former BBC broadcaster, has launched a year-long campaign to raise the voices of people living with Parkinson’s Disease. Mark is one-sixth of the award-winning Parkinson’s podcast team, Movers and Shakers. The impact of Parkinson’s on the voice can be an especially…
Read MoreSinging Teachers’ Experiences of Popular Music Styles
A survey of UK singing teachers’ experiences of Popular Music styles at Higher Education level (students 18+) Jo Sear, singer, teacher and Phd student researcher at the Royal Northern College of Music is inviting your participation in her study. The purpose of this survey (see link below) is to investigate UK singing teachers’ experiences of…
Read MoreHard Talk: When Speech is Difficult
Hard Talk: When Speech is Difficult Jonathan Cole 256 pps, MIT Press, May 2025 ISBN-10: 0262049562 ISBN-13: 978-0262049566 The effortless ability to comment, quip and contribute to a conversation is something we generally take for granted. Imagine if this were to become a struggle due to a poorly functioning voice, effortful articulation, or…
Read MoreAspects of the Vocal Package
Aspects of the Vocal Package Alison Mary Sutton Illustrations by Meg Pike 144 pps, published independently, November 2025 ISBN-13: 979-8271377358 Available from Amazon: Aspects of the Vocal Package by Alison Mary Sutton forms part of a wider series and reflects the breadth of her experience as a singer, teacher and clinician. What I particularly appreciated…
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