Singing Through Change: Women's Voices in Midlife, Menopause, and Beyond

Have you noticed changes in your voice as you age? You’re not alone. Many women experience unexpected shifts in their singing voice during midlife and beyond, often due to hormonal changes. Whether you’re a professional singer or someone who simply loves to sing, navigating these changes can be challenging. But there is hope.Singing Through Change is an Amazon bestseller and winner of the 2023 International Impact Book Award. This groundbreaking book explores the relationship between the female voice and menopause, providing a comprehensive guide for maintaining vocal health and performance through perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause.Why This Book Matters:Understand the Hormone Impact on Voice: Learn how hormonal shifts during menopause affect your singing voice and discover ways to adapt and thrive.Practical Solutions and Resources: With expert advice for voice teachers, singers, and vocal therapists, this book offers strategies to maintain vocal health and performance.Personal Stories and Insights: Explore real-life accounts from women who have faced vocal challenges and gain insights from leading experts in vocal pedagogy and therapy.This essential read delves into the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of voice change It is an invaluable resource for voice teachers, choral directors, speech pathologists, and any woman experiencing vocal changes. From case studies to the latest research, this book empowers women to keep singing.What You’ll Learn:How Menopause Affects Singing: Understand the biological and physiological changes that influence the voice during perimenopause and menopause.Vocal Health for Singers in Midlife: Learn about maintaining vocal performance and health as you age, with specific strategies for singers experiencing midlife changes.“A thorough, thoughtful, and compassionate look into the complexities surrounding the singing voice for women during midlife and the menopausal transition, interwoven with stories that inform, encourage, and inspire us to keep singing. This will no doubt be a tremendous resource for the singing and medical communities for years to come.”-- Lori L. Sonnenberg, Clinical Speech Pathologist, Singing Voice Specialist, Soprano“Readers will find a bounty of information which, for the first time, summarizes current research on adult female voice change, while allowing a glimpse into the lives of women who have faced these changes. Written in an accessible style, the book provides case studies that enable a better understanding of the effects of voice change physically, vocally, emotionally, psychologically, and socially.”-- Lynne Gackle, Ph.D., Baylor University, President, ACDA, Author“This book is a beacon of light for all women who sing and for whom singing is important. It provides information, objective data, resources, suggestions, and many individual anecdotes from women who have openly shared their experiences singing while going through perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. It fills a gaping hole in our knowledge and opens a path to new dialogue on this vital topic. Every expert in all the related voice disciplines needs to know what is in this excellent book.”-- Jeanie LoVetri, Director, The Voice Workshop, New York, NYAbout the Authors:Nancy Bos, Joanne Bozeman, and Cate Frazier-Neely are leading experts in female vocal health and vocal pedagogy. Singing Through Change is the culmination of their extensive research into voice changes in midlife women, offering groundbreaking insights that are transforming the conversation around women’s vocal health.To learn more, visit studiobos.com. Read more