The Voice and Aging

A number of things affect the voice as we age – our hormones, our physical fitness, our attitudes about aging – just to name a few. I’ve worked with many students experiencing age-related changes to their voices and I’ve experienced plenty myself. In this episode, I talk about some of the changes you can expect throughout your lifespan along with strategies for navigating them.

Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. 

Useful links:

The Mature Singer’s Guidebook, by voice teacher trainer John Henny https://johnhenny.com/maturesinger/

The effect of playing a wind instrument or singing on risk of sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7970593/

NPR on protein-rich foods that can help support women building muscle: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/18/1231552773/protein-diet-muscle-strength-training-muscle-loss-women

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A transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-31. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email letters@mvmusik.com. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.

Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.

The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.