| The voice laboratory in the Music Department at
Drew University works to explore the uses of electronic feedback
to help speed the complex rehabituation necessary in voice training.
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| Research projects have centered
around investigation into: |
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Spectrography |
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Singer’s vibrato |
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Surface electromyography (S-EMG) |
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Electroglottography (EGG) |
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Analog visual feedback |
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Closed-loop aural feedback |
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Differentials between internal and external hearing in singers |
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| Prof. Nair has been a consultant
on the following projects: |
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Consultant to the music/computer development lab of the Universitat
Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. |
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Voice Wellness Program at the Metropolitan Opera,
NYC. – Appointed to a team of 2 otolaryngologists, 1 voice
pathologist, and two voice scientists to design and implement
the first voice wellness program in a major opera house. The
program has both educational and research components. This program
was a joint project between the Metropolitan Opera and the Schein
Voice and Laryngeal Center, Long Island Jewish Hospital. |
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Research consultant for a 3-year U. S. Veterans Administration
study on ways computer-driven feedback can be used to help patients
in the VA hospital system. This is the first large-scale scientific
study of computer-driven feedback in speech therapy. |
