Kate A. Emerich, B.M., M.S., CCC-SLP, owner, Vocal Essentials LLC has specialized in care of the professional voice as both a Voice Pathologist and a Singing Voice Specialist for 25 years. She is also a Voice Instructor (previously at The University of Denver, Lamont School of Music and National Theatre Conservatory (NTC) and is a professional singer. Prior to starting her own practice she worked as a Voice Pathologist, Singing Voice Specialist and Researcher with Robert T. Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A., FACS and Ingo R. Titze Ph.D. at the National Center for Voice and Speech. She holds an undergraduate degree in Vocal Performance and a graduate degree in Communicative Disorders, both from from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Kate has written numerous articles and book chapters on professional voice topics and has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Voice for 20 years. She continues to be an active independent researcher on the biomechanics of breathing and phonation.
