http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/voice Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:02:00 -0400 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:02:00 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/671/voice-therapy-a-safe-and-effective-alternative-to-voice-surgery By Maria C. Phillips - The voice is perhaps one of the most important functions of the human body, as it permits individuals to speak their thoughts and opinions and communicate with others. Misuse of the voice, however, can lead to devastating effects, including hoarseness, laryngitis, and in extreme cases, vocal paralysis. To prevent these effects, there are a variety of therapeutic techniques that can ease pressure in the larynx to preserve a clear and healthy voice. It is a common impulse to choose voice surgery over therapy to quickly and easily cure a voice disorder, but the process of voice therapy has proven... Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:32 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/671/voice-therapy-a-safe-and-effective-alternative-to-voice-surgery http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/547/duke-ellingtons-jazz-narrative-of-the-african-american-black-brown-and-beige By Sawyer A. Theriault - Contrasting with the vague note-bending of the trumpet solo, the trombone plays a series of decisive notes, suggestive of a more strongly defined identity. The ostinato (repeated) solo-phrase of the trombone, for example, continually rises in pitch (between 5:16 and 5:25), creating a countermelody to the rest of the ensemble (Priestley and Cohen, 194). This antiphonal deviation between the trombone melody and the ensemble places the two sections in aural opposition. That opposition, or defiance, of the trombone’s voice contradicts the subdued voice of the trumpet, and provides an authoritative... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/547/duke-ellingtons-jazz-narrative-of-the-african-american-black-brown-and-beige