Bo (he/him) is a 22-year-old mechanical engineer and lead singer in an alt-rock band who has a phonotraumatic lesion. You are engaging him in SOVTs (semi-occluded vocal tract exercises) and he states that he feels “silly” performing them. You attempt to encourage him to continue performing them by providing a rationale. Briefly describe the scientific underpinnings of semi-occluded vocal tract exercises.
