["Sonorous man"--an approach to the singing voice through the process of Psychophony].

Dealing with the voice requires total management, not only of the voice itself, but also of the bodily and psychological status. In fact, the patient who presents with vocal cord pathology is usually unaware of what has caused abuse of his voice. It is therefore our task to restore comfort, but also well-being. Here we cover the way in which we intend to guide him towards a new way of voice behaviour so that he now concentrates not only on the acoustic qualities of the sound he makes, but also on the quality of resonance as well as of posture and movement. To achieve this, we must embark on areas often related to play and to rich mental imagery in order to support his efforts. The patient or pupil must refine his perception of vibration and touch in order to enhance his proprioceptive skills.