Speech Pathology Research Paper

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“Speech pathologists are specialists who diagnose, treat and provide management services to people of all ages with communication disorders, including speech, language, voice, fluency and literacy difficulties, or people who have physical problems with eating or swallowing.” Curtin University.

Speech Pathology uses music and coincides with music therapy in a variety of ways. These range with rhythmic speech training, breath patterning and vocal exercises. This music related training creates better speech rate, pitch, variability and intelligibility in singing has been proven to also improve speaking. Music Therapy has been used multiple times along side Speech Pathology to improve many patients speaking ability.

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