INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
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CAAVS ONLINE - 4 SESSIONS: FALL 2025
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
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Brochure in PDF: Flyer _ CAAVS Online _ Spring and Fall 2025.
When? 08 and 16 September, and 08 and 16 October, 2025.
What? This four-sessions intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises, and
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab).
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS ONLINE - 4 SESSIONS: SPRING 2025
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
Registration is open.
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Brochure in PDF: Flyer _ CAAVS Online _ Spring and Fall 2025.
When? 17 and 25 March, and 02 and 24 April, 2025.
What? This four-sessions intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises, and
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab).
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS ONLINE - 4 SESSIONS: 2024
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
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Brochure in PDF: Flyer – CAAVS-Online – 2024.
When? May and June, 2024.
What? This four-sessions intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises, and
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab).
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS ONLINE – 4-SESSIONS: FALL 2023
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
Registration is open.
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Brochure in PDF: Flyer – CAAVS-Online – 2023 – Spring and Fall.
When? September and October, 2023.
What? This four-sessions intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises, and
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab).
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS ONLINE – 4-SESSIONS: SPRING 2023
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
Registration is open.
Click here for all information and registration.
Brochure in PDF: Flyer – CAAVS-Online – 2023 – Spring and Fall.
When? April and May, 2023.
What? This four-sessions intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises, and
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab).
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS ONLINE – 4-SESSIONS: SEPTEMBER, 2022
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
Registration is closed.
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Brochure in PDF: Flyer – CAAVS-Online – September 2022.
When? September, 2022.
What? This four-sessions intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises, and
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab).
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS ONLINE – 4-SESSIONS: DECEMBER, 2021
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
Registration is closed.
Brochure in PDF: Flyer – CAAVS-Online – Winter 2021.
When? December, 2021.
What? This four-sessions intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises, and
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab).
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS ONLINE – 4-SESSIONS: MAY/JUNE, 2021
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
Registration is closed.
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Brochure in PDF: Flyer – CAAVS-Online – 2021.
When? May/June, 2020.
What? This four-sessions intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises, and
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab).
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS ONLINE – 3-SESSIONS: NOVEMBER/DECEMBER, 2020
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
Registration is closed.
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Brochure in PDF: Brochure – CAAVS Online 2020.
When? November/December, 2020.
What? This three-sessions intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises, and
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab).
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS-6 – LOS ANGELES (CA, USA) – 2-DAYS: NOVEMBER, 2020 – CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
WE’RE SORRY, BUT THIS COURSE IS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19. WE PLAN TO RE-ORGANIZE THIS COURSE AT A LATER STAGE.
Registration is open.
When? November, 2020.
Where? Los Angeles (CA, USA), at the University of South California.
What? This two-days intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises,
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab),
- calibration of sound level measurements, and
- laptop configurations.
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS-5 – QUEENS (NY, USA) – 2-DAYS: JULY 18-19, 2020 – CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
WE’RE SORRY, BUT THIS COURSE IS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19. WE PLAN TO RE-ORGANIZE THIS COURSE AT A LATER STAGE.
Registration is open.
Click here for all information and registration.
Brochure in PDF: Brochure – CAAVS-5 – July 2020 – Queens NY.
When? July 18-19, 2020.
Where? Queens (NY, USA), at St. John’s University.
What? This two-days intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises,
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab),
- calibration of sound level measurements, and
- laptop configurations.
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS-4 – TAMPA (FL, USA) – 2-DAYS: JULY 14-15, 2020 – CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
WE’RE SORRY, BUT THIS COURSE IS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19. WE PLAN TO RE-ORGANIZE THIS COURSE AT A LATER STAGE.
Registration is open.
Click here for all information and registration.
Brochure in PDF: Brochure – CAAVS-4 – July 2020 – Tampa FL.
When? July 14-15, 2020.
Where? Tampa (FL, USA), at University of South Florida.
What? This two-days intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises,
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab),
- calibration of sound level measurements, and
- laptop configurations.
Why? To explain and to apply clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS-3 – FORT WORTH (TEXAS, USA) – 2-DAYS: OCTOBER 14-15, 2019
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
Registration is closed.
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Brochure in PDF: Brochure – CAAVS-3 – October 2019 – Fort Worth.
When? October 14-15, 2019.
Where? Fort Worth (Texas, USA), at the Texas Christian University.
What? This two-days intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises,
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab),
- calibration of sound level measurements, and
- laptop configurations.
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS-2 – LIÈGE (BELGIUM) – 2-DAYS: OCTOBER 11-12, 2019
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
Registration is closed.
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Brochure in PDF: Brochure – CAAVS-3 – October 2019 – Liège.
When? October 11-12, 2019.
Where? Liège, at the Université de Liège (ULg).
What? This two-days intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises,
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab),
- calibration of sound level measurements, and
- laptop configurations.
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS-2 - LIÈGE (BELGIUM) - 1-DAY: OCTOBER 11, 2019
PHONANIUM’S INTENSIVE COURSE ON CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOICE SIGNALS
Registration is open.
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Brochure in PDF: Brochure – CAAVS-2 – Octobre 2019 – Liège.
When? 11 October 2019
Where? Liège, Belgium
What? This one-day intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in and background information on acoustic voice assessment. Practical focus is on the basic yet relevant functions of the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion, and
- exercises.
Why? To know about clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS-1 – WILRIJK (BELGIUM) – 2-DAYS: FEBRUARY 04-05, 2019
Fully booked: it is no longer possible to registrate for this 2-days course.
Registration is closed.
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Brochure in PDF: Brochure – Intensive course – February 2019.
When? 04 and 05 February 2019
Where? Wilrijk (Antwerp), Belgium
What? This two-days intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in as well as practical mastery over acoustic voice assessment using Phonanium’s tools in the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion,
- exercises,
- hands-on workshops with purchased software (Phonanium’s Clinical Voice Lab),
- calibration of sound level measurements, and
- laptop configurations.
Why? To know about and to do clinical voice acoustics.
CAAVS-1 – WILRIJK (BELGIUM) – 1-DAY: FEBRUARY 04, 2019
Fully booked: it is no longer possible to registrate for this 2-days course.
Registration is closed.
Click here for all information and registration.
Brochure in PDF: Brochure – Intensive course – February 2019.
When? 04 February 2019
Where? Wilrijk (Antwerp), Belgium
What? This one-day intensive course is especially designed to give participants theoretical insights in and background information on acoustic voice assessment. Practical focus is on the basic yet relevant functions of the program Praat. There will be:
- presentations,
- live demonstrations,
- Q&A as well as discussion, and
- exercises.
Why? To know about clinical voice acoustics.
PARTICIPANT EVALUATIONS
Since 2019 there have been CAAVS courses, in person as well as online. Across these editions, all participants have been asked to evaluate various facets of this course (i.e., course content, instructor, teaching aids and implementability) using ASHA’s and Phonanium’s evaluation forms. The following bars show their valuable and highly appreciated evaluations as percentages.
ASHA’S EVALUATION FORM
PHONANIUM’S EVALUATION FORM
AVERAGE PARTICIPANT EVALUATION
95 %
The PHONANIUM website offers information on voice/speech production and advice for high-quality sound recording, aided by solutions for accessible analysis of acoustic voice signals. However, if the information (i.e., the texts, the videos, or the scripts/plug-ins themselves) in this website insufficiently illustrate anything related to acoustic voice/speech analysis for mostly clinical purposes, there is always the possibility to organize or follow a course on how to use the program Praat and PHONANIUM’s scripts (and sometimes also other acoustics-based programs) in the assessment of voice and its disorders. All items in our courses are based on scientific findings as well as long-standing and daily clinical experiences in acoustic voice analysis. A course provided by PHONANIUM can be customized to meet your specific needs and questions, depending on factors such as:
- duration,
- instruction type (theoretical presentation, live demonstration, hands-on instructional course, on site configuration of one or more computers with explanations, or a mixture),
- number of participants,
- background of participants (level and profession),
- number of computers (maximum 20 during a hands-on instructional course),
- resources.
The main goal of this website in general, and a PHONANIUM course in particular, predominantly is “to learn participants to independently analyze well-recorded voice signals and interpret the findings of the acoustic methods”. To achieve that goal, one or more of the following modules can easily be implemented in a customized course.
COURSE MODULES
MODULE 1 – Introduction to acoustic voice analysis
Duration
30 minutes
Content
- Warming up: a complete acoustic voice assessment with customized scripts in the program Praat
- State-of-the-art clinical voice assessment … and the complementary role of acoustic methods
Form
- Live demonstration
- Theoretical presentation
MODULE 2 – Sound recording in clinical voice assessment
Duration
90 minutes
Content
- The sound recording chain: criteria for high-quality voice/speech recordings … conditio sine qua non!
- Signal-to-noise ratio
- Room/architectural acoustics
- Ambient noise
- Microphone: type and placement
- Analog-to-digital conversion: external sound card and amplifier, resolution and sampling frequency
Form
- Live demonstration
- Theoretical presentation
MODULE 3 – Calibrating intensity level measures in voice clinics
Duration
45 minutes
Content
- Importance of calibration
- Prerequisites for calibration
- Clinical method for calibration of vocal intensity level
Form
- Theoretical presentation
- Live demonstration
MODULE 4 – Clinically fascinating facets of the acoustic voice signal
Duration
75 minutes
Content
- Time-domain, oscillogram: fundamental frequency, sound intensity, perturbation
- Frequency-domain, spectrum and spectrogram: harmonics, formants, noise, harmonics-to-noise ratio, tilt/slope
- Quefrency-domain, cepstrum and cepstrogram: (smoothed) cepstral peak prominence
- Other facets, lag-domain and autocorrelation function: pitch amplitude
Form
- Theoretical presentation
- Live demonstration
MODULE 5 – Hold on a minute … what about methodological aspects related to acoustic voice measures?
Duration
75 minutes
Content
- Reliability: intersystem variability, interprogram variability, influence of vocal behavior, standardization
- Validity: face validity, concurrent validity, diagnostic precision, change sensitivity
- Norm-referencing data
Form
- Live demonstration
- Theoretical presentation
MODULE 6 – Speed-dating with Praat … basic functions of the program Praat
Duration
60 minutes
Content
- Record sound, save as WAV-file, open a WAV-file
- Rename sound object, copy sound object, remove sound object, information about object
- Create sound by your own
- Inspect the sound object: view and edit
- Query the sound object
- Use the calculator
- Derive a spectrum of the sound object
- Draw the spectrum
- Reversing sound
- Concatenating sounds
Form
- Live demonstration
- Hands-on intensive course
MODULE 7 – The “Acoustic Voice Quality Index” story … toward measuring dysphonia severity
Duration
90 minutes
Content
- Initial ideas and development
- Methodological issues: concurrent validity and diagnostic validity across studies, influence of vocal behavior, intersystem variability (including mobile sound recording), sound recording quality
- AVQI as a treatment outcomes measures
- Illustration with case studies
- Future perspectives in acoustic voice quality measurement
Form
- Theoretical presentation
- Live demonstration
MODULE 8 – WYSIWYH … what you see is what you hear, and vice versa. Spectrographic explorations in the peculiarities of voiced sounds!
Duration
90 minutes
Content
- Normophonia versus dysphonia
- Fundamental frequency
- Intensity level
- Glottal noise versus harmonics
- Irregularity
- Multiplophonia
- Multiphonia
- Instability: tremor, unvoiced segments, pitch breaks, etc.
Form
- Illustrated presentation
- Group discussion
MODULE 9 – From theory to Praatice … clinical voice acoustics with the program Praat on your own desktop/laptop computer
Duration
120 minutes
Content
- Maximum phonation time
- Fundamental frequency
- Intensity level
- Praat’s voice report
- Spectral analysis
- Cepstral analysis
- Draw several graphs
Form
- Hands-on intensive course
MODULE 10 – Toward a more user-friendly Praat with scripts and buttons
Duration
90 minutes
Content
- Installation of scripts in Praat: fixed menu, dynamic menu, layers
- Speech-to-noise ratio and voice-to-noise ratio
- Vocal fundamental frequency
- Vocal intensity level
- Vocal range estimation
- Spectrography
- Cepstrography
- Acoustic Voice Quality Index
- Dysphonia Severity Index
- Voice Handicap Index
Form
- Hands-on intensive course
Question(s) about a Phonanium course?
Are you interested in following or organizing a course on acoustic voice analyses?
Are you interested in the development of a script for acoustic voice/speech analysis?
Is there something you like to ask us? Or do you have an idea to share with us?
