Barbara M Wilson Arboleda, MS CCC-SLP
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Barbara is a voice-specialized speech-language pathologist, singing voice teacher and past President of the Boston Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
Barbara graduated from the MGH Institute of Health Professions at Massachusetts General Hospital completing her specialty rotation in voice disorders at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, where she also worked as the Clinical Coordinator of the Voice & Speech Laboratory from 2013 to 2019. Currently, Barbara sees patients at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
Barbara graduated from the MGH Institute of Health Professions at Massachusetts General Hospital completing her specialty rotation in voice disorders at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, where she also worked as the Clinical Coordinator of the Voice & Speech Laboratory from 2013 to 2019. Currently, Barbara sees patients at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
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In addition to her clinical work, Barbara is a singer and actor. She studied voice at the New England Conservatory, through consortium with Simmons College and completed an acting program with Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, Massachusetts. Barbara's methods are informed by a variety of influences including, the science of attention and motor skill acquisition, exercise physiology, the work of Robert Edwin, Somatic Voicework: the LoVetri Method, the work of Melissa Cross, the work of Mary Klimek, and Estill Voice Training. She is committed to the development of an integrated voice pedagogy that honors both the art and the science of teaching and she has a special interest in the impact of stress and anxiety on the voice.
Photo by Teja Arboleda
Barbara has spoken on the topic of voice pedagogy and rehabilitation at Boston University, Salem State University, Shenandoah University, the Longy School of Music, and KEM Hospital in Mumbai, India. In 2013, her article "Strength Training and Rock Singing for the Young" appeared in the Journal of Singing. Her paper "Maintenance of Postural Alignment for Voice Production", written with physical therapist Arlette Frederick was published in the Journal of Voice. Her textbook chapter "The Speech-Language Pathologist's Evaluation of the Hoarse Child", written with Shirley Gherson, was published in the Plural Publishing book Pediatric Voice Disorders.
Barbara is an expert in teaching singing technique for contemporary commercial music (e.g., rock, pop, country, folk) and has developed approaches to teaching singing to pre-pubescent children. She has spoken on these topics at the NATS summer workshop. Her DVD, "The Kid and the Singing Teacher", produced in conjunction with master singing teacher, Robert Edwin, has received positive reviews by singing teachers and the Journal of Singing.
Barbara is an expert in teaching singing technique for contemporary commercial music (e.g., rock, pop, country, folk) and has developed approaches to teaching singing to pre-pubescent children. She has spoken on these topics at the NATS summer workshop. Her DVD, "The Kid and the Singing Teacher", produced in conjunction with master singing teacher, Robert Edwin, has received positive reviews by singing teachers and the Journal of Singing.