As the host of Musical Theatre Talk, I did a LOT of shows on the voice.  The one show I never got to do — because I had listeners of all ages, was a show on how the voice is affected by sex, the sounds we make and even the sounds we don’t.

On the show, “Sex & the Voice,” Master voice teacher and voice researcher Jeannette LoVetri will elucidate on the anatomy of the voice as well as what happens to the voice when making certain sounds during sex.  We will also cover what can happen to the voice when we try to stifle sounds so as not to be heard by neighbors or others in our home (or elsewhere) during trysts.

We will discuss how the effects of sexual trauma can inhibit sound production during consensual sex.

Some of the topics we talked about included the following:

• Basic anatomy of larynx.
• Sound production during sex — from glottal stops to moaning to yelling in ecstasy.  What is healthy for the voice? What could damage the voice?
• What happens when we purposely do NOT use the voice during pleasure?  Is there any damage from stifling sound?
• The damage to the voice/throat area due to certain sex fetishes such as choking partner during orgasm.
• Using sound to raise sexual energy, such as in Tantra and Kundalini.
• How sexual trauma inhibits sound during sex/making love.

trish