Dr. Louisa Traser is a senior consultant, voice scientist, and trained singer at the Freiburg Institute for Musicians’ Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg. Her clinical work focuses on phoniatrics, with particular expertise in the care of professional voice users and phonosurgery.
She is an active member of the interdisciplinary research group at the Freiburg Institute for Musicians’ Medicine, collaborating closely with specialists in voice medicine, vocal pedagogy, and performance science.
Her scientific work centers on phonation mechanisms in Western classical, contemporary, and extreme vocal styles. A key aspect of her research is the use of advanced imaging techniques—particularly MRI-based approaches—to investigate vocal tract configuration and vocal fold vibration. Her work bridges clinical practice and voice science, with a strong emphasis on vocal efficiency, sustainability, and long-term vocal health.
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Upcoming Short Courses
Thursday 5th February 2026
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
(London Time)
Growl, Scream, Distortion: What MRI and High-Speed Imaging Reveal About Rough Vocals!
Dr Louisa Traser
The terminology used to describe rough vocal qualities remains far less standardized and considerably less researched than the concepts established in Western classical singing pedagogy. Join Dr Louisa Traser as she examines a range of rough vocal mechanisms from a scientific yet practice-oriented perspective. The analysis is based on data from high-speed videoendoscopy as well as three-dimensional vocal tract configurations obtained through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).