The Effect of Specific Versus Combined Warm-up Strategies on the Voice

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 572-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica McHenry ◽  
Jim Johnson ◽  
Brianne Foshea
Keyword(s):  
Warm Up ◽  
The Voice

SCOTT WHEELER (b. 1952)Serenata (1993)

2020 ◽  
pp. 303-306
Author(s):  
Jane Manning
Keyword(s):  
Warm Up ◽  
The Voice

This chapter discusses Scott Wheeler’s Serenata. Originally scored for tenor and guitar, this is a highly accessible, exceptionally attractive cycle of five songs. Here Wheeler sets these fine poems with exemplary care, believing that if the text was treated meticulously, the expression would take care of itself. Wheeler now admits to having moved on from this stance, obeying a personal inclination towards romanticism, and a need to give rein to spontaneous emotion. The result, however, is a thoroughly expert, vivid piece of vocal writing, which gives the singer every chance to display their technical and interpretative talents. Wheeler allows the voice to warm up gradually through the cycle; the highest and most demanding phrases occur in the last two songs.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF PHONETIC COMPETENCE AT CLASSES IN DISCIPLINE OF “MODERN POLISH”

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-122
Author(s):  
OKSANA RANYUK ◽  
SVITLANA VOYTALYUK
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Language Models ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Correct Pronunciation ◽  
Polish Language ◽  
Speech Problem ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Voice

The article analyzes the concept of phonetic competence. It is noted that in the formation of foreign language communicative competence, one of the components is phonetic competence. It is determined that there is no consensus among researchers on the definition of “phonetic competence”. After all, some scientists understand phonetic competence as the correct pronunciation of sounds and sound combinations, correct stress and mastery of intonation language models. Others – as the ability to normative phonetic design of personal foreign speech and understanding the speech of others. It is emphasized that phonetic competence is directly related to speech technique, the elements of which are breathing, voice, diction, orthoepy. Phonetic skills are distinguished: to pronounce the sounds of the Polish language correctly, to have a clear diction, to emphasize words according to norms, to modulate the voice, to change its intonation, to adjust the tempo of speech in accordance with the situation, listeners, the purpose of the statement, to breathe correctly. It is indicated that the effectiveness of the phonetic competence formation depends on the use of effective methods. Among the methods, the following have been highlighted: explanatory-illustrative method of learning, observation of text and speech, problem method, role playing, exercises and so forth. There have been suggested exercises aimed at formation of phonetic competence. It is noted that role playing should be used in addition to exercises. It is emphasized that conduction of Polish language classes with the use of game material activates students, contributes to high performance in knowledge and motivates to learn Polish. Rhetorical games have been highlighted – conversational games that develop skills of interpersonal and collective effective communication. The article describes the articulatory rhetorical game “Phonetic warm-up”, the purpose of which is to form the skills of clear, quick and error-free speech, the development of students' creative skills. An example of an intonation rhetorical game has been also given. The article emphasizes that when learning the Polish language, it is important to use the authentic text as often as possible and constantly work on improving of phonetic competence of future philologists.

scholarly journals Spectrographic analysis of the effect of vocal warm-up on the voice of choir girls

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 380-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lília Maria Gomes Falcão ◽  
Maria Lúcia Vaz Masson ◽  
Gisele Oliveira ◽  
Mara Behlau
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Vocal Tract ◽  
Spectrographic Analysis ◽  
Acoustic Parameters ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
High Frequencies ◽  
Acoustic Spectrum ◽  
Children's Choir ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Voice

Purpose To analyse the immediate effect of a vocal warm-up program on children that sang in a choir by means of spectrographic analysis. Methods Experimental study consisting of 14 girls from an amateur children’s choir, aged 9 to 12 years. Acoustic spectrographic analyses were performed before and after a specific vocal warm-up program, consisting of a hierarchical sequence of body exercises, respiratory and articulation training, vocal exercises, ascending and descending musical scales and facilitating sounds. The speech material for spectrographic analysis was the sustained /Ɛ:/ vowel, pre and post warm-up program. The selected acoustic parameters were instability of trace, noise at low and high frequencies, frequency bifurcation, harmonics series, presence of a hard vocal attack, pitch and voice breaks, and mean fundamental frequency. Results No significant differences were found regarding the effect of the vocal warm-up when pre and post data were compared. However, there was a negative correlation between the level of harmonics and noise in the high frequencies post warm-up. Conclusion The vocal warm-up program implemented for children that sang in choirs produced a richer acoustic spectrum that may indicate enhanced glottic closure or vocal tract adjustment.

scholarly journals PHYSIOLOGICAL VOCAL WARMING UP PROGRAM IN RELIGIOUS SINGERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniella Cristina da Costa Santana Nicoletti ◽  
Andréia Cristina Munzlinger Dos Santos ◽  
Priscila Biaggi Alves de Alencar
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Analysis ◽  
Program Improvement ◽  
Singing Voice ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Perceptual Analysis ◽  
Catholic Churches ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Weekly Frequency

Purpose: To analyze the effectiveness of a physiological vocal warm-up program focused on religious singers. Method: longitudinal study involving 39 subjects male and female, aged at least 18 and at most 50, the participants underwent an evaluation vocal pre-warm-up and vocal post-warm-up, results being compared to both evaluations. The evaluation was applied questionnaire vocal habits and symptoms, acoustic analysis and auditory perceptual analysis. The study was conducted in Catholic Churches of Várzea Grande City in the state Mato Grosso. Results: They said participants to use the corner of a median of 87.3 months with weekly frequency of 2.4 times per week. However, 89.7% of the singers reported not warm up the voice before the corner and not desaquecerem 94.9% after the corner. In inadequate vocal habits most said talking aplenty. Already in vocal symptoms the three most prevalent were: voice worse in the morning (59.0%), loss of treble (54.4%) and hoarseness constant (51.3%). After application of vocal warm-up program improvement was observed in vocal self assessment and auditory perceptual analysis. There was also a significant increase in the fundamental frequency of the sustained vowel, but for the singing voice there was no change in acoustic parameters analyzed. Conclusion: The vocal heating program was effective with positive changes in voice adjustments, providing a more comfortable voice output this being noticed by singers themselves.

scholarly journals Vocal warm-up and breathing training for teachers: randomized clinical trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lílian Paternostro de Pina Pereira ◽  
Maria Lúcia Vaz Masson ◽  
Fernando Martins Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Voice Quality ◽  
Voice Handicap Index ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Breathing Training ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
The Voice

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of two speech therapy interventions, vocal warm-up and breathing training, focusing on teachers’ voice quality.METHODS A single-blind, randomized, parallel clinical trial was conducted. The research included 31 20 to 60-year old teachers from a public school in Salvador, BA, Northeasatern Brazil, with minimum workloads of 20 hours a week, who have or have not reported having vocal alterations. The exclusion criteria were the following: being a smoker, excessive alcohol consumption, receiving additional speech therapy assistance while taking part in the study, being affected by upper respiratory tract infections, professional use of the voice in another activity, neurological disorders, and history of cardiopulmonary pathologies. The subjects were distributed through simple randomization in groups vocal warm-up (n = 14) and breathing training (n = 17). The teachers’ voice quality was subjectively evaluated through the Voice Handicap Index (Índice de Desvantagem Vocal, in the Brazilian version) and computerized voice analysis (average fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer, noise, and glottal-to-noise excitation ratio) by speech therapists.RESULTS Before the interventions, the groups were similar regarding sociodemographic characteristics, teaching activities, and vocal quality. The variations before and after the intervention in self-assessment and acoustic voice indicators have not significantly differed between the groups. In the comparison between groups before and after the six-week interventions, significant reductions in the Voice Handicap Index of subjects in both groups were observed, as wells as reduced average fundamental frequencies in the vocal warm-up group and increased shimmer in the breathing training group. Subjects from the vocal warm-up group reported speaking more easily and having their voices more improved in a general way as compared to the breathing training group.CONCLUSIONS Both interventions were similar regarding their effects on the teachers’ voice quality. However, each contribution has individually contributed to improve the teachers’ voice quality, especially the vocal warm-up.TRIAL RECORD NCT02102399, “Vocal Warm-up and Respiratory Muscle Training in Teachers”.

Public School Voice Clinics, Part I

1984 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57
Author(s):  
Sandra Q. Miller ◽  
Charles L. Madison
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
School District ◽  
Voice Disorders ◽  
Urban School ◽  
Urban School District ◽  
Local School District ◽  
Local School ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Voice Problem

The purpose of this article is to show how one urban school district dealt with a perceived need to improve its effectiveness in diagnosing and treating voice disorders. The local school district established semiannual voice clinics. Students aged 5-18 were referred, screened, and selected for the clinics if they appeared to have a chronic voice problem. The specific procedures used in setting up the voice clinics and the subsequent changes made over a 10-year period are presented.

Hormone Replacement Therapy and Voice

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 607-614
Author(s):  
Jean Abitbol
Keyword(s):  
Replacement Therapy ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Hormone Replacement ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Female Voice ◽  
Fat Cells ◽  
High Pitch ◽  
Endocrine Effects ◽  
The Voice

The purpose of this article is to update the management of the treatment of the female voice at perimenopause and menopause. Voice and hormones—these are 2 words that clash, meet, and harmonize. If we are to solve this inquiry, we shall inevitably have to understand the hormones, their impact, and the scars of time. The endocrine effects on laryngeal structures are numerous: The actions of estrogens and progesterone produce modification of glandular secretions. Low dose of androgens are secreted principally by the adrenal cortex, but they are also secreted by the ovaries. Their effect may increase the low pitch and decease the high pitch of the voice at menopause due to important diminution of estrogens and the privation of progesterone. The menopausal voice syndrome presents clinical signs, which we will describe. I consider menopausal patients to fit into 2 broad types: the “Modigliani” types, rather thin and slender with little adipose tissue, and the “Rubens” types, with a rounded figure with more fat cells. Androgen derivatives are transformed to estrogens in fat cells. Hormonal replacement therapy should be carefully considered in the context of premenopausal symptom severity as alternative medicine. Hippocrates: “Your diet is your first medicine.”

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