scholarly journals Voice training for professional voice users

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Rhea John ◽  
Jayita Das Poduval
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Voice Training ◽  
Work Pressure ◽  
Voice User ◽  
Professional Voice Users ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Training Professional ◽  
Professional Voice

<p class="abstract"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Background: </span></strong>A professional voice user is defined as an individual who depends on the use of his or her voice to earn a living, and nowadays encompasses a gamut of professions ranging from highly skilled artistes to call center workers. All of them have various levels of vocal demand but not all are suitably equipped to meet these demands because of a lack of formal training.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Methods: </span></strong><span lang="EN-US">This study was conducted as a short-term project under the auspices of the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research). The principal investigator is the first author, an undergraduate medical student, while the corresponding author is the faculty who guided the student in this endeavor. With a view to exploring how voice training, as opposed to voice therapy for a specific complaint or lesion, could improve the outcome and performance of a professional voice user with no prior training, we carried out this study in our institution and in a nearby school and college.</span></p><p class="abstract"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Results: </span></strong>Over half the subjects were found to have a complaint about their voice. There were equal numbers of men and women in this study and the age group of 26-30 years was the best represented. This age group is significant as it represents the start of the working life of a typical individual, in this case the professional voice user. A positive correlation was found between increasing age (and years of work experience) and the frequency of a voice complaint. With years of work experience more than 15 years, the frequency of voice problems decreased slightly. On cross checking, it was found that these persons were in more senior levels of work, and so had less work pressure.</p><p class="abstract"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Conclusions: </span></strong>This study shows that voice training has to be imparted over a considerable period of time even for the less skilled group of professional voice users. </p><p class="keywords"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Keywords: </span></strong>Voice assessment, Voice training, Professional voice user</p>

Special Considerations for the Performing Voice: Perspective of the Laryngologist

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Vinson
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Performing Artists ◽  
Voice User ◽  
Professional Voice Users ◽  
The Many ◽  
Customer Service Representatives ◽  
Professional Voice

One of the many tasks a laryngologist is assigned to is the care of the professional voice. When discussing professional voice users, it is natural to consider performing artists such as singers, actors, voice-over artists, and broadcasters. However, this patient population includes many more groups. Clergy, attorneys, politicians, teachers, sales and customer service representatives, and coaches also should be considered professional voice users because their careers and livelihoods depend on the quality of their voices. The professional voice user often is a reluctant patient because he or she fears the inability to perform or that treatment, especially vocal surgery, may permanently affect his or her voice in a negative fashion. Caring for these patients requires special attention to these fears, as well as their schedules and deadlines. In this article, I will consider the management of vocal dysfunction in the performing vocal artist.

Analysis and Evaluation of a Voice-Training Program in Future Professional Voice Users

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette Timmermans ◽  
Marc S. De Bodt ◽  
Floris L. Wuyts ◽  
Paul H. Van de Heyning
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Voice Training ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Professional Voice Users ◽  
Professional Voice

scholarly journals Prevalence of Benign Vocal Fold Lesions in Ear, Nose, and Throat Outpatient Unit of Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Lucia Miranti Hardianingwati ◽  
Diar Mia Ardani
Keyword(s):  
Vocal Cord ◽  
Vocal Fold ◽  
Sound Production ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Outpatient Unit ◽  
Benign Vocal Fold Lesions ◽  
Professional Voice Users ◽  
Professional Voice ◽  
Nose And Throat

Introduction: Benign vocal fold lesions reduce the efficiency of sound production. Reports of dysphonia cases caused by vocal principles in Indonesia are still very limited. This study aimed to determine incidence and prevalence of benign vocal fold lesions, namely vocal cord nodules, cysts, and polyps.Methods: A descriptive retrospective study was conducted using patient’s medical record of Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Outpatient Unit. Dysphonia patients with benign vocal cord abnormalities were identified. The data analyzed using descriptive analytic.Results: There were 20 patients with benign vocal fold lesions, consisting of 13 patients (65%) with nodules, 3 patients (15%) with polyps, and 4 patients (20%) with cysts. The ratio of male and female patients was 1: 1. Most patients belonged to age group of 20-59 years (12 patients; 60%). In term of occupation, most patients belonged to group III, which is a group of workers who are not professional voice users (12 patients; 60%). Most vocal fold lesions were found in the 1/3 of bilateral anterior (17 patients; 85%). Most therapy was non-operative in 13 patients (65%). Conclusion: Benign vocal fold lesions, including vocal cord nodules, polyps, and cysts, are found in all patients with dysphonic complaints. The prevalence of dysphonia symptoms is quite high every year, but only a small portion are diagnosed with benign vocal cord lesion.

Voice quality change in future professional voice users after 9�months of voice training

2004 ◽  
Vol 261 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette Timmermans ◽  
Marc De Bodt ◽  
Floris Wuyts ◽  
Paul Van de Heyning
Keyword(s):  
Voice Quality ◽  
Voice Training ◽  
Quality Change ◽  
Professional Voice Users ◽  
Professional Voice

Training Outcome in Future Professional Voice Users after 18 Months of Voice Training

2004 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette Timmermans ◽  
Marc S. De Bodt ◽  
Floris L. Wuyts ◽  
Paul H. Van de Heyning
Keyword(s):  
Voice Training ◽  
Training Outcome ◽  
Professional Voice Users ◽  
Professional Voice

Rheometers, Bioreactors, and Vocalization Forces: Using Basic Science Investigations to Help the Voices of Teachers

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
Sarah Klemuk
Keyword(s):  
Basic Science ◽  
Tissue Growth ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Support Cell ◽  
Rest Periods ◽  
Collaborative Studies ◽  
Professional Voice Users ◽  
The University ◽  
Science Investigations ◽  
Professional Voice

Abstract Collaborative studies at the University of Iowa and the National Center for Voice and Speech aim to help the voices of teachers. Investigators study how cells and tissues respond to vibration doses simulating typical vocalization patterns of teachers. A commercially manufactured instrument is uniquely modified to support cell and tissue growth, to subject tissues to vocalization-like forces, and to measure viscoelastic properties of tissues. Through this basic science approach, steps toward safety limits for vocalization and habilitating rest periods for professional voice users will be achieved.

scholarly journals Even Pacing Is Associated with Faster Finishing Times in Ultramarathon Distance Trail Running—The “Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc” 2008–2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 7074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Suter ◽  
Caio Victor Sousa ◽  
Lee Hill ◽  
Volker Scheer ◽  
Pantelis Theo Nikolaidis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Linear Model ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Pacing Strategies ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Group Sex ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Trail Running ◽  
One Way Anova

In recent years, there has been an increasing number of investigations analyzing the effects of sex, performance level, and age on pacing in various running disciplines. However, little is known about the impact of those factors on pacing strategies in ultramarathon trail running. This study investigated the effects of age, sex, and performance level on pacing in the UTMB® (Ultra-trail du Mont Blanc) and aimed to verify previous findings obtained in the research on other running disciplines and other ultramarathon races. Data from the UTMB® from 2008 to 2019 for 13,829 race results (12,681 men and 1148 women) were analyzed. A general linear model (two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)) was applied to identify a sex, age group, and interaction effect in pace average and pace variation. A univariate model (one-way ANOVA) was used to identify a sex effect for age, pace average, and pace variation for the fastest men and women. In our study, pace average and a steadier pace were positively correlated. Even pacing throughout the UTMB® correlated with faster finishing times. The average pace depended significantly on sex and age group. When considering the top five athletes in each age group, sex and age group also had significant effects on pace variation. The fastest women were older than the fastest men, and the fastest men were faster than the fastest women. Women had a higher pace variation than men. In male competitors, younger age may be advantageous for a successful finish of the UTMB®. Faster male runners seemed to be younger in ultramarathon trail running with large changes in altitude when compared to other distances and terrains.

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