EFFECTS OF PROLONGED LOUD READING ON SELECTED MEASURES OF VOCAL FUNCTION IN TRAINED AND UNTRAINED SINGERS

被引:78
作者
GELFER, MP
ANDREWS, ML
SCHMIDT, CP
机构
[1] Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
[2] Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
[3] School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
SINGERS; FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY (F0); JITTER; SHIMMER; ACOUSTIC MEASURES; VOCAL TRAINING;
D O I
10.1016/S0892-1997(05)80179-1
中图分类号
R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100104 ; 100213 ;
摘要
This study investigated the effects of prolonged loud reading on the singing and speaking voice. Subjects consisted of 26 trained female singers and 24 musically untrained women, who read aloud for 1 h at 80% of their speaking intensity range. Pre- and posttest measures were made on a variety of voice samples elicited during speaking and singing tasks. Acoustic analyses of these samples included fundamental frequency (F(o)), intensity, jitter ratio, shimmer, and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Results revealed a general pattern of consistency between pre- to posttest measures for trained singers, whereas the untrained subjects' posttest measures showed higher jitter ratios and lower SNRs. It was concluded that 1 h of constant loud reading has little effect on the speaking voices of trained singers, although challenging singing tasks may be affected. The voices of untrained singers appeared to be more negatively affected by the hour of loud and constant reading.
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页码:158 / 167
页数:10
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