Physiological and Psychological Effects of Vocal Warm-Up in Performing Artists
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services
Student's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Mentor's Name
Bruce Poburka
Mentor's Department
Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services
Mentor's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Description
Physiological and psychological effects of vocal warm-up were studied in a group of 25 college-aged theatre arts students. Physiological variables relating to voice production included phonation threshold pressure, noise-to-harmonics ratio, and fundamental frequency range. These physiologic measures relate to ease of voicing, vocal quality, and pitch range respectively. Psychological variables included self-assessments of confidence before performing a voice task and a self-evaluation of vocal performance after the task. Mean values for each variable in each condition will be statistically compared using a paired samples t-test. It is predicted that vocal warm-up positively affects both the physiological and psychological variables.
Physiological and Psychological Effects of Vocal Warm-Up in Performing Artists
CSU
Physiological and psychological effects of vocal warm-up were studied in a group of 25 college-aged theatre arts students. Physiological variables relating to voice production included phonation threshold pressure, noise-to-harmonics ratio, and fundamental frequency range. These physiologic measures relate to ease of voicing, vocal quality, and pitch range respectively. Psychological variables included self-assessments of confidence before performing a voice task and a self-evaluation of vocal performance after the task. Mean values for each variable in each condition will be statistically compared using a paired samples t-test. It is predicted that vocal warm-up positively affects both the physiological and psychological variables.
