Physiological and Psychological Effects of Vocal Warm-Up in Performing Artists
Location
CSU
Student's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Mentor's Name
Bruce Poburka
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.
