Singers are highly skilled vocal athletes, and as such go through rigorous training in order to endure the vocal demands imposed by a performance such as a Broadway show. Vocal Pedagogy students training these highly skilled performers are charged with the responsibility of identifying patterns of behaviors that are optimal to prevent vocal injury as well as optimize vocal function. Understanding vocal dose is one important component in this process, and via dosimetry studies vocal pedagogues can better understand and quantitatively track a singer’s vocal dose. Dosimetry research acts as a form of vocal fitbid, allowing singers wearing an accelerometer device attached to their external notch to see how far their vocal folds traveled during the performance of a show, for example. Dosimetry measurements provide singers with an estimated number of cycles of vibrations of the vocal folds, sound pressure level (SPL) and duration of phonation. Dosimetry studies can identify and compare the vocal dose of specific roles in different musical scores and serve as a valuable tool for monitoring the vocal dose of overall vocalization during social communication, rehearsals and performances. Vocal pedagogy students can utilize specific research methodology, such as dosimetry, for furthering their education and better understand patterns of vocal behavior that may affect singers in training.

Authors:
Ana Flavia Zuim, New York University, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Dr Ana Flavia Zuim is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at New York University in United States

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