The Impact of Vocal Cool-down Exercises: A Subjective Study of Singers' and Listeners' Perceptions

Journal of Voice : Official Journal of the Voice Foundation
Kari Ragan

Abstract

Using subjective measures, this study investigated singers' and listeners' perceptions of changes in voice condition after vocal cool-down exercises. A single-subject crossover was designed to evaluate whether there were discernible differences in either singer or listener perceptions from pre (no vocal cool downs) to post (with cool downs) test. Subjective questionnaires were completed throughout the study. Twenty classically trained female singers documented self-ratings and perceptual judgments through the Evaluation of the Ability to Sing Easily survey, the Singing Voice Handicap Index, and Self-Perceptual Questionnaires after a 60-minute voice load. Recordings were made and assessed by four expert listeners. The assessed data from the Singing Voice Handicap Index, the Evaluation of the Ability to Sing Easily, and Daily Perceptual Questionnaires show 68%, 67%, and 74% of singers reported improvement, respectively. However, because of significant variability in the underlying scores, the amount of improvement was not deemed to be statistically significant. Expert listeners correctly identified the cool-down week 46% of the time. Singers strongly perceived positive impact from the cool-down exercises on both their speaking an...Continue Reading

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Mar 21, 2020·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Iris MeerschmanEvelien D'haeseleer
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