NATS supports many types of voice research.  Researchers seek to survey the profession in a variety of ways.  NATS is pleased to offer members, students of members, and selected partners the opportunity to list links to various surveys being conducted by researchers.  Please do not contact the NATS office regarding information on these surveys.  Instead, contact the principal investigator provided with each listing.

Want to list your research survey here?  Download the Guidelines for Research Surveys (coming soon) and submit the application for approval.  Once approved, the survey will be listed.  NOTE:  Until the online submission form is active send all requests in the format of the listings below to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

ARE YOU A MALE PROFESSIONAL SINGER?

The Music and Neuroimaging Laboratory at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is looking for male professional singers to participate in a study. We wish to better understand the brains of professional singers with the aim of potentially aiding the development of singing-based therapies for various neurological disorders. Participation will involve a non-invasive brainscan (MRI) and short questionnaires. You will be compensated for your time.

To be eligible, participants must be:

• Over 18 years of age

• A male professional (esp. classically-trained) singer

• Singers with an early commencement are particularly encouraged to participate

• Right handed

• Normal hearing

• No neurological or psychiatric disorders

If interested, please respond through email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Please include your name, age, when you started singing training, and what types of singing activities you currently engage in.

Thank you for your interest in participating!

Perceptual Study Seeks Expert Listeners to Compare and Evaluate Short Voice Files.

Please take a few minutes to help us evaluate voice recordings resulting from a number of experimental singing lessons that have been conducted to test the validity of gesture and body-movement as a pedagogic tool in the teaching of singing. Please click on this link to access the online evaluation page:

http://edu.monash.edu/research/projects/listener-evaluation/

This PhD research is being conducted by a NATS member from Australia, Julia Nafisi, Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Dr Jane Southcott This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR A RESEARCH STUDY OF PROFESSIONAL SINGERS AND BREAST CANCER SURGERY

If you or anyone you know is a female professional singer who has undergone breast cancer surgery, please follow or forward this link to our certified domain for more information:

http://southerninstitutefortheperformingvoice.com/uploads/WEB_PARTICIPANT_INVITATION.pdf

We appreciate your time and consideration of this announcement. Confidentiality and privacy for all participants is diligently protected.

Margaret Baroody, MM
Kathryn Barnes-Burroughs, DMA
Michael C. Rodriguez, PhD
Dahlia M. Sataloff, MD, FACS
Robert Thayer Sataloff, MD, DMA, FACS

Body Conscious: A Comparative Study of Body Awareness and Alignment Methods for Singers and If Voice Teachers Integrate them into their Teaching

Contact: Dawn Wells Neely, The University of Alabama, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QVHSW6F

Both the performing arts and medicine are recognizing the importance of body awareness and proper body alignment to enhance one’s singing technique.  The author is interested in comparing several of the most popular body awareness and alignment methods and the available research on these methods’ effectiveness.  These methods include yoga, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais Method, and Pilates.  The author will conduct a survey of professional voice teachers to find out if and how voice teachers are using these methods in their teaching.

Please consider participating in this study and forwarding the link to any parties you feel may be interested! This survey will be available to complete online for one month. The survey is brief and should only take 10 minutes of your time. I hope to share the results with members of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Thank you!

A QUANTITATIVE SURVEY OF PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE DYSFUNCTION SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY SINGER/SINGING TEACHERS

Contact: Dr. Karen Wicklund, Chicago Center for Professional Voice, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Survey Link: http://www.esurveyspro.com/Survey.aspx?id=4b4b062c-462a-4ca6-8522-1b75e321ad61&cid=ab306b67-d9d3-461c-b96f-d04e7e5177c5

Drs. Bertha Golem, PT, DPT (Florendo Physical Therapy, Chicago) and Karen Wicklund, DM, MHS CCC-SLP, SVS (Chicago Center for Professional Voice) recently formulated a research question regarding the effects of singing breathing techniques and health status on pelvic floor muscle function.   You and your singing students (age 11 and up) are invited to participate in this brief 25 question survey.  We will share the results with NATS members and physical therapy organizations through publication/presentation and on Dr. Wicklund’s website. Please forward this link to any interested singer/singing teacher.  Thanks for your participation.