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Trauma, Attachment, Emotions, and Voice Care

A multi-authored work in the September/October issue of the Journal of Singing considers the variety of ways in which early-life experiences can impact general health and voice care in adults. In “Trauma, Attachment, Emotions, and Voice Care,”associate editor Elisa Monti and six coauthors have investigated relationships between psychological factors such as childhood trauma, attachment, and emotions, opening a window to the importance of exploring specific psychological factors in relation to voice.

JOS-081-1-2024-87.pdf (application/pdf, 590.8 K) posted at 11:32 AM, September 16, 2024

Types of Testosterone Therapy and their Effects on the Voices of Transgender Singers

In order to navigate challenges faced by transgender singers, voice teachers and singers must understand the vocal effects of hormone therapy. In her article, “Types of Testosterone Therapy and their Effects on the Voices of Transgender Singers,” found in the January/February issue of the Journal of Singing, New Zealand voice pedagogue and researcher Tessa Romano, drawing upon clinical studies, interviews, and analysis, maps vocal changes that occur during the first two years of testosterone therapy and how the process of voice change varies according to the form that the therapy takes.

JOS-078-3-2022-327.pdf (application/pdf, 381.8 K) posted at 10:18 AM, January 10, 2022

Under Pressure: Reports of Performance Anxiety Across Multiple Singing Genres

Music performance anxiety is the experience of heightened stress levels before, during, and after music performance, and it is reported that 15-25% of musicians will experience MPA in their career. While sharing a reliance on voice as the instrument, each separate field of contemporary commercial music, music theater, and classical has its own unique culture and expectations. In their article, “Under Pressure: Reports of Performance Anxiety Across Multiple Singing Genres,” published in the May/June 2022 issue of the Journal of Singing, Australian musicians, educators, and researchers Ajhriahna Henshaw and Sarah Collyer review the literature and examine the challenges posed in each genre.

JOS_078_5_2022_583.pdf (application/pdf, 512.8 K) posted at 9:07 AM, June 27, 2022

Use of Instrumentation in the Singing Studio

For generations, medical care and voice pedagogy have relied on subjective assessment of the voice. Subjective assessment often may work well, but the health and safety of patients and students in general are better served by more objective methods of voice assessment. In the March/April 2020 issue of Journal of Singing, noted otolaryngologist Robert T. Sataloff, in his article “Use of Instrumentation in the Singing Studio,” modified from a chapter in his book Professional Voice: The Science and Art of Clinical Care (4th ed.), reviews instrumentation for vocal fold vibration, phonatory ability, aerodynamic measures, acoustic analysis, and laryngeal electromyography. Much of this instrumentation is applicable to the voice studio.

JOS-076-04-2020-433.pdf (application/pdf, 200.6 K) posted at 8:19 AM, May 19, 2020

Using Theatrical Intimacy Practices to Create Vocal Health Boundaries

What are the proper steps for singers if asked by directors to vocally overextend themselves? How can singers speak up without being negatively labeled by management? What is the role of voice teachers in these situations? In their article, “Using Theatrical Intimacy Practices to Create Vocal Health Boundaries,” published in the September/October issue of Journal of Singing, Brian Manternach and David Eggers discuss establishing boundaries for singers to preserve vocal health and how to advocate for themselves in difficult situations.

JOS-079-1-2022-073.pdf (application/pdf, 369.3 K) posted at 4:22 PM, September 9, 2022

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