Acoustic and Aerodynamic Characteristics of Choral Singers

Ravi, Sunil Kumar; Shabnam, Srushti; George, Krupa Saira; Saraswathi, TR

doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.03.018

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“…In a study aiming to investigate the acoustic differences between the voices of a control group and a group of patients presenting different types of pathologies of the larynx, it was found that the mean NHR of the control group was 0.14%, while that of patients with laryngeal pathologies varied from 0.18 to 0.22%, depending on the pathology in question (González et al, 2002). In a study conducted with groups of choral singers and non-singers, higher NHR values were found in the group of nonsingers (0.07%) than in the group of singers (0.04%) (Ravi et al, 2019). Given that the high end of the normal range for NHR in the MDVPA is 0.190%, the NHR values obtained in the present study (0.140% for cases and 0.142% for controls), which showed no significant difference between groups, are within the normal range.…”

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Acoustic Measures of Brazilian Transgender Women's Voices: A Case–Control Study

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Objective: This study aims to compare the acoustic vocal analysis results of a group of transgender women relative to those of cisgender women.Methods: Thirty transgender women between the ages of 19 and 52 years old participated in the study. The control group was composed of 31 cisgender women between the ages of 20 and 48 years old. A standardized questionnaire was administered to collect general patient data to better characterize the participants. The vowel /a/ sounds of all participants were collected and analyzed by the Multi-Dimensional Voice Program advanced system.Results: Statistically significant differences between cisgender and transgender women were found on 14 measures: fundamental frequency, maximum fundamental frequency, minimum fundamental frequency, standard deviation of fundamental frequency, absolute jitter, percentage or relative jitter, fundamental frequency relative average perturbation, fundamental frequency perturbation quotient, smoothed fundamental frequency perturbation quotient, fundamental frequency variation, absolute shimmer, relative shimmer, voice turbulence index (lower values in the cases), and soft phonation index (higher values in the cases). The mean fundamental frequency value was 159.046 Hz for the cases and 192.435 Hz for the controls.Conclusion: Through glottal adaptations, the group of transgender women managed to feminize their voices, presenting voices that were less aperiodic and softer than those of cisgender women.

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Acoustic Measures of Brazilian Transgender Women's Voices: A Case–Control Study

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“…Lyrical and pop singers seem to strongly enhance vocal fold adduction, but prevent voice loading, thanks to respiratory, laryngeal positioning, and, especially, resonance adjustments [27][28][29] .…”

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Dermatoglyphic and acoustic analysis of singing voices: a multiple case preliminary report

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Purpose: to identify genetically enhanced physical skills (speed, strength, endurance and motor coordination), provided by the dermatoglyphic method and to analyze the preliminary correlation between dermatoglyphic and acoustic data of lyrical and pop singers. Methods: the study was approved by the Ethics and Research Committee. Four male singers were evaluated (two lyrical and two pop singers), 31-53 years old. Data collection and analysis procedures comprised (1) Survey -Self-Perception of Vocal Characteristics in Singers (vocal habits, voice performance and phenotypic characteristics); (2) Dermatoglyphic Profile (fingerprint image digitalization: predominance of digital drawings (Arch, Loop and Whorl); scores of deltas (D10); the Total Ridge Count (TRC); digital formula and dermatoglyphic profile (aerobic, anaerobic and mix)); (3) Acoustic Analysis (the Expression Evaluator script application to the audio recordings: f0, intensity, spectral slope and long-term average spectrum -LTAS values); and (4) Integrated (Statistical) Analysis; cluster analysis. Results: correlations were found between dermatoglyphic variables (Arch, Loop, Whorl, D10, TRC) and acoustic parameters (f0 (median); intensity (asymmetry); spectral slope (mean); and LTAS (SD)). The dermatoglyphic profile did not segregate singing styles. Conclusion: the dermatoglyphic profiles showed a preliminary correlation with the acoustic vocal measures, especially f0 and LTAS measures.

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“…Outro estudo (Ravi et al, 2019) reforça esta afirmação, pois realizou comparação de medidas aerodinâmicas e acústicas entre cantores coralistas e não cantores, revelando que os cantores coralistas apresentaram maior controle sobre os subsistemas fonatório e respiratório, possivelmente porque as práticas de canto em longo prazo resultem em maior controle da modulação vocal e da fase expiratória.…”

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“…Para os profissionais da área, é de suma importância, visto a profissão depender diretamente dela. O uso constante e incorreto desta ferramenta pode acarretar risco para o desenvolvimento de disfunções vocais (Behlau, Pontes, &Moreti, 2018;Frigo, Cielo, Lima, & Braz, 2017;Sales, Silva, & Medeiros, 2019;Ravi, Shabnam, George, &Saraswathi, 2019). Nos artistas vocais de elite e outros usuários profissionais de voz, a prevalência de disfonia é expressiva, variando de 27% a 80% dos profissionais em atividade (Villafuerte-Gonzalez et al, 2017).…”

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“…A literatura aponta que as medidas vocais aerodinâmicas de cantores são diferenciadas da população em geral devido ao treinamento muscular inerente à profissão (Genilhú & Gama, 2018). O maior controle dos subsistemas fonatório e respiratório nos cantores é atribuído às práticas de canto de longo prazo que envolvem modulação vocal e alterações no padrão respiratório, além do maior controle da fase expiratória (Ravi et al, 2019). É importante ressaltar a necessidade de aumento de evidências científicas sobre medidas vocais aerodinâmicas de cantores para respaldar a prática clínica e o trabalho fonoaudiológico de aperfeiçoamento vocal com essa população.…”

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Medidas vocais aerodinâmicas de cantores profissionais

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The objective of the work was to characterize the aerodynamic vocal measurements of professional singers according to gender and the reference values. This is a cross-sectional, quantitative and retrospective study with 23 professional singers between 19 and 55 years old. The maximum phonation times of /a/, /i/, /u/, /s/, /z/, /e/, /ė/; sound pressure levels; and s/z and ė/e ratios were analyzed. The data were analyzed statistically. Men showed maximum phonation time of /e/, /i/ and /u/ significantly below the reference values and women showed significantly lower values of the maximum phonation time of /e/, and maximum phonation time of /i/ e /u/ significantly within the expected. The usual sound pressure level and maximum sound pressure level were significantly higher than the reference values in both genders. It was concluded that, in the group of professional singers analyzed, the results of the maximum phonation time suggest greater incoordination in the respiratory and laringeal control of the prolonged emission in men. The results of sound pressure level suggest greater vocal effort in the emission for both genders, or adjustments due to the muscular training inherent to the profession.

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Acoustic and Aerodynamic Characteristics of Choral Singers

Cited by 12 publications

References 6 publications

Acoustic Measures of Brazilian Transgender Women's Voices: A Case–Control Study

Acoustic Measures of Brazilian Transgender Women's Voices: A Case–Control Study

Dermatoglyphic and acoustic analysis of singing voices: a multiple case preliminary report

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