14 - Professional Voice Users Flashcards
How do we define Elite Vocal Performers?
Those who depend on a consistent, special or appealing voice quality as a primary tool of the trade
(Professional singers, actors, etc.)
How do we define Professional Voice Users?
2
Those whose voice is an integral part of the roles of these professionals.
Require considerable vocal stamina over prolonged periods and might need to be heard by large groups of listeners.
(Lecturers, teachers, barristers, clergy, telephone operators, etc.)
How do we define Non-Vocal Professionals?
2
Those who might be able to carry out their roles if they were slightly to moderately dysphonic,
Severe dysphonia would prevent them from fulfilling their professional commitments adequately
(Doctors, business executives, lawyers, etc.)
How do we define Non-Vocal Non-Professionals?
Thos for whom vocal quality is not a pre-requisite for adequate job performance
(Clerks, laborers, etc.)
How do we assess voice disorders in Professional Voice Users?
(6)
Case history
Subjective assessments
Objective assessments
Laryngoscopy
Posture
Emotional factors that might contribute to the problem.
What should be included in the case history for Professional Voice Users?
(4+)
Voice use
Vocal demands
Hydration
Vocal rest
Etc.
What should be included in the perceptual analysis include for Professional Voice Users?
Analysis of singing voice for singers.
Which do we usually treat first: speaking voice or singing voice?
Speaking voice
Are there different schools of thought regarding physiology of singing and voice production?
Yes
Speaking voice disorder is usually _________.
Hyperfunctional
What do we usually counsel Professional Voice Users to do?
4
Vocal hygiene
Vocal rest
Muscle relaxation
Improving airflow
How do we usually treat singing voice?
4
Warm up exercises
Pitch gliding
Reducing hard glottal attack
Breathing retraining
