Title:
The impact of vocal hygiene education on the knowledge and voice-related behaviors of university singers
Author:
Laura E. Habich
Thesis Advisor:
Sally Gallena
Committee Member:
Kathleen Siren
Committee Member:
Clayborn Price
Degree Granting Institution:
Loyola University Maryland--College of Arts and Sciences
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Loyola University Maryland
Date Created:
2017
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
born digital
Abstract:
For singers (whether amateur or professional), maintaining optimal vocal health is a critical component of being able to sing. Current research suggests the need to provide vocal hygiene education to university student singers. Research however, has not implemented a randomized, controlled study to investigate the effects of a single vocal hygiene lecture, and its impact on students' declarative knowledge and behavioral changes. The purpose of this randomized, controlled within and between group experimental research study was to determine if a single lecture was able to positively change the knowledge and voice-related behaviors of amateur university student singers. Results showed a statistically significant within and between group improvement in the voice-related knowledge of university student singers in the experimental group immediately following the lecture that was maintained at the six week follow-up assessment. However, the lecture did not significantly impact the voice-related behaviors of the participants. The information gained from this study adds to prior research which suggests that some degree of vocal hygiene knowledge is gained from these lectures, and therefore, lectures or courses such as the one described in this experiment should be incorporated into the collegiate vocal music curriculum.
Subject:
Electronic dissertations
Degree:
Master of Science
Level:
Master
Discipline:
Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
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Identifier:
HabichLE-17
