Muscular patterns and activation levels of auxiliary breathing muscles and thorax movement in classical singing

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 255-277

  Pettersen, Viggo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Breathing; Classical singing; Neck muscles; Sternocleidomastoideus; Thorax; Upper trapezius

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREATHING MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSOR; SINGING; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; STUDENT; THORAX; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VOCALIZATION;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHONATION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; THORAX; TIME FACTORS; VOICE;

EID: 27744471837     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087079     Document Type: Review

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