Effects of vocal training on respiratory kinematics during singing tasks

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 363-377

  Mendes, Ana P ^a,c   Brown, W S ^b   Sapienza, Christine ^b   Rothman, Howard B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE SETÚBAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Respiratory kinematics; Singing voice; Vocal training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; PHONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SINGING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BREATHING EXERCISES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MUSIC; PHONATION; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; VOICE QUALITY; VOICE TRAINING;

EID: 33748581388     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094570     Document Type: Article

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