Consequences From Emotional Stimulus on Breathing for Singing

Journal of Voice

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-303

  Pettersen, Viggo ^a   Bjørkøy, Kåre ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC   (Denmark)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Breathing; Classical singing; Electromyography; Emotional stimulus; Muscles; Thorax

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SINGING;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSIC; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; RESPIRATION; THORAX; VOICE;

EID: 67349212946     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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