Voice amplification as a means of reducing vocal load for elementary music teachers

Journal of Voice

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 441-446

  Morrow, Sharon L ^a   Connor, Nadine P ^b  

^a RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory phonation monitor; Distance dose; Elementary music teachers; Vocal load; Voice amplification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY PHONATION MONITOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MUSIC; PHONATION; TEACHER; VOCAL INTENSITY; VOCAL LOAD; VOCALIZATION; VOICE; VOICE AMPLIFICATION;

ADULT; AMPLIFIERS, ELECTRONIC; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; PHONATION; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79959750266     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: 18734588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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