Assessment of Professional Singers using Laryngeal, Respiratory, and Airflow Measurements

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dc.contributor.authorSumerags, Dins
dc.contributor.authorJain, Nityanand
dc.contributor.authorPilmane, Māra
dc.contributor.authorSumeraga, Gunta
dc.contributor.institutionInstitute of Anatomy and Anthropology
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Morphology
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-19T07:40:02Z
dc.date.available2024-12-19T07:40:02Z
dc.date.issued2024-12
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
dc.description.abstractPurpose: In the pedagogy of classical vocal singing, it can be difficult to determine the human voice fach, especially for the voice of aspiring vocalists. Hence, an objective metric-based system for the determination of the human voice is needed. In the present study, we investigated the anthropological and aerodynamic parameters for 60 professional singers with a professionally confirmed singing range. Methods: Amongst the 60 included professional singers, there were ten participants each for sopranos, mezzo-sopranos, altos (female vocal fach), and tenors, baritones, basses (male vocal fach). Airflow measurements were recorded using spirometry whilst anthropological measurements were taken using CT scans. Appropriate statistical analyses were done using the Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis H test with post-hoc tests and Bonferroni correction. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Soprano singers, who have the highest pitch, were found to be the shortest and least heavy, whilst basses, who have the lowest pitch, were found to be tallest and heaviest amongst the study participants. Furthermore, sopranos had the smallest lung volumes while the basses had the largest lung volumes (raw spirometry measures). However, when normalized ratios were considered, no differences were observed. Finally, laryngeal size showed sexual dimorphism due to developmental changes. Conclusions: A mix of anthropological and aerodynamic measurements may be useful to assist singers and vocal pedagogues to assess and determine voice types before the beginning of their vocal studies.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.format.extent9
dc.format.extent1512641
dc.identifier.citationSumerags, D, Jain, N, Pilmane, M & Sumeraga, G 2024, 'Assessment of Professional Singers using Laryngeal, Respiratory, and Airflow Measurements', Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 170-178. https://doi.org/10.1080/14015439.2023.2270592
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14015439.2023.2270592
dc.identifier.issn1401-5439
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/16982
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www-webofscience-com.db.rsu.lv/wos/alldb/full-record/MEDLINE:37846032
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofLogopedics Phoniatrics Vocology
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectanthropology
dc.subjectbronchi
dc.subjectlarynx
dc.subjectmeasurements
dc.subjectphysiology
dc.subjectsingers
dc.subjectspirometry
dc.subjecttrachea
dc.subjectvoice
dc.subject3.1 Basic medicine
dc.subject6.4 Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)
dc.subject5.3 Educational sciences
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectGeneral Medicine
dc.subjectGeneral Arts and Humanities
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectSpeech and Hearing
dc.subjectSDG 4 - Quality Education
dc.titleAssessment of Professional Singers using Laryngeal, Respiratory, and Airflow Measurementsen
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