Simultaneous monitoring of vocal doses and breathing patterns in professional singers.
Baroque style
Phonation
Respiratory kinematics
Singing voice
Vocal dosimetry
Journal
Computers in biology and medicine
ISSN: 1879-0534
Titre abrégé: Comput Biol Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 1250250
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2022
05 2022
Historique:
received:
04
10
2021
revised:
22
02
2022
accepted:
23
02
2022
pubmed:
15
3
2022
medline:
12
4
2022
entrez:
14
3
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
When learning and improving singing, the quantitative characterization of artists' performances based only on vocal parameters does not provide enough information to identify strategies for improvement. Simultaneous monitoring of sound production and breathing patterns in professional singers can allow the exploration of the mechanisms that promote effective singing modalities through association with respiratory efforts. We developed and tested a novel portable device that simultaneously monitors vocal activity and breathing patterns without interfering with natural singing. The device utilizes a combination of a miniature accelerometer to measure vocal doses from skin vibrations on the neck and two respiratory inductive plethysmography (RIP) bands to estimate the breathing pattern by measuring changes in the thoracoabdominal cross-sectional area. The device was tested on 13 professional baroque-style singers and 14 untrained individuals during the execution of singing tasks. It was accurate compared with reference systems (R By allowing a quantitative characterization of the effectiveness of singing technique, this novel device can help provide a better understanding of the physiology of singing and may be a tool for support learning and training optimization for professional singers.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
When learning and improving singing, the quantitative characterization of artists' performances based only on vocal parameters does not provide enough information to identify strategies for improvement. Simultaneous monitoring of sound production and breathing patterns in professional singers can allow the exploration of the mechanisms that promote effective singing modalities through association with respiratory efforts.
METHODS
We developed and tested a novel portable device that simultaneously monitors vocal activity and breathing patterns without interfering with natural singing. The device utilizes a combination of a miniature accelerometer to measure vocal doses from skin vibrations on the neck and two respiratory inductive plethysmography (RIP) bands to estimate the breathing pattern by measuring changes in the thoracoabdominal cross-sectional area.
RESULTS
The device was tested on 13 professional baroque-style singers and 14 untrained individuals during the execution of singing tasks. It was accurate compared with reference systems (R
CONCLUSIONS
By allowing a quantitative characterization of the effectiveness of singing technique, this novel device can help provide a better understanding of the physiology of singing and may be a tool for support learning and training optimization for professional singers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35286892
pii: S0010-4825(22)00144-5
doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105352
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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