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Volume 3(1)
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Bowers, J. & Daugherty, J.F. (2008).
Self-reported student voice use at a high school summer choral camp,
International Journal of Research in Choral Singing, 3 (1), 39-44.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate self-reported vocal health of high school choral students
electing to participate in a summer choral camp. Choral participants (N=141) were surveyed prior to
beginning camp activities, and then surveyed at the end of the rather intense week of choral singing,
to gauge any changes they might perceive in their voices. Amount of sleep was observed, with little change
during camp week. Vocal problems, however, were reported significantly more after the intense week of
singing than at the beginning. Twelve vocal health items were surveyed and six significantly increased
after one week of intense singing: hoarseness, tiredness, dryness, throat pain when singing, straining
to sing, and more effort needed to sing or talk. There were no significant differences between reported
ability to sing loud/soft, high/low, throat clearing mannerisms, or taking appropriate care of the voice.
Results indicated students lack knowledge of the voice and its necessary care, since vocally the self-reports
suggested students were significantly less healthy, but also believed they were taking good care of their voices.
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