title: Effects of systematized vocal warm-up on voices with disorders of various etiologies.
abstract: This investigation studied the effect of a systematized vocal warm-up procedure on voices with disorders. There were 4 subjects with voice disorders. To optimize vocal function a systematized vocal warm-up system was developed by the author for singers and nonsingers alike. Subjects were asked to practice the vocal warm-up exercises daily, with weekly monitoring in the studio. Data from independent raters and subjects' self-ratings were compared to and corroborated with computer analysis of audio samples. Results indicated significant improvement in subjects' voices that were increasingly maintained over time.
authors.affiliation: Northwest Institute of Voice, Beaverton, Oregon 97007-2424, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Blaylock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013018:Sound Spectrography; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014833:Voice Quality