title: Working 9-5: Causal Relationships Between Singers' "Day Jobs" and Their Performance Work, With Implications for Vocal Health.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  It is acknowledged generally that professional contemporary commercial music (CCM) singers engage in supplementary employment ("the day job") to achieve and maintain a reliable living wage. In this paper, consideration is given to the impact of such nonperformance employment on CCM's sustainable vocal health.
  
  
  METHODS
  Collected data from a survey of 102 professional contemporary gig singers were analysed using descriptive statistical procedures from the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Although these data provided descriptions of the personal characteristics of individuals in the sample, the inclusion of open format questions encouraged participants to report details of their "lived" experience. Additionally, a meta-analysis of a range of associated literature was undertaken.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-five participants (N = 102) reported that in addition to their heavy performance voice use, they were employed in "other" work (the "day job") where their speaking voice loads were high. In responding to open-ended questions, many proffered written comments that were unprompted. The collected data from this element of the research study are reported here.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We propose that at least some causal factors of singers' reported voice problems may lie in the misuse or overuse of their everyday speaking voice (as demanded by their "day job") rather than a misuse of their singing voice. These findings have practical application to all whose concern is care for the vocal or emotional health and performance longevity of professional singers.
authors.affiliation: Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: i.bartlett@griffith.edu.au.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.affiliation: Drama Department, School of Humanities and Creative Arts, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Pat H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016272:Occupational Health; D009790:Occupations; D012307:Risk Factors; D063346:Singing; D013997:Time Factors; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014833:Voice Quality; D016526:Workload
keywords: occupational voice users; performers' voice; professional contemporary vocalists; singers' vocal health; singing voice