Exploring the Role of Opera Voice Quality Exercise in the Voice Therapy

• Published in: Journal of voice 2024-03
• Main Authors: Jiang, Zhen, Pan, Meiyang, Smereka, Katerina, Zhuang, Peiyun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Opera voice quality exercise; Voice coaching; Voice quality used in vocal arts; Voice therapy; Voice training
• ISSN: 0892-1997; 1873-4588
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.02.014

There are very diverse approaches for voice therapy, and the application of voice quality used in vocal arts in voice therapy can also be seen. However, there is little research on the application of opera voice quality in voice therapy. This study explored the applications of our Opera Voice Quality Exercise in the field of voice therapy and investigated the impacts of this exercise on pitch, intensity, voice quality, and vocal ability. Sixty-two healthy subjects, defined as those with no discomfort in their voice and no appearance of organic lesions on the larynx via stroboscopic laryngoscopy were included in the study. The subjects were randomly divided into an experimental group of 31 subjects and a control group of 31 subjects. The experimental group received a voice health education and weekly coaching sessions of Opera Voice Quality Exercise, whereas the subjects in the control group only had the former. The acoustic and aerodynamic parameters were evaluated before and after the experimental interventions. When producing [a] at comfortable speech pitch and intensity, the experimental group compared to the control group showed statistically significant improvement (P