PMID- 27539003
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170925
LR  - 20170925
IS  - 1873-4588 (Electronic)
IS  - 0892-1997 (Linking)
VI  - 31
IP  - 2
DP  - 2017 Mar
TI  - A Joyful Noise: The Vocal Health of Worship Leaders and Contemporary Christian 
      Singers.
PG  - 250.e17-250.e21
LID - S0892-1997(16)30159-X [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.07.012 [doi]
AB  - Contemporary commercial music (CCM) is a term that encompasses many styles of 
      music. A growing subset of CCM is contemporary Christian music, a genre that has 
      outpaced other popular styles such as Latin, jazz, and classical music. 
      Contemporary Christian singers (CCSs) and worship leaders (WLs) are a subset of 
      CCM musicians that face unique vocal demands and risks. They typically lack 
      professional training and often perform in acoustically disadvantageous venues 
      with substandard sound reinforcement systems. The vocal needs and risks of these 
      singers are not well understood, and because of this, their training and care may 
      be suboptimal. The aim of the present study was to investigate the vocal health 
      of this growing population and their awareness of standard vocal hygiene 
      principles. An online questionnaire was designed and administered to participants 
      in the Americas, Europe, Australia, and Asia. A total of 614 participants 
      responded to the questionnaire, which is made available in English, Portuguese, 
      and Spanish. Many participants reported vocal symptoms such as vocal fatigue 
      (n = 213; 34.7%), tickling or choking sensation (n = 149; 24.3%), loss of upper 
      range (n = 172; 28%), and complete loss of voice (n = 25; 4.1%). One third of the 
      participants (n = 210; 34%) indicated that they do not warm up their voices 
      before performances and over half of the participants (n = 319; 52%) have no 
      formal vocal training. Results suggest that this population demonstrates low 
      awareness of vocal hygiene principles, frequently experience difficulty with 
      their voices, and may face elevated risk of vocal pathology. Future studies of 
      this population may confirm the vocal risks that our preliminary findings 
      suggest.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2017 The Voice Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights 
      reserved.
FAU - Neto, Leon
AU  - Neto L
AD  - School of Music, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia; Shenandoah 
      Conservatory, Winchester, Virginia. Electronic address: lcorreia@su.edu.
FAU - Meyer, David
AU  - Meyer D
AD  - Janette Ogg Voice Research Center, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester, Virginia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20160815
PL  - United States
TA  - J Voice
JT  - Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation
JID - 8712262
SB  - IM
MH  - *Christianity
MH  - *Clergy
MH  - *Emotions
MH  - Health Behavior
MH  - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Health Status
MH  - Humans
MH  - Job Description
MH  - *Music
MH  - Occupational Diseases/diagnosis/*epidemiology/physiopathology/prevention & 
      control
MH  - *Occupational Health
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Self Report
MH  - *Singing
MH  - Voice Disorders/diagnosis/*epidemiology/physiopathology/prevention & control
MH  - *Voice Quality
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Contemporary Christian singers
OT  - Contemporary commercial music
OT  - Vocal health
OT  - Vocal hygiene
OT  - Worship leaders
EDAT- 2016/08/20 06:00
MHDA- 2017/09/26 06:00
CRDT- 2016/08/20 06:00
PHST- 2016/05/05 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2016/07/16 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2016/07/20 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2016/08/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/09/26 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2016/08/20 06:00 [entrez]
AID - S0892-1997(16)30159-X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.07.012 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Voice. 2017 Mar;31(2):250.e17-250.e21. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.07.012. Epub 
      2016 Aug 15.