Effectiveness of using the resonant vocal techniques in singing voice disorders

Viorel Agheana; Ligia Mircea

doi:10.56663/rop.v11i1.45

Authors

Viorel Agheana University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Senior Lecturer, PhD.
Ligia Mircea University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, M.S.Ed.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56663/rop.v11i1.45

Keywords:

voice disorders, vocal pathology, vocal therapy, resonant vocal techniques.

Abstract

Singing voice disorders are an important segment of vocal pathology, targeting a niche of professional and amateur singers of all musical genres. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of using the principles of vocal hygiene and the eclectic vocal therapy model by combining three resonant vocal techniques: humming, the method of disguised yawning and the chewing technique, in the corrective-recuperative vocal therapy program. The positive effects of the vocal therapy used in all five case studies were observed. If the initial assessment relates to altered vocal parameters, pain in the laryngeal muscles and a negative influence of vocal problems on quality of life, the final assessment found normalization of vocal parameters, decreased pain and improved the quality of life.

Author Biography

Viorel Agheana, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Senior Lecturer, PhD.

Viorel Agheană has a PhD in Educational Sciences and is a member of the Department of Special Psychopedagogy, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, since 2013. Areas of academic expertise include language disorder therapy, research methodology, children's rights and inclusive education. He has over 15 years of experience in special education as a teacher and speech therapist in many institutions, and has participated in numerous national and international projects as a member or coordinator. Viorel Agheana is also a researcher with vast experience in language disorders, special education and the recovery of children with intellectual disabilities, UNICEF expert and the coordinator of the Master’s Programme “Psychopedagogy of the Inclusive School - PpSI” of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. Author and co-author of studies, chapters in collective volumes, articles in specialized journals, papers at national and international conferences, generally addressing topics related to special education and topics that approach different methods of education and therapy from a theoretical and practical applied perspective.

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