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Deep muscles, deeper understanding: An investigation into abdominal muscle activation during vocalization and the impact of active training for the stage actor
Citation
Lew, R and Bird, M-L, Deep muscles, deeper understanding: An investigation into abdominal muscle activation during vocalization and the impact of active training for the stage actor, Journal of Interdisciplinary Voice Studies, 4, (1) pp. 71-84. ISSN 2057-0341 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2019 Intellect Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1386/jivs.4.1.71_1
Abstract
Stage actors need breath control for voice projection and resonance. However, little
is known about the abdominal muscle activation during vocalizations of different
sounds and different lung volumes. The impact of training on muscle activation
is likewise under-reported in the literature. This Voicing describes the content of
an intervention used in an intensive six-week series of training workshops and
forms the basis for a research project where muscle recruitment before and after was measured in both trained and untrained performers. Through participation in
this intensive workshop, an untrained performer demonstrates changes in muscle
recruitment with reduced activation of the global muscles and improved muscle
efficiency.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | exercise, rehabilitation, abdominals, training, muscles, efficiency, pilates, Suzuki, sensitivity |
| Research Division: | Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Sports science and exercise |
| Research Field: | Exercise physiology |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
| Objective Field: | Preventive medicine |
| UTAS Author: | Bird, M-L (Dr Marie-Louise Bird) |
| ID Code: | 139087 |
| Year Published: | 2019 |
| Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
| Deposited On: | 2020-05-25 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-03-17 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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