Category Ranking
98%
Total Visits
921
Avg Visit Duration
2 minutes
Citations
20
Article Abstract
During the Covid-19 pandemic, choral singing has been either completely prohibited or regulated with safety measures due to increased transmission risks. However, the impact of larger inter-singer spacings on the performance and educational process in boys' choirs is unclear. This study analyzed recordings of six groups of five singers each from two boys' choirs aged 7-16 who sang Beethoven's Ode to Joy while standing on an arc with a 4 m radius and an inter-subject spacing of 0.5-3 m. The effects of singers' masks, distance, group age, and relative position on the timing of articulation and fundamental frequency were investigated, along with the amount, rate, and sign of pitch drift and loudness. The ANOCOVA results showed that onsets were robust to the tested factors, while errors in fundamental frequency tended to decrease with increasing age/experience. Loudness was affected by distance, mask, and relative position, with increasing loudness as spacing decreased. Understanding influencing factors can inform recommendations for choral singing and education.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.09.017 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
The Experiment Effect of Voice Therapy Techniques on the Voice of the Elderly Choir Members.
J Voice
August 2025
Voice Research Center from Xi'an Conservatory of Music, Xi'an 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Artistic Voice Science and Technology of Shaanxi Province Higher Education Institutions, Xi'an 710061, China.
Objective: To explore the experiment effect of voice therapy techniques on the voice of choirs in the aging period.
Methods: Two senior choirs in Xi'an City were randomly divided into an experimental group (n = 43, male 14, female 29) and a control group (n = 37, male 8, female 29). The control group conducted choral training according to regular choral rehearsal, while the experimental group was designed voice therapy techniques based on the regular choral rehearsal method.
Flow in choral singing: associations with perceived choral memory performance and well-being among older adults.
BMC Psychol
August 2025
Pathumthani University, 140 Santi Suk Mu 4 Alley, Ban Klang, Mueang Pathum Thani District, Pathum Thani, 12000, Thailand.
Drawing on flow theory, this study examines relationships between choral environment, song style, and flow, proposing a choral experience model to investigate associations with perceived choral memory performance and well-being among older choir members. We employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze data from 412 older adult participants in amateur choral groups across China. Results reveal significant positive associations between five factors (skill-challenge balance, clear goals, immediate feedback, song style, and choral environment) and flow.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInnovative approaches to organizing the learning process in an opera choir to increase student motivation and self-expression.
J Gen Psychol
August 2025
Art College, School of Fine Arts, Suzhou Vocational University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
The main purpose of the current article is to empirically evaluate a set of innovative approaches to organizing the educational process in an opera choir and their effect on student motivation and self-expression. The sample included 100 second-year students of Suzhou Vocational University who studied at the Department of Music. The research tools were the Scale of Motivation to Study in an Opera Choir and the Scale of Self-expression in an Opera Choir.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAngela Pack BDS PhD LDS FDS. From London Graduate to New Zealand Fighter for Women in Dentistry and Dental Hygienists.
J Hist Dent
July 2025
Honorary Professor in History of Dentistry, King's College London Emeritus-Professor of Dental Public Health, University of London.
Angela Pack trained in London but spent most of her working life in New Zealand. She was surprised to find dentistry was mostly a male profession and there were no dental hygienists. She campaigned to change both those situations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffects of choral singing on depression and anxiety in older adults: A randomized controlled trial.
J Psychiatr Res
August 2025
Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Health Longevity Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of
Introduction: Few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have investigated the effects of choral singing (CS) on older adults at-risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Extant RCTs on CS also lack an active control arm controlling for non-intervention-specific active components.
Methods: In this parallel-arm, open-label RCT, 200 community-dwelling older adults at-risk of cognitive decline were randomized to the treatment arm, i.