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dc.contributor.authorBartlett, Irene
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Pat H.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-26T12:30:28Z
dc.date.available2018-09-26T12:30:28Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn0892-1997
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.04.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/378087
dc.description.abstractObjectives: It is acknowledged generally that professional contemporary commercial music (CCM) singers engage in supplementary employment (“the day job”) to achieve and maintain a reliable living wage. In this paper, consideration is given to the impact of such nonperformance employment on CCM's sustainable vocal health. Methods: Collected data from a survey of 102 professional contemporary gig singers were analysed using descriptive statistical procedures from the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Although these data provided descriptions of the personal characteristics of individuals in the sample, the inclusion of open format questions encouraged participants to report details of their “lived” experience. Additionally, a meta-analysis of a range of associated literature was undertaken. Results: Sixty-five participants (N = 102) reported that in addition to their heavy performance voice use, they were employed in “other” work (the “day job”) where their speaking voice loads were high. In responding to open-ended questions, many proffered written comments that were unprompted. The collected data from this element of the research study are reported here. Conclusions: We propose that at least some causal factors of singers' reported voice problems may lie in the misuse or overuse of their everyday speaking voice (as demanded by their “day job”) rather than a misuse of their singing voice. These findings have practical application to all whose concern is care for the vocal or emotional health and performance longevity of professional singers.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMosby
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom243.e27
dc.relation.ispartofpageto243.e34
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Voice
dc.relation.ispartofvolume31
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCreative and professional writing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCreative and professional writing not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3602
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode360299
dc.titleWorking 9–5: Causal Relationships Between Singers' ''Day Jobs'' and Their Performance Work, With Implications for Vocal Health
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, Queensland Conservatorium
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBartlett, Irene M.


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