Summary
Introduction
Singers have unique vocal demands, and if the voice is impaired there can be a negative
impact on their quality of life. While a variety of options exist to assess vocal
health, the utilization of cepstral peak prominence (CPP) has increased due to his
reliability in some situations. However, it has not been utilized commonly in the
singing population. This study sought to assess vocal health in singing students using
noninvasive measures such as singing voice handicap index (SVHI) and consensus auditory
perceptual evaluation of voice (CAPE-V) as well as CPP to provide preliminary information
on this measure.
Methods
A prospective longitudinal study of singing students independent of year of training
enrolled in a 2-credit voice lesson at an undergraduate School of Music was conducted.
Non-invasive measures were used to evaluate the voice. All participants recorded the
same spoken sentence at four equally spaced intervals throughout the semester using
a ZOOM H4n Pro (two cardioid input microphone, Hauppauge, New Year). Participants completed SVHI at the time of each recording, and CAPE-V conducted
by two speech language pathologists trained in voice. CPP was determined using running
speech samples.
Results
A total of 23 singers completed the study (11 male, 12 female). There was a significant
difference in SVHI at the first recording compared to the final recording (10.6 ±
4.6 vs 9.3 ± 5.9, P= 0.008). Similarly, there was a significant difference in CPP at the first recording
compared to the final recording (9 ± 3 vs 9.4 ± 1.1, P < 0.001). However, no significant difference was seen with CAPE-V.
Conclusion
Our results are similar to previous studies. There was no evidence in decline in objective
and subjective vocal quality utilizing the measure included in our study.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 05, 2021
Accepted:
December 28,
2020
Footnotes
Conflict of Interest: None.
Financial Disclosure: None.
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