- Title
- Performance fitness: physiological benefits of aerobic exercise for performing singers
- Creator
- Griffith, Joelene Sara
- Relation
- University of Newcastle Research Higher Degree Thesis
- Resource Type
- thesis
- Date
- 2011
- Description
- Masters Research - Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
- Description
- How does physical fitness affect vocal fitness and the production of a healthy vocal technique? Does an increased level of aerobic fitness and muscle strength have a significant impact on improving a singer’s over-all performance? These questions have been posed for centuries in relation to breathing and support in classical singing; however it has only been recently that technological developments have allowed for significant physiological research into the area of human performance. Primary aim: The primary aim of this study was to investigate the benefits (if any) of cardiovascular and aerobic training interventions on a singer’s capability in a performance situation. Does the increased physical endurance, mental alertness and overall improved muscle strength that this type of exercise provides, have significant benefits for a singer while performing? This project also includes a portfolio of performance recitals and is accompanied by a creative exegesis in which the issues of physical fitness and its effect on breath and muscular support to achieve the desired sound are explored from a personal perspective. During two of the recitals, given at different stages before and during the exercise intervention, I was monitored for heart rate and exertion levels while singing. The exegesis also includes discussion of the artistic preparation and the choice of repertoire.
- Subject
- physical fitness; vocal fitness; singing performance; aerobic training interventions
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/937533
- Identifier
- uon:12577
- Rights
- Copyright 2011 Joelene Sara Griffith
- Language
- eng
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