PURPOSE:
to characterize the vocal health, knowledge of choristers in caring for her own voice, and perceptual analysis of the spoken voice, performed by an audiologist in a chorus children and youth.
METHODS:
the study included 20 individuals of both sexes, between 10 and 18 years, members of a choir, two questionnaires were applied: one facing parents on general health, medical and dietary habits, and another for the choristers facing experience in singing, knowledge of the voice and vocal health habits. Screening was performed for individual vocal perceptual analysis of the spoken voice.
RESULTS:
in the questionnaire back to the parents, it was observed that 40% of the choristers had some kind of allergy, whereas in the questionnaire aimed to choristers, 65% did not know how the voice is produced; carried out vocal training 100%, 80% did not care voice, 35% had vocal complaints; already screening vocal assessed that 35% expressed hoarse and breathy and rough 5%, the pitch was found predominantly acute (55%); articulation and resonance were balanced, the type was the predominant respiratory medium (65%), whereas the breathing mode mixed (45%), the coordination between breathing in 90%, the maximum phonation time increased by 65% and the coefficient s / z was adequate in 65% .
CONCLUSION:
the aspects of vocal health was observed a high rate of allergy, care of his own voice most choristers do not know how the voice is produced and auditory perception was found in a large number of choristers hoarse breathy vocal quality and maximum phonation time increased.
Voice; Phonation; Voice Quality; Music
