This page is for your continuous research with information about how you have used this information to create, shape and develop your project. Your bibliography should be included on this page.
Continuous Research
Vocal health advice for musicians. (n.d.).
https://musiciansunion.org.uk/health-safety-wellbeing/health-and-safety/key-health-and-safety-issues/vocal-health
Vocal health is an extremely important part of the industry, as maintaining vocal health is crucial for performers to excel in the industry.
Vocal health specialists say that vocal injuries fall under three categories:
Misuse
Overuse
New use
Misuse refers to a singing using incorrect techniques, such as off-center body placement, and tension around the body
Overuse is when a performer uses a punishing schedule, and rarely goes on vocal rest.
New use is when a singer is placed in a new situation, such as having to wear heavy equipment while singing, for example headgear in the West End. There are also examples of direct trauma affecting vocal health, such as getting hit in the neck. Another thing that can affect vocal health is anxieties, as this can hold your body in a state of tension that can affect your voice.
Symptoms of a damaged voice include, loss of range, losing your ability to hit certain notes. You also might notice you can’t sing quietly or loudly.
Mental Health
Dancing and performing releases endorphins in the brain, which positively affects the performer, outside and inside the industry as they will be more compelled to work, and have a lot more motivation towards the art.
Mental Health is an extremely important part of everyone's day to day life, but in performing arts, if you’re in the industry, you are self-employed, so need to find motivation, and if you’re mentally unwell, it can be very hard to find that motivation to find jobs and employment within the industry.
Bibliography
Vocal health advice for musicians. (n.d.).
https://musiciansunion.org.uk/health-safety-wellbeing/health-and-safety/key-health-and-safety-issues/vocal-health
Dancing and the brain. (n.d.).
https://hms.harvard.edu/news-events/publications-archive/brain/dancing-brain.