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Growing Old As A Rock Star: A Four-Part Study Of The Aging Voice, Joanna Sloggy
Growing Old As A Rock Star: A Four-Part Study Of The Aging Voice, Joanna Sloggy
Theses and Dissertations--Rehabilitation Sciences
This dissertation focuses on the aging voice - specifically the aging elite vocal athlete. It is comprised of four components; a series of research studies and a viewpoint piece designed to explore the awareness, struggles, and vocal compensations of aging singers dealing with age related vocal and performance problems. The overarching goal of these studies is to inform the development of a voice care protocol for the aging rock star to guide customized intervention for these elite vocal athletes that is focused on optimizing both vocal output and performance.
First, the dissertation introduces and identifies characteristics of the exceptional voice. …