Analysis of Supraglottic Activity during Vocalization in Flamenco Singers.

Introduction: Flamenco is a traditional music originally from Andalusia in southern Spain. Some of the vocal resources used in Flamenco have components of voice distortion and other voice qualities that could sound like hyperfunctional voice productions. The present study aimed at observing supraglo...

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Publicado en:Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 90 - 99
Autores principales: Hermoso, Irene, Rodriguez, Miguel, Quezada, Camilo, Guzmán, Marco
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Publicado: Karger AG 2025
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          Hermoso, Irene
          Rodriguez, Miguel
          Quezada, Camilo
          Guzmán, Marco
        affil: Department of Speech Therapy, Viamed Santa Ángela de la Cruz Hospital, Seville, Spain
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          Singing
          Glottis Physiology
          Phonation
          Voice Quality
          Voice Therapy
          Pitch Perception
          Loudness Perception
          Task Performance and Analysis
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          Male
          Female
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Spain
          Performing Artists
          Visual Analog Scaling
          Laryngoscopy
          Descriptive Statistics
          Analysis of Variance
          Pharyngeal Muscles Physiology
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      ab: Introduction: Flamenco is a traditional music originally from Andalusia in southern Spain. Some of the vocal resources used in Flamenco have components of voice distortion and other voice qualities that could sound like hyperfunctional voice productions. The present study aimed at observing supraglottic activity in flamenco singers while engaged in singing at various degrees of pitch and loudness and while engaged in realizing phonatory tasks. Methods: A total of eighteen flamenco singers with at least 5 years of voice training were recruited. Flexible endoscopic voice evaluations were recorded and edited to provide samples of different pitches, loudness levels, and phonatory tasks. Sound was removed from video samples. Two blinded laryngologists were asked to assess antero-posterior compression, medial compression, pharyngeal compression, and VLP for every sample, using a visual analog scale. Results: Significantly higher values were found for medial compression, anterior-posterior compression, VLP and pharyngeal compression during high loudness levels when compared to medium and low loudness. Overall, medial compression was lower than anterior-posterior compression. Conclusion: Supraglottic activity is present in flamenco singing in the four laryngoscopic variables. It seems to be that supraglottic activity increases with loudness level and pitch. This behavior could be a natural and necessary aspect of flamenco singing present during both sustained vowels and song.
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