SINGERS AND NON-SINGERS VOCAL HEALTH, VOCAL BEHAVIORS, AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS VOICE AND SINGING - INDIRECT FINDINGS FROM A QUESTIONNAIRE

A vocal health questionnaire was administered in three locations in th e USA to female university singers and non-singers. The responses of 7 0 singers and 89 non-singers were analysed. The questionnaire solicite d background information as well as information about vocal health and symptoms, vocally abusive speech habits, attitudes toward singing and vocal health, feelings about the voice, and general affective/dysphor ic tendencies. There were marked, sometimes diametric, differences bet ween singers' and non-singers' responses, attesting to the unique atti tude and heightened sensivity and concern of singers regarding voice, singing and vocal health.