The first study of its kind, our team worked with highly-skilled professional opera singers who are currently performing in major opera venues around the world.

Long story short: combined Respiratory Muscle Training makes singing easier.

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Respiratory Muscle Training for Opera Singers

Click through below for a detailed overview of our study.

  • Abstract

  • Participants

  • Methods

  • Evaluating the Professional Classical Singing Voice

  • Evaluating, continued

  • Evaluating, continued

  • Data Analysis

  • Data Analysis Methods

  • Results

  • Results, continued

  • Discussion

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Watson AHD, Williams C, James BV. Activity patterns in latissimus dorsi and sternocleidomastoid in classical singers. J Voice. 2012;26: e95–e105.

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Yilmaz C, Bostancı Ö, Bulut S. Effect of Respiratory Muscle Training on Pitch Range and Sound Duration in Brass Instrument Players and Singers. J Voice. 2020. doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.04.012

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Sapienza CM, Davenport PW, Martin AD. Expiratory muscle training increases pressure support in high school band students. J Voice. 2002;16: 495–501.

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Wingate JM, Brown WS, Shrivastav R, Davenport P, Sapienza CM. Treatment outcomes for professional voice users. J Voice. 2007;21: 433–449.