Understanding Muscle Physiology: Towards an Applied Framework for Singing Voice Training and Rehabilitation
Tuesday 18th March 2025, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)
If singers are vocal athletes, then muscle physiology considerations should be part of our training and rehabilitation programs. A web search for guidance to train up for a 5k will yield millions of hits, while strength and conditioning requirements for recital preparation yields very little.
With over 30 years of experience rehabilitating the injured singing voice, incorporated with a doctoral degree in applied muscle physiology, Dr. Sandage merges the disciplines of applied exercise science with voice physiology to shed new light on muscle training perspectives for voice training. Aspects of muscle performance including training, detraining, aging, sex differences, specificity, and genetics will be discussed within the framework of the singing voice. Vocal fatigue will be considered from a well-established strength and conditioning training theoretical framework structured to plan for fatigue management and more rapid post-performance recovery.
Following a tutorial on muscle physiology, Dr. Sandage will frame vocal function demands within the context of health, performance environment, and individual vocal demands to identify ecologically valid factors that should be considered in the training and rehabilitation domains.
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Dr. Mary Sandage
After earning her M.A. in Speech Language Pathology at the University of Iowa, Dr. Sandage established the professional voice rehabilitation program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Otolaryngology Voice Clinic.
Attend this course for as little as £22 as part of the Voice Professional Training CPD Award Scheme.
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