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  • Performing Arts Pedagogy

Background:

  • The Fitzmaurice Voicework (FV) is a voice training method.
  • Understanding the acoustic impact of FV on voice quality is important for professional voice users.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate acoustic voice changes in participants of a Fitzmaurice Voicework (FV) teacher certification program.
  • To measure changes in maximum phonation time (MPT) before and after FV training.

Main Methods:

  • A repeated-measures pilot study design.
  • Eleven participants without prior voice issues were assessed.
  • Acoustic analysis included maximum phonation time (MPT), jitter, shimmer, and noise-to-harmonics ratio (NHR) pre- and post-training.

Main Results:

  • A moderate effect size was observed for MPT, with 70% of participants showing improvement.
  • Small effect sizes were found for jitter, shimmer, and NHR, with no significant pre- to post-training changes.
  • Overall increase in MPT was noted post-training.

Conclusions:

  • FV training may positively impact professional voice users, particularly in enhancing MPT.
  • Further investigation with larger cohorts is recommended to confirm MPT significance.
  • Future studies should explore FV's potential to reduce jitter and shimmer rates.