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Performance adrenaline: the effects of endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, and adrenaline on the performing singer
Description
The thrill of a live performance can enhance endorphin, serotonin, dopamine, and adrenaline levels in the body. This mixture of heightened chemical levels is a result of "performance adrenaline." This phenomenon can positively and/or negatively affect a performing singer. A singer's body is her instrument, and therefore, any bodily change can alter the singing voice. The uptake of these chemicals can especially influence a central aspect of singing: breath. "Performance adrenaline" can induce shallow or clavicular breathing, alter phonation, and affect vibrato. To optimize the positive effects and counteract the negative, diaphragmatic breathing, yoga, and beta-blockers are explored as viable management tools. When managed properly, the boost offered by "performance adrenaline" can aid the singer in performing and singing. After a review of medical and psychological studies that reveal the physiological and emotional effects of endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, and adrenaline, this paper will explore the biological changes specific to vocalists and methods to optimize these effects in performance.
Date Created
2015
Contributors
- Paige, Belinda Roseann (Author)
- FitzPatrick, Carole (Thesis advisor)
- Dreyfoos, Dale (Committee member)
- Norton, Kay (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
vi, 66 pages
Language
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.29628
Statement of Responsibility
by Belinda Paige
Level of coding
full
Note
Partial requirement for: D.M.A., Arizona State University, 2015
Note type
thesis
Includes bibliiographical references
Note type
bibliography
Field of study: Music
System Created
- 2015-06-01 08:03:13
System Modified
- 2021-08-30 01:30:28
- 2 years 8 months ago
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