Safer singing during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: what we know and what we don't

MR Naunheim, J Bock, PA Doucette, M Hoch, I Howell… - Journal of Voice, 2021 - jvoice.org
INTRODUCTION While the novel coronavirus outbreak has profoundly altered health care
systems across the globe, it has also affected similar change and devastation on the social …

COVID-19: impact on the musician and returning to singing; a literature review

D Vance, P Shah, RT Sataloff - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to review current literature of the impact of COVID-
19 on musicians and returning to singing. Methods A comprehensive search of peer-review …

COVID-19 after effects: concerns for singers

L Helding, TL Carroll, J Nix, MM Johns, WD LeBorgne… - Journal of Voice, 2022 - jvoice.org
Research on the aftereffects of COVID-19 is emerging, but predictions can be made from
similar coronaviruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East …

Choir singers without rehearsals and concerts? A questionnaire study on perceived losses from restricting choral singing during the Covid-19 pandemic

T Theorell, J Kowalski, AML Theorell, EB Horwitz - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Choir singing is an activity that engages individuals all over the world with a
broad demographic representation. Both qualitative and quantitative studies have examined …

High rate of SARS-CoV-2 transmission due to choir practice in France at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic

N Charlotte - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To document the case of a high transmission rate of SARS-CoV-2 generating a
cluster linked to an indoor choir rehearsal hold at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic …

Droplets and aerosols generated by singing and the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 for choirs

P Bahl, C de Silva, S Bhattacharjee… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Choral singing has become a major risk during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic due to high infection rates. Our visualization and velocimetry results reveal that …

[PDF][PDF] A choir decided to go ahead with rehearsal. Now dozens of members have COVID-19 and two are dead

SB Chief - Los Angeles Times, 2020 - fentonumc.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws …
With the coronavirus quickly spreading in Washington state in early March, leaders of the
Skagit Valley Chorale debated whether to go ahead with weekly rehearsal. The virus was …

Songbirds must sing: how artistic voice users perceive their voice in times of COVID-19

A Primov-Fever, I Roziner, O Amir - Journal of Voice, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a critical disruption in the music and
performing arts industry, and affected singers and other artists. This study was designed to …

Voice therapy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: guidelines for clinical practice

A Castillo-Allendes, F Contreras-Ruston… - Journal of Voice, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Since the beginning of the new pandemic, COVID-19 health services have had
to face a new scenario. Voice therapy faces a double challenge, interventions using …

[HTML][HTML] High SARS-CoV-2 attack rate following exposure at a choir practice—Skagit County, Washington, March 2020

L Hamner - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020 - cdc.gov
Following a 2.5-hour choir practice attended by 61 persons, including a symptomatic index
patient, 32 confirmed and 20 probable secondary COVID-19 cases occurred (attack rate …