Den hesa röstens uppkomst - Hur man som sångpedagog kan bemöta heshet

Sammanfattning: Hoarseness in a vocal pedagogical perspective. The study examines hoarseness from a vocal perspective. The study aims to sensitize why the voice is becoming hoarse and how to treat this as a vocal coach. The study questions are: what are the causes of hoarseness, how can you as a vocal coach investigate the causes of hoarseness, what are the tools to treat the causes as a vocal coach and how the different causes and treatment of hoarseness depends due to gender? The study is based on qualitative methodology based on interviews. The conclusions of the study are that there are differences in how the hoarseness arise due to gender, in both incidence and prevalence. The causes of hoarseness is a large area, but many factors due to illness or the work environment. To investigate hoarseness requires a doctor's appointment and a global view in terms of lifestyle, vocal habits and physical conditions. As for the treatment of the voice from a vocal coach perspective, the work is basically like working with fundamental singing technique, ie. breathing exercises, relaxation, airflow, etc. As the treatment provides you work with gentle exercises, strengthening pupils' confidence through prestigeless exercises and avoiding working with the pupil’s problematic voice range.