Does Personality Affect Singing?

In anyone's singing journey, the question may arise as to how one's personality may affect singing habits, repertoire choices, artistic expression, number of engagements, and vocal longevity. The area of vocal fatigue and personality traits has been the subject of a recent study by Maxfield et al. (2025), which highlighted that extraverted and/or agreeable individuals were most likely to have a lower perception of vocal fatigue, adding insight to supporting occupational voice users.

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The pleasure of efficiency can be equated with biological homeostasis or intellectual Teacher order. Singing efficiently produces joy. How does the mind come into this self-organization?  It is not merely biological. 

BFI used, but Maxfield wants to try the NEO-PI:

Advantages of NEO-PI Over BFI

1. More Detailed Measurement

* The NEO-PI assesses each of the Big Five traits through six sub-facets (e.g., Extraversion includes warmth, gregariousness, assertiveness, activity, excitement-seeking, and positive emotions).

* The BFI provides only an overall score for each of the five traits, without sub-facets.

Sources:

Maxfield, L., Lowe, D., Cantor-Cutiva, L. C., & Hunter, E. J. (2024). Personality traits and self-reported vocal fatigue and other voice measures among teachers. Journal of Voice S0892-1997(24)00317-5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.09.023