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Speaking And Singing: How Speaking On One's Optimal Pitch Affects The Singing Voice, Cindy Hood
Speaking And Singing: How Speaking On One's Optimal Pitch Affects The Singing Voice, Cindy Hood
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The fields of vocal pedagogy and speech pathology are often thought to be completely separate entities. This misconception has existed for decades and continues to inhibit the vocal growth of the voice student. The student is not permitted to explore the benefits that could come from a combined application of the two fields of study. This is due to the fact that a large number of voice teachers refuse to acknowledge that the scientific study of speech pathology even remotely applies to the study of the ''singing" voice. Richard Miller ( 1986) states:
There is a breed of singing teacher …