Summary: It is a miracle that people are even able to make sound and sing. Each voice has different qualities, and we try to use non-scientific vocabulary to categorize different sounds that we hear. Singing quality is subjective, and various preferences are preferred by different styles of singers. Once a teacher can critically listen for and identify these styles easily, they will know how to better address the needs and preferences of their students. This will help direct them to healthy singing.
Application: I need to be sure I am critically listening when teaching voice lessons so that I can best identify the needs of my students. It is important to know that different styles of singing will require different placements on each of the spectrums to produce the best healthy, stylistic sound. Using these objective terms will help students be able to identify specific sounds. They will also understand that vocal quality is a spectrum, and not necessarily one specific correct or incorrect sound.
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