Singing and vocal development
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https://doi.org/10.7203/LEEME.34.9864Keywords:
Singing, Auditory Feedback, Choirs.
Abstract
Auditory feedback for self-voice is reduced when (1) other singers are close (self-relation), and (2) when singers are around, singing or trying to sing the same sounds (Ternstrom, 1994 , Daugherty, 2000). However, singing competence is likely to be nurtured through exposure to frequent opportunities for vocal play within an environment that encourages vocal exploration and exact imitation (Young, 2002; Mang, 2003; Welch, 2005).
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