A few questions and musings:
What can we really do with science when it comes to singing? Measure: We can measure the frequencies, harmonics and intensities of our utterances. Organize: We can identify, specify, classify and arrange the characteristics of human utterances in ways that are, systematic, consistent, provable and that can be communicated as with the facher and IPA. Document: We can make a record of our findings for purposes of analysis, comparison and experimantation. Experiment: We can form hypotheses about the function of the voice and test them to see if and to what extent they are true.
I admit my dubiousness about there being much value in applying science to body function. We need to know how things work but we need to know what to do more.
Isn't singing all about achieving the desired effect and isn't desire subjective?
Regards, Les
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