Hi, everyone
First, I'll be more generical, and then I'll talk about the topic above.
When I read the so-called scientific research that has supposedly shown that classical singers have healthier cords than pop singers ( someone posted its URL about 2 months ago ), and, therefore, that classical singing is healthier than pop singing, I was astonished at the conclusions they got to based upon so little. I think those here who are interested in science should read that carefully. They even suggest racial influence based upon ONE black singer! They also get to conclusions based upon information not delivered to the readers. There was so much questionable 'science' there that I couldn't believe they showed that to the public. And one of the biggest mistakes was this: did their research really correlate musical styles to healthy singing or healthy singing to the quality of the singing teachers in that area? That is pseudo-science to me.
Well, now talking about the larynx: are the conclusions about the effects of all possible positions the larynx may be put in based upon the whole population or upon clinical experience? I can remember a TV debate some years ago btw a doctor and a psychologist. Both treated impotent men and claimed they could help 90% of their patients. Then, they started discussing: Is sexual impotence mostly caused by physical problems or psychological problems? Based upon their clinical experience, the doctor said it was mainly physical and the psychologist said it was mainly mental/emotional. They never considered the possibility that their patients might have looked for the professional they ALREADY knew would help them!
As applied to the larynx position:
1. If, as Randy puts it, different individuals will have different reactions to the same situation, can you determine DOs and DON'Ts for everyone regarding larynx positioning? 2. Are there more people who raise their larynxes looking for ENTs and speech pathologists because that habit is necessarily causing problems or is it because simply there are more people doing that among the whole population of singers? 3. What can be said of EstillERS? Have they been studied?
I might think of other questions but I'm too tired now. It's 00:07 now here!
Bye,yawwwwwwwwwwwnnnnn
Caio Rossi
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