The Angel Enigma: Experienced Boy Singers' Perceptual Judgements of Changing Voices

Autor/in	Ashley, Martin
Titel	The Angel Enigma: Experienced Boy Singers' Perceptual Judgements of Changing Voices
Quelle	In: Music Education Research, 13 (2011) 3, S.343-354 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1461-3808
DOI	10.1080/14613808.2011.603046
Schlagwörter	Singing; Early Adolescents; Listening Skills; Puberty; Males; Cultural Influences; Social Influences; Foreign Countries; Music; Music Education; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesang; Pubertät; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; Ausland; Musik; Musikerziehung; Großbritannien
Abstract	Between the approximate ages of 10 and 15, boys undergo a protracted phase of staged voice change that coincides with other changes in secondary sexual characteristics associated with puberty. A number of researchers, particularly John Cooksey in the United States, have described this. Tensions, however, remain between the theoretical model described in the research and the singing practices boys encounter through choral work in the UK. The age of 13 seems pivotal with regard to the singing range for boys. Cultural and social factors influence this and it is suggested that staged developmental models such as Cooksey's pay inadequate attention to these. This paper reports on the ability of young adolescent boys with good experience of singing to discern differences in vocal timbre and technique in age peers through perceptual tests. It concludes that such boys have surprisingly good discriminatory powers and that more attention should be paid to develop the listening skills of other boys as part of a programme to encourage better understanding of the young male voice. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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