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Book reviews: A Young Person's Guide to Vocal Health

Sara-Lois Cunningham takes a look at A Young Person's Guide to Vocal Health and evaluates its suitability for your students.

Never before have singing teachers been so well-informed about the basic mechanics of the voice, what makes for effcient technique, and how best to look after this instrument to ensure healthful longevity. The surge in scientific research in the past few decades has resulted in an explosion of interest in vocal pedagogy, which has led to a wealth of courses and publications for voice teachers.

However, it is a difierent story for the young singer. Other than repertoire volumes and their own valued teacher, there is very little available for them. For choristers, there are RSCM's The Voice for Life: Chorister's Companion and Anita Morrison's The Chorister and the Racing Car: A Guide to High Performance Singing. Now, for all young singers and actors, not just choristers, there is Olivia Sparkhall's 56-page A Young Person's Guide to Vocal Health.

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