Abstract
While many music teachers are familiar with strategies to prevent damage due to vocal abuse or misuse, they are generally not acquainted with other vocal problems that can affect their own or their students’ singing ability. Such damage can also occur when playing a wind instrument. While vocal abuse and misuse are commonly understood in music education, problems (in children and adults) associated with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), continuing unresolved issues in child voice pedagogy, and issues concerning protecting the larynx in young wind instrumentalists are not as well known to music educators. This article presents some new research of importance to music educators.
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