Medical research

Singers' genre may play role in voice injuries

A singer's primary genre can impact the likelihood of developing vocal fold injury and may even influence the specific type of injury that occurs, a recent study by UT Southwestern researchers suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Detection of pitch errors in well-known songs

Ever notice when someone's singing out of key? Like when you're in a karaoke bar and your best friend belts out her favorite Adele track but woefully misses the mark? Ever wonder how you know right away she's singing flat?

Pediatrics

Mothers and infants connect through song

As one of the first records of human music, infant-directed singing permeates cultural boundaries and parenting traditions. Unlike other forms of caregiving, the act of mothers singing to infants is a universal behavior that ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Regular practice may be key to singing on pitch

If you've ever been told that you're "tone deaf" or "can't carry a tune," don't give up.  New research out of Northwestern University suggests that singing accurately is not so much a talent as a learned skill that can decline ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Sweet music or sour notes? The test will tell

Most people rarely sing publically outside of a duty-bound rendition of "Happy Birthday." And since that particular song is usually offered as a group performance, even the reluctant join in the spirit of the occasion, hoping ...

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