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The audio-vocal system in song and speech development

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Every young child learns how to speak. However, often music teachers complain that children cannot sing. Both modes — speaking and singing — result in activities of the phonatory system, use the same vocal tract and share the same neural circuits. Therefore, it is manifest to conclude that singing and speaking are based on many commonalities in perception and production.

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  1. Wilfried Gruhn
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. International Music and Art Research Association Austria (I.M.A.R.A.A.), Vienna, Austria

    Roland Haas (President) (President)

  2. Music Medicine Research Program, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

    Vera Brandes (Director) (Director)

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Gruhn, W. (2009). The audio-vocal system in song and speech development. In: Haas, R., Brandes, V. (eds) Music that works. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-75121-3_6

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