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Marzena Wyganowska-Świątkowska1, Iwona Kowalkowska2, Grażyna Flicińska-Pamfil2
1a Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology Department , Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences , Poznań , Poland.
Objectives:
As shown in our previous paper, the dimensions of the cerebral parts of the cranium and face of the vocal students were higher than those of the non-singing students. The aim of the present study was to analyse the type of voice and its development depending on selected dimensions.
Methods:
A total of 56 vocal students - 36 women and 20 men - who underwent anthropometric measurements were divided into groups according to their voice type. Two professors of singing made a subjective, independent evaluation of individual students' vocal development progress during the four years of training. The findings were analysed statistically with the current licensed versions of Statistica software.
Results:
We found statistically significant positive correlation between: the head length, head and face width, depth of upper and middle face, nose length and student's voice development.
Conclusions:
The dimensions of the head and the face have no impact on type of voice; however, some anatomical characteristics may have impact on voice development.
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