The Routledge Companion to Interdisciplinary Studies in Singing, Volume I: Development

Contents

• Introduction Singing, development, interdisciplinarity, and the biopsychosocial framework ( Frank A. Russo, Beatriz Ilari and Annabel J. Cohen ) /
• Part I : Musical, historical and scientific foundations of singing development /
• 1. Historical, musical, and scientific foundations for studies of singing:
• Introduction to
• Part I ( Beatriz Ilari and Frank A. Russo ) /
• 2. From canonical babbling to early singing and its relation to the beginnings of speech ( Stefanie Stadler Elmer ) /
• 3. An evolutionary perspective on the human capacity for singing ( Nicholas Bannan ) /
• 4. Salomon Henschen and the Search for a Brain Center for Singing ( Amy B. Graziano, Eric C. Born, and Julene K. Johnson ) /
• 5. The mechanics and acoustics of the singing voice: registers, resonances and the source-filter interaction ( Joe Wolfe, Maeva Garnier, Nathalie Henrich Bernardoni and John Smith ) /
• 6. Brain mechanisms underlying singing ( Annabel J. Cohen, Daniel Levitin, and Boris Kleber ) /
• 7. Singing and speech as comparable phenomena: a dynamical approach ( Beatriz Raposo de Medeiros ) /
• 8. Linguistic tone and melody in the singing of sub-Saharan Africa ( Thomas M. Pooley ) /
• 9. The effects on hormones and age on the voice ( Jennifer P. Rodney and Robert T. Sataloff ) /
• 10. An empirical evaluation of note segmentation of automatic pitch-extraction methods for the singing voice ( Johanna Devaney ) /
• 11. Annotating multimodal data of singing and speaking ( Coralie Vincent ) /
• Part II : The relation between the perception and production of singing /
• 12. Perception, vocal production and the development of singing:
• Introduction to
• Part II ( Beatriz Ilari ) /
• 13. The role and functions of infant-directed singing in early development ( Simone Falk and Christine D. Tsang ) /
• 14. Home musical environment and singing development in infancy ( Eugenia Costa-Giomi and Lucia Bennett ) /
• 15. An Exploration of the Relationships Between Perception, Production, Cognition and Environment in the Development of Singing in Children ( Christine D. Tsang and Laurel J. Trainor ) /
• 16. Vocal Communication in Birds and Humans - Beyond Song and Speech ( Leslie S. Phillmore and Christine D. Tsang ) /
• 17. Singing and the child who is deaf: Focusing on the individual ( Maria Yennari, Lyn Schraer-Joiner, and Georgiann Toole ) /
• Part III : Multimodal (audio, visual, and motor) aspects of singing development /
• 18. Multimodal Aspects of Singing Development:
• Introduction to
• Part III ( Frank A. Russo ) /
• 19. Infant-directed singing from a dynamic multimodal perspective: Evolutionary origins, cross-cultural variation, and relation to infant-directed speech ( Sandra E. Trehub and Frank A. Russo ) /
• 20. Before singing: The role of reflexivity during vocal interactions with caregivers in diaper change daily routine ( Anna Rita Addessi ) /
• 21. Motor system involvement in the perception of singing ( Frank A. Russo ) /
• Part IV : Assessing multiple singing skills /
• 22. Measuring the development of singing ability and the mental testing tradition:
• Introduction to
• Part IV ( Annabel J. Cohen ) /
• 23. A meta-analytic perspective on the development of singing in children ( Christina L. Svec ) /
• 24. Construction and validation of the Seattle Singing Accuracy Protocol (SSAP): An automated online measure of singing accuracy ( Peter Q. Pfordresher and Steven M. Demorest ) /
• 25. Solo or Doubled Singing: Ecological Validity and Effects in Two Response Modes ( Bryan E. Nichols ) /
• 26. Correlations among music aptitude, singing voice development, and singing accuracy achievement in young children ( Catherine M. Tu, Texas A & M University-Kingsville ) /
• 27. Performance of Canadians on the automated AIRS Test Battery of Singing Skills: music training and age ( Annabel J. Cohen, Bing Yi Pan, Eric da Silva, and Kyle Dutton ) /
• 28. Analyzing singing abilities and language skills during the elementary school years ( Michael Forrester ) /
• 29. "What is Your Favorite Song?": Musical Preferences and Taste in School-Aged Children Over Five Years ( Eun Cho, Assal Habibi and Beatriz Ilari ) /
• 30. How musical culture is reflected in the choice of favorite songs of Estonian children ( Marju Raju, Laura Valja and Jaan Ross ) /
• 31. Tone-language and musical experience: Pitch accuracy and key choice in the AIRS Test Battery of Singing Skills (ATBSS) ( Annabel J. Cohen, Jingyuan Sun, Esther Mang, Bing-Yi Pan and Lee Fui Lim ) /
• 32. Effects of group vocal training in older adults: Pitch accuracy and vocal improvisation ( Jennifer Bugos, Chloe Kantoris, and Joel Pagan ) /
• Conclusion Interdisciplinary research in singing development: The way forward ( Annabel J. Cohen, Beatriz Ilari, and Frank A. Russo )