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This paper explains that the music teacher is one of the few people in the teaching profession who is able to teach artistic expression and creativity to a whole group of students; the method in which the teacher prepares him or herself for this task makes him or her better at his or her job. The author points out that a common practice among the young singers is an attempt to 'create' clear and brilliant tone by pushing the voice rather instead than resorting to better breathing management to create the vocal sound by regulating the air flow. The paper relates that, with proper discipline and proper rehearsals, students of choral music can give choral music performances in an appreciable manner; the teacher also benefits from the independent and creative thinking of his or her students.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Adolescent Development and Vocal Production
Physiological, Mental and Emotional Processes
Stages of Female Voice Change
Stages of Male Voice Change
Knowledge of Adolescent Vocal Quality (9-12 Grades)
Adolescent and Choral Learning Environment
The Interaction of Choral Teacher with Students
Voice Classification in Senior High School
Integration of "Educational Standards" in the Choral Curriculum
Principles of Choral Pedagogy
Discipline and "Good Choral Habits"
Choral Techniques and Strategies
Rehearsal Procedures
Repertoire
Rehearsal and Concert Performance
Conclusion
The Role of Positive Choral Experience in Senior High School

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"Most of the children can be taught of singing since it is considered to be a psychomotor skill. However, the children with physical impairments like thickened vocal cords are considered to be exceptions to this. The emotional portion of the teaching caters to the learning of intrinsic hearing that enables the children to hear 'on the inside' and acknowledge and tag that they hear. The motor part of the learning is associated with good pose, breathing and phonetic integration. The recent National Assessment of Educational Progress reveals that most of the children are not desirous of learning even singing a simple melody with exactness. The oral abuses in many children are noticed by the otolaryngologists, more particularly among the boys in their attempt to pushing down their voices with a view to sounding like man. Attempting to speak on cords gives rise to vocal abuse producing vocal nodules and an unhealthy voice. The boys and girls are required to be warned of the noisy and excessive screaming and resulting damage for the vocal cords. The music teachers are to be viewed as the oral teachers for singing as well as speaking."

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