Vibrato in children

When does it happen?

occurs before puberty

occurs during puberty

occurs after puberty

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Jenevora Williams

Teaching Singing to Children and Young Adults

"Vibrato in Young Singers"

vibrato in children who are "technically adept but also approaching puberty"

any vibrato in young children is a "conscious wobble"

"absence of vibrato due to immaturity of vocal ligament"

Richard Miller

Solutions for Singers

"Unless forbidden, children will sing vibrantly"

Leslie Leedberg?

"Adolescent singing voices"

"Also in [the Post-Menarcheal/Young Adult] stage females may begin to produce vibrato.

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"rare"

Should it be a part of the tonal model? IE, is physically possible and should we expect it from coordinated young singers?

Anatomical realities

Different vibratatory mode (Patel 2016)

Layers are not fully developed (Kahane 1982)