Show IN N. N Y Professor Assails Public School Scho Singing Wide Range Scale Tend To Make Pupils Hoarse New New- York Teaching York IP Teaching a school kid to sing the Star Spangled Banner may be a fine patriotic task but its it's one of f the best ways in in the world to ruin rum his voice for later vocal work This at least is is the opinion of Dr Leo Kallen KalIen New York University University Uni Uni- University who thinks a good many of the songs school children childr n sing may be re responsible responsible responsible re- re for maladjustments in their vocal organs Not only he says do which have too wide a range on the scale tend to rum ruin ruin the voice for later singing but they often make the youngsters hoarse Only a minority of children can an span the wide range which many school songs require he be says Such songs should be dropped The Star Spangled Banner for i example has a range which taxes even even an accomplished adult voice let alone the voice of a child Better no school singing at all than the sort which directly damages damages damages dam dam- ages the pre pubescent pre voice voice Such singing is is an educational education I al crime crime Ensemble singing in in which I there is more yelling than singing contributes to chronic hoarseness |