Endoscopic Findings in Male Prepubertal Choir Singers.

Objectives/hypothesis: The male singing voice through puberty undergoes many changes that present challenges for the singer and choral director. The purpose of this study was to discuss the endoscopic findings seen in prepubescent choir singers.

Study Design: Single-institution prospective study.

Perceptual Measures of Boychoir Voices During the Phases of Pubertal Voice Mutation.

Background/objectives: Vocal changes in the male singing voice associated with puberty are variable and often unpredictable resulting in challenges for the singer and the choral director. Limited knowledge regarding the physiologic changes in the vocal mechanism as they correlate to perceptual variations observed in the male adolescent singer exists in the literature. The purpose of this study was to examine pitch breaks and perceptual characteristics of vocal quality during singing tasks for boys in various stages of the male changing voice.