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Re: Why we dont stutter while singing..??

From: Charley Adams
Date: 02 Oct 2009
Time: 08:40:35 -0500
Remote Name: 129.252.64.33

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We have lots of ideas about why people who stutter can sing without stuttering. First, think about speech rate; if you listen to words in a song carefully, you will realize that they are produced much more slowly than they would be produced in speech. We know that dramatically slowing down your speech rate is a powerful fluency-inducing condition, so this is a partial explanation. Second,many people who stutter can read aloud with greater fluency than they can speak spontaneously; singing is much the same, as the words are chosen for you. Third, music has a more regular rythym than speech, which also tends to enhance fluency. Finally, and perhaps most compelling, is that speech and language are processed predominantly in the left hemisphere of the brain for most people, while music tends to be processed in the right hemisphere. So in an important sense, you are using a different part of your brain when you sing, vs. when you speak. I hope this helps - Charley


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