there are several categorizations in this study, that i find peculiar. one is the grouping of rock and gospel together and the other is the grouping of all classical styles together. to me, the vocalizations of rock and gospel are different. also, rock can be so wide ranging in how the singer's use their voices, one category can't really include all these different uses. the grouping of all the classical categories vs. all the other categories, betrays the prejudice of the study. more importantly, we all know that the vocalizations of a typical chorister are very different from those of a professional opera singer.
despite the above, the study indicates to me that there is probably a big difference between the vocal health of those who are trained and those who are not. unfortunately, the training that is most widely available, is classical training. classical training does not meet the needs of many other styles, especially for women. so, the singers of these other styles will avoid training as such training doesn't really meet their needs.
the use of the voice exists outside of singing. singing is only one usage of the voice. it is my opinion that voice teachers should be striving to understand the usage of the voice independently of style. this would give both teacher and student the ability to make technical choices that are appropriate to the student's goals. to teach a pop singer to make operatic choices, is as wrong as teaching an opera singer to make pop choices, unless that's what they want to do.
mike
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