Jaime,

I agree. Often knowing the physiology will not make people a better singer. I usually only "step up on the wall" when people openly claims that for instance the false folds don't vibrate or that they are responsible for falsetto etc.

In my opinion it's totally fine that various teachers don't bother with scientific facts. I just find it a bit odd that they go ahead and try to do it anyway and usually get it all wrong like stating that falsetto are produced with the false folds.

It's funny that in almost every other areas of education, teachers are expected to know about theory and facts etc. This doesn't apply to the field of singing though.

Also, almost every serious instrumentalist knows how his instrument functions. But a surprisingly few singers know how their instrument works. And in my opinion that doesn't make sense because unlike other instrumentalists they can't just replace their voice if it gets "broken".

Just my two cents.

Hahaha, I hear you. My first teacher was a college vocal coach with a masters who told me falsetto was produced by the false folds. Hmmmm sounds like they need new guidelines for getting a masters degree;) Nothing wrong with learning about vocal anatomy but I just never found a useful place for it in making a singer better.

I recently saw a YouTube video, made by a currently popular teacher who charges around 300$ an hour, where it was mentioned that falsetto was produced by the false folds.

Go figure...

Understanding vocal anatomy is a good thing but if it really was as helpful as you think than ENT's would be the best vocal coaches.

The problem i have seen with teachers who study at university is the whole monkey see monkey do, So and so teacher told me this is what happens so it must be right, this is especially true in classical singing education where tradition is the rule. Students do not study for themselves and become their own teachers.

So much misinformation gets passed on by students who have trusted someone but really do not know any better.

Luke,

It depends on how you use the knowledge.