Singing voice range profile: New objective evaluation methods for voice change after thyroidectomy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jungirl Seok ◽  
Youn Mi Ryu ◽  
Seong Ae Jo ◽  
Chang Yoon Lee ◽  
Yuh‐Seog Jung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Singing Voice ◽  
Voice Change ◽  
Range Profile ◽  
Voice Range

scholarly journals Establishing Normative Data on Singing Voice Parameters of Children and Adolescents with Average Singing Activity Using the Voice Range Profile

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Tobias Dienerowitz ◽  
Thomas Peschel ◽  
Mandy Vogel ◽  
Tanja Poulain ◽  
Christoph Engel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Clinical Diagnostics ◽  
Singing Voice ◽  
Minimum Frequency ◽  
Range Profile ◽  
Percentile Curves ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Voice Range ◽  
The Voice

<b><i>Purpose:</i></b> The purpose of this study was to establish and characterize age- and gender-specific normative data of the singing voice using the voice range profile for clinical diagnostics. Furthermore, associations between the singing voice and the socioeconomic status were examined. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Singing voice profiles of 1,578 mostly untrained children aged between 7.0 and 16.11 years were analyzed. Participants had to reproduce sung tones at defined pitches, resulting in maximum and minimum fundamental frequency and sound pressure level (SPL). In addition, maximum phonation time (MPT) was measured. Percentile curves of frequency, SPL and MPT were estimated. To examine the associations of socioeconomic status, multivariate analyses adjusted for age and sex were performed. <b><i>Results:</i></b> In boys, the mean of the highest frequency was 750.9 Hz and lowered to 397.1 Hz with increasing age. Similarly, the minimum frequency was 194.4 Hz and lowered to 91.9 Hz. In girls, the mean maximum frequency decreased from 754.9 to 725.3 Hz. The mean minimum frequency lowered from 202.4 to 175.0 Hz. For both sexes, the mean frequency range ∆f showed a constant range of roughly 24 semitones. The MPT increased with age, for boys and girls. There was neither an effect of age nor sex on SPL<sub>min</sub> or SPL<sub>max</sub>, ranging between 52.6 and 54.1 dBA and between 86.5 and 82.8 dBA, respectively. Socioeconomic status was not associated with the above-mentioned variables. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> To our knowledge, this study is the first to present large normative data on the singing voice in childhood and adolescence based on a high number of measurements. In addition, we provide percentile curves for practical application in clinic and vocal pedagogy which may be applied to distinguish between normal and pathological singing voice.

Objective Evaluation Methods for Chinese Text-To-Speech Systems

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teng Zhang ◽  
Zhipeng Chen ◽  
Ji Wu ◽  
Sam Lai ◽  
Wenhui Lei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Text ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Text To Speech

Normative Voice Range Profile of the Young Female Voice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henriette Sune Andersen ◽  
Mia Hungeberg Egsgaard ◽  
Helena Rask Ringsted ◽  
Ågot Møller Grøntved ◽  
Christian Godballe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Female ◽  
Female Voice ◽  
Range Profile ◽  
Voice Range

Annoyance of Low Frequency Tones and Objective Evaluation Methods

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jishnu K. Subedi ◽  
Hiroki Yamaguchi ◽  
Yasunao Matsumoto ◽  
Mitsutaka Ishihara
Keyword(s):  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Hearing Threshold ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Frequency Separation ◽  
Rate Of Increase ◽  
Pure Tones ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Loudness Model

Annoyance of low frequency pure and combined tones was measured in a laboratory experiment. Three low frequency tones at frequencies of 31.5, 50 and 80 Hz at four sound pressure levels, from about 6 dB to 24 dB above average hearing threshold, were selected as pure tones. The combined tones were combinations of two tones: the four levels of 31.5, 50 and 80 Hz tones and a constant level 40 Hz tone. The results showed that the rate of increase in annoyance of pure tones with increase in the sound pressure level was higher at lower frequencies, as reported in previous studies. The results for the combined tones showed that the increase in the annoyance of the combined tone compared to the annoyance of pure tone was dependent on the level difference of the two tones and their frequency separation. These results were compared with the evaluation obtained from different objective methods. The three methods were Moore's loudness model, the low frequency A-weighting and the total energy summation used as objective evaluation methods. Among the methods, the low frequency A-weighting gave the best correlation.

Discrimination of Three Basic Female Voice Types in Female Singing Students by Voice Range Profile-Derived Parameters

2012 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Lycke ◽  
W. Decoster ◽  
A. Ivanova ◽  
M.M. Van Hulle ◽  
F.I.C.R.S. de Jong
Keyword(s):  
Female Voice ◽  
Range Profile ◽  
Voice Range

Do Flexible Silicone Tubes Immersed in Water Combined With Vocalise Improve the Immediate Effect on Voice?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Nathália Suellen Valeriano Cardoso ◽  
Jonia Alves Lucena ◽  
Zulina Souza de Lira ◽  
Silvio José de Vasconcelos ◽  
Leonardo Wanderley Lopes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Measurements ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Silicone Tube ◽  
Maximum Phonation Time ◽  
Range Profile ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Vocal Effort ◽  
Cepstral Peak Prominence ◽  
Voice Range

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the immediate effect on a singer's voice of a flexible silicone tube immersed in water combined with ascending and descending vocalise scales compared with ascending and descending vocalise scales alone. Method: A pre- and post-intervention quasi-experimental study was conducted. Thirty adult singers between 18 and 45 years old with no laryngeal disorders performed the two techniques for 3 min each on different days. Acoustic measurements of frequency, jitter, shimmer, glottal-to-noise excitation ratio, noise, smoothed cepstral peak prominence (CPPS), maximum phonation time (MPT), voice range profile, and self-perceived vocal effort (Borg Category Ratio 10-BR Scale adapted for vocal effort) were assessed before and after performing the techniques. Results: The results indicated an increase in singers' CPPS and MPT values and a decrease in shimmer and noise when performing with a flexible silicone tube immersed in water combined with vocalise. The singers reported a perception of decreased vocal effort after both methods. However, the diminished perceived vocal effort became more pronounced with the tube phonation technique combined with vocalise. Conclusions: Phonation in tubes combined with vocalise improved the vocal acoustic parameters (including cepstral measurements), increased MPT, and diminished perceived vocal effort. Although using vocalise alone diminished perceived vocal effort, this decrease was more pronounced in the tube phonation technique combined with vocalise.

Future Perspectives

2017 ◽  
pp. 1070-1096
Author(s):  
Peter Pabon ◽  
David M. Howard ◽  
Sten Ternström ◽  
Malte Kob ◽  
Gerhard Eckel
Keyword(s):  
Computer Music ◽  
Music Composition ◽  
Musical Performance ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Range Profile ◽  
Look Ahead ◽  
Virtual Acoustics ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Voice Range ◽  
The Voice

This chapter, through examining several emerging or continuing areas of research, serves to look ahead at possible ways in which humans, with the help of technology, may interact with each other vocally as well as musically. Some of the topic areas, such the use of the Voice Range Profile, hearing modeling spectrography, voice synthesis, distance masterclasses, and virtual acoustics, have obvious pedagogical uses in the training of singers. Others, such as the use of 3D printed vocal tracts and computer music composition involving the voice, may lead to unique new ways in which singing may be used in musical performance. Each section of the chapter is written by an expert in the field who explains the technology in question and how it is used, often drawing upon recent research led by the chapter authors.

Quantitative evaluation of the voice range profile in patients with voice disorder

1999 ◽  
Vol 256 (S1) ◽  
pp. S51-S55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Ikeda ◽  
T. Masuda ◽  
H. Manako ◽  
H. Yamashita ◽  
T. Yamamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Evaluation ◽  
Voice Disorder ◽  
Range Profile ◽  
Voice Range ◽  
The Voice
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