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
Author(s):  
Henriette Sune Andersen ◽  
Mia Hungeberg Egsgaard ◽  
Helena Rask Ringsted ◽  
Ågot Møller Grøntved ◽  
Christian Godballe ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Tobias Dienerowitz ◽  
Thomas Peschel ◽  
Mandy Vogel ◽  
Tanja Poulain ◽  
Christoph Engel ◽  
...  

<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.


Author(s):  
Nathália Suellen Valeriano Cardoso ◽  
Jonia Alves Lucena ◽  
Zulina Souza de Lira ◽  
Silvio José de Vasconcelos ◽  
Leonardo Wanderley Lopes ◽  
...  

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.


Author(s):  
Peter Pabon ◽  
David M. Howard ◽  
Sten Ternström ◽  
Malte Kob ◽  
Gerhard Eckel

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.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jungirl Seok ◽  
Youn Mi Ryu ◽  
Seong Ae Jo ◽  
Chang Yoon Lee ◽  
Yuh‐Seog Jung ◽  
...  

1999 ◽  
Vol 256 (S1) ◽  
pp. S51-S55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Ikeda ◽  
T. Masuda ◽  
H. Manako ◽  
H. Yamashita ◽  
T. Yamamoto ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 410-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anick Lamarche ◽  
Sten Ternström ◽  
Peter Pabon
Keyword(s):  

1996 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. P116-P116
Author(s):  
Carolyn Agresti ◽  
Elaina George ◽  
Alison Behrman ◽  
Esther Blumstein

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