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Tuning of vocal tract resonance by sopranos

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  • Elodie Joliveau

    (School of Physics, University of New South Wales)

  • John Smith

    (School of Physics, University of New South Wales)

  • Joe Wolfe

    (School of Physics, University of New South Wales)

Abstract

Sopranos can sing at frequencies that are rather higher than the normal values for the lowest resonance of their vocal tract, but failure to use this resonance would reduce both their vocal power and homogeneity in timbre. We have directly measured the resonance frequencies of the vocal tract of sopranos during singing, and find that, towards the top of their range, they consistently increase the frequency of the lowest resonance to match that of their singing. This significantly increases the loudness and the uniformity of tone, albeit at the expense of comprehensibility.

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  • Elodie Joliveau & John Smith & Joe Wolfe, 2004. "Tuning of vocal tract resonance by sopranos," Nature, Nature, vol. 427(6970), pages 116-116, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:427:y:2004:i:6970:d:10.1038_427116a
    DOI: 10.1038/427116a
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