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Relation between perceived voice register and flow glottogram parameters in males.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18646997     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The perception of modal and falsetto registers was analyzed in a material consisting of a total of 104 vowel sounds sung by 13 choir singers, 52 sung in modal register, and 52 in falsetto register. These vowel sounds were classified by 16 expert listeners in a forced choice test and the number of votes for modal was compared to the voice source parameters: (1) closed quotient (Q(closed)), (2) level difference between the two lowest source spectrum partials (H1-H2), (3) AC amplitude, (4) maximum flow declination rate (MFDR), and (5) normalized amplitude quotient (NAQ, AC amplitude/MFDR(*) fundamental frequency). Tones with a high value of Q(closed) and low values of H1-H2 and of NAQ were typically associated with high number of votes for modal register, and vice versa, Q(closed) showing the strongest correlation. Some singer subjects produced tones that could not be classified as either falsetto or modal register, suggesting that classification of registers is not always feasible.
Authors:
Gláucia Laís Salomão; Johan Sundberg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America     Volume:  124     ISSN:  1520-8524     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Acoust. Soc. Am.     Publication Date:  2008 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-07-23     Completed Date:  2008-10-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503051     Medline TA:  J Acoust Soc Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  546-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Applied Linguistic and Language Studies Program, Pontifical Catholic University, R. Monte Alegre, 984, Corredor Cardoso de Almeida, Perdizes, 05014-001 Sao Paulo, Brazil. gsalomao@csc.kth.se
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Glottis / physiology*
Humans
Male
Phonetics*
Speech Acoustics
Voice Quality*

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