| Vocal tract and register changes analysed by real-time MRI in male professional singers-a pilot study. | |
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PMID: 18569645 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Changes of vocal tract shape accompanying changes of vocal register and pitch in singing have remained an unclear field. Dynamic real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was applied to two professional classical singers (a tenor and a baritone) in this pilot study. The singers sang ascending scales from B3 to G#4 on the vowel /a/, keeping the modal register throughout or shifting to falsetto register for the highest pitches. The results show that these singers made few and minor modifications of vocal tract shape when they changed from modal to falsetto and some clear modifications when they kept the register. In this case the baritone increased his tongue dorsum height, widened his jaw opening, and decreased his jaw protrusion, while the tenor merely lifted his uvula. The method used seems promising and should be applied to a greater number of singer subjects in the future. |
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Authors:
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Matthias Echternach; Johan Sundberg; Susan Arndt; Tobias Breyer; Michael Markl; Martin Schumacher; Bernhard Richter |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Logopedics, phoniatrics, vocology Volume: 33 ISSN: 1401-5439 ISO Abbreviation: Logoped Phoniatr Vocol Publication Date: 2008 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-06-23 Completed Date: 2008-11-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9617311 Medline TA: Logoped Phoniatr Vocol Country: Norway |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 67-73 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Musicians' Medicine, Freiburg University Medical Center, Germany. matthias.echternach@uniklinik-freiburg.de |
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Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging* Male Mouth / anatomy & histology, physiology Music* Pilot Projects Vocal Cords / anatomy & histology*, physiology* Voice / physiology* |
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