Development of an auditory-perceptual rating instrument for the operatic singing voice

Journal of Voice

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-81

  Oates, Jennifer M ^a   Bain, Belinda ^a   Davis, Pamela ^a   Chapman, Janice ^b   Kenny, Dianna ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney ^*

Author keywords

Auditory perceptual voice analysis; Classical singing voice; Opera; Western operatic voice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SINGING; TEACHER; VALIDITY; VOICE;

ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VOICE; VOICE QUALITY; VOICE TRAINING;

EID: 33344467904     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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