The effects of open throat technique on long term average spectra (LTAS) of female classical voices

Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 99-118

  Mitchell, Helen F ^a   Kenny, Dianna T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Long term average spectra; Open throat; Singing technique; Vocal pedagogy

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGING; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND PRESSURE; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; THROAT; VIBRATION SENSE; VOICE;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSIC; PHARYNX; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; VOICE; VOICE QUALITY; VOICE TRAINING;

EID: 4644235476     PISSN: 14015439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14015430410015722     Document Type: Article

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