Evidence for Distinguishing Pressed, Normal, Resonant, and Breathy Voice Qualities by Laryngeal Resistance and Vocal Efficiency in Vocally Trained Subjects

Journal of Voice

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 546-552

  Grillo, Elizabeth U ^a   Verdolini, Katherine ^b,c  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathy; Laryngeal resistance; Normal; Pressed; Resonant; Vocal efficiency; Voice quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BREATHY VOICE QUALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LARYNGEAL RESISTANCE; LARYNX; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VOICE QUALITY; PITCH; PRESSED VOICE QUALITY; SPEECH THERAPY; VOCAL EFFICIENCY; VOICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LARYNX; MUSIC; PHONATION; PHONETICS; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; VOICE QUALITY; VOICE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50249150850     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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