Laryngeal Vibratory Mechanisms: The Notion of Vocal Register Revisited

Journal of Voice

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-438

  Roubeau, Bernard ^a   Henrich, Nathalie ^b   Castellengo, Michèle ^c  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b GIPSA LAB   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Electroglottography; Laryngeal mechanism; Larynx; Register; Singing voice; Voice range

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; LARYNGOGRAPHY; LINGUISTICS; PHONATION; REVIEW; VOCAL CORD; VOICE;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; MUSIC; PERIODICITY; PHONATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; VIBRATION; VOICE;

EID: 67649392783     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2007.10.014     Document Type: Review

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