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Journal of the Acoustical Society of America / Volume 131 / Issue 1 / PART 2 SPECIAL ISSUE ON MUSICAL ACOUSTICS

Glottal behavior in the high soprano range and the transition to the whistle register

J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Volume 131, Issue 1, pp. 951-962 (2012); (12 pages)

Maëva Garnier1, Nathalie Henrich2, Lise Crevier-Buchman3, Coralie Vincent3, John Smith1, and Joe Wolfe1

1School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
2Department of Speech and Cognition, Grenoble Images Parole Signal Automatique (UMR 5216 CNRS/Grenoble INP/UJF/U. Stendhal), 12 rue des mathématiques, BP. 46, 38402 Grenoble Cedex, France
3Laboratoire de Phonétique et Phonologie (UMR 7018 CNRS/Université Paris 3/Sorbonne Paris Cité), 19 rue des Bernardins, 75005 Paris, France

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The high soprano range was investigated by acoustic and electroglottographic measurements of 12 sopranos and high-speed endoscopy of one of these. A single laryngeal transition was observed on glissandi above the primo passaggio. It supports the existence of two distinct laryngeal mechanisms in the high soprano range: M2 and M3, underlying head and whistle registers. The laryngeal transition occurred gradually over several tones within the interval D#5-D6. It occurred over a wider range and was completed at a higher pitch for trained than untrained sopranos. The upper limit of the laryngeal transition during glissandi was accompanied by pitch jumps or instabilities, but, for most singers, it did not coincide with the upper limit of R1:f0 tuning (i.e., tuning the first resonance to the fundamental frequency). However, pitch jumps could also be associated with changes in resonance tuning. Four singers demonstrated an overlap range over which they could sing with a full head or fluty resonant quality. Glottal behaviors underlying these two qualities were similar to the M2 and M3 mechanisms respectively. Pitch jumps and discontinuous glottal and spectral changes characteristic of a M2-M3 laryngeal transition were observed on decrescendi produced within this overlap range.

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We thank our volunteer subjects and the Australian Research Council for support.

Article Outline

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. MATERIALS AND METHODS
    1. Acoustic and EGG measurements on 12 singers
      1. The subjects
      2. The protocol
      3. The measurements
    2. Endoscopic investigation on one singer
  3. RESULTS
    1. Changes and transitions observed during glissandi
      1. A laryngeal transition characterized by a decrease in EGG amplitude
      2. Variations in open quotient ( OQ )
      3. Variation in contact speed quotient ( Qcs )
      4. Variations in the EGG waveform
      5. Variation in SPL
      6. Pitch breaks, pitch jumps, and instabilities
      7. Direct endoscopic observations
    2. Sustained pitches and changes in voice quality
    3. Decrescendi
  4. DISCUSSION
    1. The laryngeal nature of the whistle register
    2. Whistle register and resonance adjustments
    3. Pitch jumps and breaks in the high soprano range
    4. Implications for voice quality and voice classification
    5. Voice registers and transitions in the high soprano range
  5. CONCLUSION

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Keywords

acoustic measurement, endoscopes, musical acoustics, speech

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History
Received 25 Dec 2010
Accepted 24 Oct 2011
Revised 19 Oct 2011
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3664008

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0001-4966 (print)  

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