Singing power ratio: Quantitative evaluation of singing voice quality

1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichi Omori ◽  
Ashutosh Kacker ◽  
Linda M. Carroll ◽  
William D. Riley ◽  
Stanley M. Blaugrund
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Evaluation ◽  
Voice Quality ◽  
Power Ratio ◽  
Singing Voice

The Singing Power Ratio as an Objective Measure of Singing Voice Quality in Untrained Talented and Nontalented Singers

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Watts ◽  
Kathryn Barnes-Burroughs ◽  
Julie Estis ◽  
Debra Blanton
Keyword(s):  
Voice Quality ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Power Ratio ◽  
Singing Voice

Student Voice Use and Vocal Health During an All-State Chorus Event

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 346-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Daugherty ◽  
Jeremy N. Manternach ◽  
Kathy K. Price
Keyword(s):  
Vocal Fold ◽  
Voice Quality ◽  
Health Perceptions ◽  
Singing Voice ◽  
Vocal Health ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Rest Time ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Voice Use

This field-based case study documented students’ ( N = 256) voice use and voice health perceptions during a 3-day all-state high school chorus event through daily surveys, phonation duration data, analysis of rehearsal voice use behaviors, and field notes. Among the primary results are the following: (a) First and final day survey comparisons indicated significant declining changes in 5 of 7 voice health indicator statements and in self-perceptions of singing voice quality, yet (b) most students (78.8%) believed they had taken good care of their voices; (c) self-reported sleep hours decreased significantly; (d) vocal fold contact time measured with two students ranged from 15% to 38% during rehearsal periods, 1% to 27% during on-site non-rehearsal times, and 3% to 17% during measured pre- and post-event activities, but (e) overall percentages of vocal fold contact varied little between regular rehearsal and on-site non-rehearsal events (female: 19.37% rehearsal, 20.11% non-rehearsal; male: 22.89% rehearsal, 20.54% non-rehearsal); (f) rehearsal voice rest time (63%) exceeded voice use time (37%); (g) students sat in close proximity to other choristers for approximately 73% of rehearsal time; and (h) the two compositions ranked highest relative to demands on adolescent voices consumed 61% of rehearsal time.

Singing Voice Quality: The Effects of Maxillary Dental Arch and Singing Style

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pasquale Bottalico ◽  
Mark T. Marunick ◽  
Charles J. Nudelman ◽  
Jossemia Webster ◽  
Maria Cristina Jackson-Menaldi
Keyword(s):  
Voice Quality ◽  
Dental Arch ◽  
Singing Voice ◽  
Singing Style

scholarly journals The Effect of Head Flexion/Extension on Acoustic Measures of Singing Voice Quality

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 964.e11-964.e21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Johnson Knight ◽  
Stephen F. Austin
Keyword(s):  
Voice Quality ◽  
Singing Voice ◽  
Acoustic Measures ◽  
Flexion Extension ◽  
Head Flexion

Effects of HearFones on speaking and singing voice quality

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Maria Laukkanen ◽  
Nils Peter Mickelson ◽  
Marja Laitala ◽  
Tiina Syrjä ◽  
Arla Salo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Voice Quality ◽  
Singing Voice

The usefulness of the acoustic and the capacity analysis of singing voice

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
Joanna Nowosielska-Grygiel ◽  
Jurek Olszewski
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Fundamental Frequency ◽  
Voice Quality ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Capacity Analysis ◽  
Efficiency Coefficient ◽  
Singing Voice ◽  
Average Value ◽  
The Military ◽  
Relative Period

Abstract Introduction: The aim of the study was to assess the acoustic and capacity analysis of singing voice using DiagnoScope Specialist software. Material and methods: The study was conducted in 120 adults subjects, including 74 women and 46 men aged 21-5, were divided into 3 groups: I -40 subjects (treatment group) – professional vocalists, II- 40 subjects (treatment group) – semiprofessional vocalists, III- 40 subjects (control group) – students of The Military Medical Faculty at Medical University of Lodz – nonsingers. The research methodology included: primary medical history, physical examination (otolaryngological), vdeolaryngoscopic examination, the GRBAS scale for subjective voice evaluation, diagnostic voice acoustic and capacity analysis using DiagnoScope Specialist software, survey on lifestyle patterns which may affect voice quality. Results: Average value of the fundamental frequency F0 was the highest in professional vocalists’ group was 316,46 Hz in women and 165,09 Hz in men, in semiprofessional vocalists’ group was accordingly 260,50 Hz and 149,26 Hz, in nonsingers’ group was accordingly 261,23 Hz and 159, 27 Hz. Average value of Jitter parameter in professional vocalists’ group was 0,30% in women and 0,54% in men, in semiprofessional vocalists’ group was accordingly 0,31% and 0,57%, in nonsingers’ group was 0,31% and 0,56%. Average value of Shimmer parameter in professional vocalists’ group was 3,27% in women and 3,75% in men, in semiprofessional vocalists’ group was accordingly 3,46% and 3,77%, in nonsingers’ group was 4,33% and 4,39%. Average value of NHR index in professional vocalists’ group was 3,28% in women and 6,00% in men, in semiprofessional vocalists’ group was accordingly 3,23% and 6,72%, in nonsingers’ group was 3,89% and 6,13%. Conclusions: Values of the parameters which are measuring the character of the voice, relative period-to-period fundamental frequency perturbations, relative period-to-period amplitude perturbation and level of buzzing together with other methods have diagnostic and predictive value in early detection of voice disorders. Capacity analysis in singing voice showed very low values of the following parameters: phonation time, true phonation time, no phonation coefficient, voice efficiency coefficient and voice capacity. Key words: The acoustic and capacity analysis, singing voice

Voice Function in Gender-Diverse People Assigned Female at Birth: Results From a Participant-Centered Mixed-Methods Study and Implications for Clinical Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 3320-3338 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Azul ◽  
Christiane Neuschaefer-Rube
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Voice Quality ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Singing Voice ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Laryngeal Function ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Professional Voice

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there were indications of restrictions to voice function in our group of gender-diverse people assigned female at birth (GD people AFAB ) and whether the participants would benefit from professional voice support. Method We conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional, mixed-methods study combining qualitative content analyses of semistructured interviews, phoniatric examinations, and acoustical voice analyses. Fourteen German-speaking GD people AFAB participated. The data were examined for indications of restrictions to voice function according to the results of participant self-evaluation, auditory-perceptual analyses, laryngostroboscopic examinations, and acoustical measurements. Results All participants presented with indications of restrictions to voice function, with vocal power, voice quality, singing voice, laryngeal function, pitch range/variability, and vocal control having found to be most frequently affected (in over 60% of participants). Sixty-four percent of participants expressed an interest in professional voice support, with clinicians and researchers recommending professional voice support for 67% and 71%, respectively. Conclusions GD people AFAB may experience restrictions to a range of domains of voice function and request or be recommended to participate in professional voice support. Research into this area needs to be intensified so that a more in-depth understanding of the potential voice problems GD people AFAB might experience can be produced and members of this group can be provided with more comprehensive, evidence-based, and high-quality professional support if and when they need it.

scholarly journals Building a Japanese MIDI-to-Singing song synthesis using an English male voice

2018 ◽  
Vol 201 ◽  
pp. 02006
Author(s):  
Hung-Che Shen
Keyword(s):  
Voice Quality ◽  
Transformation Model ◽  
Language Transfer ◽  
Voice Conversion ◽  
Singing Voice ◽  
Male Voice ◽  
Synthesis System ◽  
High Voice ◽  
Audio Files ◽  
Listening Experiment

This work reports development of a MIDI-to-Singing song synthesis that will produce audio files from MIDI data and arbitrary Romaji lyrics in Japanese. The MIDI-to-Singing system relies on the Flinger (Festival singer) for singing voice synthesis. Originally, this MIDI-to-Singing system was developed by English. Based on some Japanese pronunciation rules, a Japanese MIDI-to-Sing synthesis system was developed and derived. For a language transfer like Festival synthesized singing, two major tasks are the modifications of a phoneset and a lexicon. Originally, MIDI-to-Sing song synthesis can create singing voices in many languages, but there is no existing Japanese festival diphone voice available right now. We therefore used a voice transformation model in festival to develop Japanese MIDI-to-Singing synthesis. An evaluation of a song listening experiment was conducted and the result of this voice conversion showed that the synthesized singing voice successfully migrate from English to Japanese with high voice quality.

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