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discriminate accurately selected vowel sounds performed at
various pitch levels.
4. To compare results from the above inquiry and
determine the relationship between specific musical training
and the ability to identify accurately selected vowel sounds
sung at various pitch levels.
Limitations
This study was subject to the following limitations:
1. Subjects were limited to sopranos ranging from
amateurs with two or more years of college voice instruction
and related vocal experience to semiprofessional graduate
level voice students.
2. The vowels to be investigated are limited to the
five cardinal vowels [i, e, a, o, u].*
3. The pitch levels represented are C4 (c. 264 Hz.)
for the low or chest voice range, C5 (c. 52 3 Hz.) for the
middle voice range, and C6 (c. 1047 Hz.) for the high or
head voice range.
4. Generalizations eminating from the results of
this study will be limited since the sample populations
under investigation may not be representative of the total
population.
♦Throughout this study vowel sounds are referred to
by the appropriate symbols of the International Phonetic
Alphabet (IPA).
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Bradley, C. Mark (Charles Mark). Effects of an Auditor's Past Musical Experience on the Intelligibility of Vowel Sounds in Singing, dissertation, December 1983; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331919/m1/17/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .