An Investigation of the Whistle Register in the Female Voice
Description:
The purpose of the study was concerned with specific elements of the portion of the female voice commonly referred to as whistle or flute register. Three elements of vocal production were chosen for which past research has demonstrated relationships to source function. These elements included spectral characteristics, airflow rates, and perceptual identification.
The research compared what the singer-subjects perceived as being whistle register phonations with that which they perceived as being…
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Date:
May 1986
Creator:
Walker, Steven