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Resonance |
Resonance is the intensification and enriching of the musical tone through supplementary vibration. |
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Where is resonance produced in the body of the speaker or singer. |
Primarily in the vocal tract (parts?), the trachea, and the larynx (nasal passages are a negligible source of resonance. |
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Why are the chest and head not good resonators? |
Because they are covered with muscle and flesh that dampen vibration |
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What four things do all musical instruments have in common? What are these elements in the voice |
A power source, vibrator, resonator, and an articulators (role of breath, vocal folds, vocaltract,etc., lips, tongue, jaw) |
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Is vocal resonance forced or free? Explain |
Also known as sympathetic resonance—must have a hollow structure with volume (as in look atthe size of that resonator) and an opening for sound to escape. |
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How are a graphic equalizer and amplifier on your stereo like the vocal tract? |
You use the equalizer and the amplifier to change the timbre and volume of the sound, and you manipulate the different parts of the vocal tract to do the same. |
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Formant |
a resonance of the vocal tract |
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Which formants are responsible for creating the vowel sounds and what resonance spaces are theyassociated with? |
F1 and F2 |
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What is the singer’s formant and why is it important? Do most pop and jazz singers need it? How about Broadway singers? |
The singer's formant is used to be heard over the orchestra. Pop, jazz, and broadway singers don't need it because they use a microphone to be heard. |
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Register |
A series of contiguous pitches produced in the same way with the same essential timbre |
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What are the two primary factors responsible for differentiation of registers? |
Configuration in glottal source (TDP CDP) and resonance, particularly the tuning of formants. |
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What about registers helps us in voice classification. |
The place that the voice has the easiest, most natural, and free resonance indicates the fach. |
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What are TDP and CDP? |
TDP greater thickness and contact, CDP thinner and less contact |
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What are falsetto and whistle registers? What is passagio? |
Transition area between vocal resonances. |
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Be able to identify the ranges of the six basic voice types: bass, baritone, tenor, contralto, mezzo, |
* Soprano: C4–C6 * Mezzo-soprano: A3–A5 * Contralto: F3–F5 * Tenor: C3–C5 * Baritone: G2–G4 * Bass: E2–E4 |
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What to the terms dramatic, spinto, lyric, coloratura, leggiero, etc. refer to |
Dramatic: heavier voices, powerful, rich dark Spinto: medium vocal weight, can still cut through orchestra Lyric: light voice, agile Coloratura: can navigate ornamentation, trills, long cadenzas, stacatto, and embellishment Leggiero: light flexible tenor |
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Spectrogram |
visual representation of frequency of sound vs. time or other things |
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Power Spectrum |
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