Change in messa di voce characteristics during 3 years of classical singing training at the tertiary level

Sam Ferguson; Dianna T. Kenny; Helen F. Mitchell; Maree Ryan; Densil Cabrera

doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2013.01.013

Change in messa di voce characteristics during 3 years of classical singing training at the tertiary level

Sam Ferguson^*, Dianna T. Kenny, Helen F. Mitchell, Maree Ryan, Densil Cabrera

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A 3-year longitudinal study was conducted to investigate changes in vocal quality as a result of singing training at a tertiary level conservatorium in Australia. Singers performed a messa di voce (MDV) at intervals of 6 months over the 3-year period of training. The study investigated the evolving acoustic features of the singers' voices exhibited during the MDV, including sound pressure level (SPL), short-term energy ratio (STER), duration, and vibrato parameters of the fundamental frequency (F₀), SPL, and STER. The maximum SPL exhibited a marginal systematic increase over the training period, but the maximum STER did not systematically change. F₀ vibrato extent increased significantly, whereas the extent of SPL and STER vibrato did not change significantly.

Original language	English
Article number	523
Pages (from-to)	e.35-e.48
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Voice
Volume	27
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2013.01.013
Publication status	Published - Jul 2013

Keywords

Longitudinal
Messa di voce
Singing
Vibrato

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