Vocal warm-up produces acoustic change in singers' vibrato rate

Lynda Moorcroft, Dianna T. Kenny*

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    Abstract

    Vibrato rate and vibrato extent were acoustically assessed in 12 classically trained female singers before and after 25 minutes of vocal warm-up exercises. Vocal warm-up produced three notable changes in vibrato rate: (1) more regularity in the cyclic undulations comprising the vibrato rate of a note, (2) more stability in mean vibrato rates from one sustained note to the next, and (3) a moderating of excessively fast and excessively slow mean vibrato rates. No significant change was found for vibrato extent. The findings indicate that vocal warm-up may regulate vibrato rate. Thus tone quality, which is strongly linked to vibrato characteristics, may undergo positive change as a result of vocal warm-up.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)e13-e18
    Number of pages6
    JournalJournal of Voice
    Volume26
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012

    Keywords

    • Tone quality
    • Vibrato extent
    • Vibrato rate
    • Vibrato regulation
    • Vocal warm-up

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