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undergraduate thesis: Vocal tract dimensional characteristics of professional singers with different types of singing voices
Title | Vocal tract dimensional characteristics of professional singers with different types of singing voices |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2010 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | To, T. [陶芷軒]. (2010). Vocal tract dimensional characteristics of professional singers with different types of singing voices. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | This study aimed to investigate the relationship between different types of singing voice in
each gender, and the vocal tract dimensions, the length and volume, and the formant
frequencies of vowels. Twenty-five sopranos, 11 mezzo-sopranos, 17 tenors, and 12 baritones
were included in the study. The participants’ vocal tract dimensions were measured by
acoustic reflection technique (ART). They were also asked to speak vowels and sing the song,
Happy Birthday”. The first three formant frequencies of four recorded vowels were obtained
by Praat software and used to correlate with the vocal tract findings. The results showed that
baritones had larger oral volume and total vocal tract volume than tenors significantly.
Besides, sopranos had generally higher formant frequencies than mezzo-sopranos. The
findings of current study provided insights on the objective method in singing voice
classification. |
Description | "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, June 30, 2010." Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-23). Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2010. |
Degree | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Subject | Voice -- Physiological aspects. Singing -- Physiological aspects. |
Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/173725 |
HKU Library Item ID | b4813210 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | To, Tsz-hin | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | 陶芷軒 | zh_HK |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-01T01:14:10Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-11-01T01:14:10Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | To, T. [陶芷軒]. (2010). Vocal tract dimensional characteristics of professional singers with different types of singing voices. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/173725 | - |
dc.description | "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, June 30, 2010." | en_US |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-23). | en_US |
dc.description | Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2010. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This study aimed to investigate the relationship between different types of singing voice in each gender, and the vocal tract dimensions, the length and volume, and the formant frequencies of vowels. Twenty-five sopranos, 11 mezzo-sopranos, 17 tenors, and 12 baritones were included in the study. The participants’ vocal tract dimensions were measured by acoustic reflection technique (ART). They were also asked to speak vowels and sing the song, Happy Birthday”. The first three formant frequencies of four recorded vowels were obtained by Praat software and used to correlate with the vocal tract findings. The results showed that baritones had larger oral volume and total vocal tract volume than tenors significantly. Besides, sopranos had generally higher formant frequencies than mezzo-sopranos. The findings of current study provided insights on the objective method in singing voice classification. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | en_US |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | en_US |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Voice -- Physiological aspects. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Singing -- Physiological aspects. | en_US |
dc.title | Vocal tract dimensional characteristics of professional singers with different types of singing voices | en_HK |
dc.type | UG_Thesis | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkul | b4813210 | en_US |
dc.description.thesisname | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.thesislevel | Bachelor | en_US |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Speech and Hearing Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | en_US |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991033680169703414 | - |