Effects of Training on Time-Varying Spectral Energy and Sound Pressure Level in Nine Male Classical Singers

Ferguson, S; Kenny, DT; Cabrera, D

Effects of Training on Time-Varying Spectral Energy and Sound Pressure Level in Nine Male Classical Singers

Ferguson, S

Kenny, DT Cabrera, D

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Voice, 2010, 24 (1), pp. 39 - 46
Issue Date:: 2010-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ferguson, S https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1853-3000	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kenny, DT	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cabrera, D	en_US
dc.date.available	2008-05-06	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Voice, 2010, 24 (1), pp. 39 - 46	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0892-1997	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/28681
dc.description.abstract	The male classical singing voice is a musical instrument that is very important in western culture. It has many acoustic features which should change and improve over the period in which the singer trains. In this study we compare nine singers in different stages of training, from university level students through to international soloists. Typically, Energy Ratio (ER; a measure of mean spectral slope) and mean sound pressure level (SPL) may be calculated to summarize an entire singing sample. We investigate an alternative approach, by calculating the time-varying ER and SPL. The inspection of the distribution of these descriptors over an aria's time period yields a more detailed picture of the strategies for high-frequency energy production used by singers with different levels of training. © 2010 The Voice Foundation.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Voice	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jvoice.2008.05.002	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Regression Analysis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sound Spectrography	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Practice (Psychology)	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Voice	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Speech Acoustics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Pressure	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Time Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Music	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Practice, Psychological	en_US
dc.title	Effects of Training on Time-Varying Spectral Energy and Sound Pressure Level in Nine Male Classical Singers	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	24	en_US
utslib.for	1904 Performing Arts and Creative Writing	en_US
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
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Abstract:

The male classical singing voice is a musical instrument that is very important in western culture. It has many acoustic features which should change and improve over the period in which the singer trains. In this study we compare nine singers in different stages of training, from university level students through to international soloists. Typically, Energy Ratio (ER; a measure of mean spectral slope) and mean sound pressure level (SPL) may be calculated to summarize an entire singing sample. We investigate an alternative approach, by calculating the time-varying ER and SPL. The inspection of the distribution of these descriptors over an aria's time period yields a more detailed picture of the strategies for high-frequency energy production used by singers with different levels of training. © 2010 The Voice Foundation.

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