Voice Phenomenology Archives - Page 2 of 4

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Vibrato

In the voice, a pulsating effect produced by small variations of pitch, typically occurring five or six times per second. The opposite of singing with vibrato is to sing with straight tone.

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Squeezedown (of the voice)

A vocal phenomenology term coined to refer to adductory spasms that do not “complete” all the way to a phonatory arrest. Virtually exclusively a manifestation of spasmodic dysphonia.

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Shattered vibration is a chaotic kind of vibration in which there may be several independent segments vibrating erratically to create a characteristic sound quality. May be seen, for example, in an individual who has vocal cords that are not symmetrical

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Pulse Register

Vocal fry is the name given to a quality of sound produced at low pitch (generally below 90 Hz, or around E2 or F2 in musical notation). Vocal fry is produced in what some call pulse register, as compared with

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Pitch

Where voice is concerned, pitch refers to the highness or lowness of a tone, perceived through the sense of hearing, that correlates with the fundamental frequency or rate of vibration of the vocal folds.

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Phonatory Arrest

A phonatory arrest is a manifestation of spasmodic dysphonia, a part of its phenomenology, in which the voice suddenly “chokes off” in the middle of an intended sound, causing a brief instant of silence before the voice starts again.

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Paralytic Falsetto

See obligatory falsetto.

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Onset Delay

Onset delay is the phenomenon of slight delay from the moment of intended phonation until sound actually commences. Often there is a faint hiss of air heard before the start of vocal cord vibration.

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Obligatory Falsetto

Obligatory falsetto is part of the phenomenology often seen with vocal cord paralysis, or in the early days to weeks following a laryngeal Botox™ injection. Regardless of effort or skill level, the individual cannot get the voice to phonate in

Tag: Voice Phenomenology

Vibrato

Squeezedown (of the voice)

Shattered Vibration

Pulse Register

Pitch

Phonatory Arrest

Paralytic Falsetto

Onset Delay

Obligatory Falsetto

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