Journal article
The abduction quotient related to vocal quality
Journal of voice, Vol.1(3), pp.246-251
1987
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(87)80007-3
Abstract
The abduction quotient, a measure of effective glottal width, was obtained for electroglottographic recordings from a professional operatic baritone singer. The subject produced repeated tokens of the voice qualities breathy, normal, and pressed (or constricted) in both a speech and a singing manner. In the singing manner, the subject produced the three vocal qualities at three pitch levels and three loudness levels. The abduction quotient decreased from breathy to pressed voice, suggesting that the measure corresponds to effective glottal width. The measure was found to be consistently low during all conditions of singing, suggesting that the subject produced all singing tokens with relatively strong laryngeal adduction at the vocal process level. Although the results of this study support the validity and usefulness of the abduction quotient, further verification is needed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The abduction quotient related to vocal quality
- Creators
- Ronald C. Scherer - Denver Center for the Performing ArtsIngo R. Titze - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of voice, Vol.1(3), pp.246-251
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0892-1997(87)80007-3
- ISSN
- 0892-1997
- eISSN
- 1873-4588
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1987
- Academic Unit
- School of Music; Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Record Identifier
- 9984719746602771
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