Matthias Echternach1, Lisa Popeil2, Louisa Traser3, Sascha Wienhausen4, Bernhard Richter5. 1. Institute of Musicians' Medicine, Freiburg University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany. Electronic address: matthias.echternach@uniklinik-freiburg.de. 2. Voiceworks, Los Angeles, California. 3. Institute of Musicians' Medicine, Freiburg University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Freiburg University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany. 4. Institute of Music, Osnabrück University of Applied Science, Osnabrück, Germany. 5. Institute of Musicians' Medicine, Freiburg University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Singing styles in Musical Theater singing might differ in many ways from Western Classical singing. However, vocal tract adjustments are not understood in detail. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Vocal tract shapes of a single professional Music Theater female subject were analyzed concerning different aspects of singing styles using dynamic real-time magnetic resonance imaging technology with a frame rate of 8 fps. The different tasks include register differences, belting, and vibrato strategies. RESULTS: Articulatory differences were found between head register, modal register, and belting. Also, some vibrato strategies ("jazzy" vibrato) do involve vocal tract adjustments, whereas others (classical vibrato) do not. CONCLUSIONS: Vocal tract shaping might contribute to the establishment of different singing functions in Musical Theater singing.
OBJECTIVE: Singing styles in Musical Theater singing might differ in many ways from Western Classical singing. However, vocal tract adjustments are not understood in detail. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Vocal tract shapes of a single professional Music Theater female subject were analyzed concerning different aspects of singing styles using dynamic real-time magnetic resonance imaging technology with a frame rate of 8 fps. The different tasks include register differences, belting, and vibrato strategies. RESULTS: Articulatory differences were found between head register, modal register, and belting. Also, some vibrato strategies ("jazzy" vibrato) do involve vocal tract adjustments, whereas others (classical vibrato) do not. CONCLUSIONS: Vocal tract shaping might contribute to the establishment of different singing functions in Musical Theater singing.
Authors: Alexander Mainka; Anton Poznyakovskiy; Ivan Platzek; Mario Fleischer; Johan Sundberg; Dirk Mürbe Journal: PLoS One Date: 2015-07-17 Impact factor: 3.240