Sarah Boucher OB Chapter 15 Summary

Sarah Boucher OB Chapter 15 Summary
Chapter Summary: This chapter is all about the science behind sound. Brown believes it is beneficial for singers to know about the science as well as just relying on sensation and imagery. Higher frequencies have a higher decibel level making them heard over lower frequencies. The Bernoulli effect says that moving air has less pressure than stationary air. Intensity is measured in decibels and is only increased three decibels when it is doubled. The Venturi effect relates to air flowing through an opening. Resonance is the "intensification and enriching of a musical tone by supplementary vibration."
Key Points:
-Pitch is the lowness or highness of a notes determined by the ear
-High notes should not need amplification if they are produced well.
-"In learning to sing, you should simply know that there are physical laws that determine how you produce tones, create firm sound, and form vowels at different frequencies and intensities."
-If the resonator is increased, the resonance increases
Key Terms:
-Condensations
-rarifactions
-pitch
-noise
-Bernoulli effect
-Venturi Effect
Making Connections: I am not going to lie...some of this stuff was a little over my head. I am not very good at thinking scientifically so I am having trouble applying it. I know it is important to know about this stuff but I am not sure that I will utilize it much in my own singing because it confuses me! Haha, help Cindy!