Jake McKinney Chapter 6

List 5 usages for the term register. 
1 A particular part of the vocal range 
2 a resonance area
3 a phonatory process 
4 timbre 
5 a region of the voice which is defined or delimited by vocal breaks.
What are the 3 elements of the definition of register? A certain series of tones, produced in the same manner, and having the same basic quality.
All registers originate in ______________________________ function. laryngeal
The terms head voice and chest voice are more legitimate as descriptions of resonance?
Many of the problems identified as register problems are really problems of register adjustment.
According to McKinney, what are the 4 distinct vibratory forms (registers)?
natural/normal/modal voice
vocal fry
falsetto
whistle
For each register, summarize what you have learned about it. Vocal fry is the rattly sound of the lowest register that we have. It happens because the the glottis is more loose and the air kind of flows through it in a different way.
Modal voice is our speaking voice, our chest voice.
The falsetto is the false voice, or light voice. Its the sound we make when we want to sound like a girl or a young child.
In modal register, how is frequency controlled?Changing the length and/or thickness of the vocal folds.
Sometimes singers/voice teachers mistakenly identify an area of vocal problems as a
register break. What is often more likely the issue? The Larynx is being adjusted correctly. passagio probems. #tenorproblems
What is the shape of the vocal folds for the lowest tones? Thick and wedge shaped.
What is one of the primary reasons for vocalizing in falsetto? to make a good mix of chest and falsetto in the higher range the falsetto range must be developed!
What are the essential differences between modal and falsetto? The sound and the vocal fold adduction.
Describe the different ways that singers produce falsetto? Most classical singers don't use it very much. Some people push it louder so it sounds like a strong ringing falsetto. I feel like I have heard some tenors do this on high C's. Its like they are doing pure falsetto, no mixing, but its loud and almost sounds pushed. I don't know.
Most professional singers have at least _________________________ range where modal and
falsetto overlap. An octave.
Why is it sometimes hard to tell whether a female singer is singing in modal or falsetto? I don't know... I feel like it all sounds the same when a female is singing.