Jared Daley Mckinney 6

List 5 usages for the term register.

 (1) A particular part of the vocal range, (2) a resonance area (chest or head), (3) a phonatory process, (4) a certain 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 (by the same vibratory pattern of the vocal folds), and having the same basic quality.

All registers originate in LARYNGEAL function.

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. Include information about

 Vocal fry is the lowest phonational register. It creates a rattling sound through the loose adduction of vocal folds, where air is allowed to bubble up through the glottis.
The modal voice register is the range people naturally speak in. It is the second lowest register

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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?

 Vocal problems which have been created by a static laryngeal adjustment.

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 develop the voice.

What are the essential differences between modal and falsetto?

 The sound and the vocal fold adduction

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Describe the different ways that singers produce falsetto?

Most professional singers have at least AN OCTAVE range where modal and
falsetto overlap. 

Why is it sometimes hard to tell whether a female singer is singing in modal or falsetto?

 Because the difference in timbre and dynamic control between modal and falsetto voice is not as dramatic for females.