List 5 usages for the term register. 1. a particular part of the vocal range (upper, middle, or lower register), 2. a resonance area (chest or head), 3. a phonatory process, 4. a certain timbre, and 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 vibratory pattern of the vocal folds, a certain series of pitches, and a certain type of sound.
All registers originate in laryngeal function.
The terms head voice and chest voice are more legitimate as descriptions of resonance sensation.
Many of the problems identified as register problems are really problems of resonance adjustment.
According to McKinney, what are the 4 distinct vibratory forms (registers)? Modal voice, vocal fry, falsetto, and whistle.
For each register, summarize what you have learned about it. Include information about
1. vibratory pattern Vocal Fry: loose glottal closure. Modal Voice: The whole vocal fold is involved in the action, but the vertical excursions are not as large and the rolling motion in not as apparent as it was on the lower pitches of the register. Falsetto: only the ligamentious edges of the vocal folds enter into the vib. pattern. Whistle: hard to visualize due to nature of the tone.
2. pitch range Vocal Fry: mean=36.4 hertz. Modal Voice: two octaves. Falsetto: above modal voice, but overlaps slightly. Whistle: 1047 Hz and above.
3. characteristic sound Vocal Fry: popping/rattling sound. Modal Voice: each pitch requires a different ratio of TA and CT. Falsetto: inherently breathy and flute-like, with few overtones. Whistle: sounds like whistle, thus the name.
4. uses Vocal Fry: used sparingly and intermittently in speech. In singing, the chief use is to obtain pitches of very low frequency which are not available in modal voice. Modal Voice: the majority of singing takes place in this range, as well as most speech. Falsetto: male choirs, yodeling, comic effects, pitches above a singer's modal voice. Whistle: not known.
In modal register, how is frequency controlled? Length, tension, and mass of the vocal folds, due to the change of the CT and the TA. Low=more TA. High=more CT.
Sometimes singers/voice teachers mistakenly identify an area of vocal problems as a register break. What is often more likely the issue? ??????? Resonance adjustment. Perhaps 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? Males singing tessitura.
What are the essential differences between modal and falsetto? The amount and type of vocal cord involvement.
Describe the different ways that singers produce falsetto? Leaving the chink open and only having the front two-thirds of the vocal ligaments enter the vibration. The full length of the glottis opens and closes in each cycle. Damping where the amount of glottal opening becomes less and less as the pitch rises.
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? The difference in timbre and dynamic level between the modal and falsetto registers often is not as pronounced in the female voices as it is in male's voices.
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