Tako Oda wrote:
> A falsettist does, as you say, use only the
> edge of his full-length vocal cords, using breath pressure as the
> primary determinant of pitch--
I don't understand falsetto as operating like this. I thought that the
primary determinants of falsetto were: the lack of complete adduction
(leading to the often perceptible breathiness of tone) and the stiffness of
the vocal fold covering layer (leading to a less rich source spectrum).
However, as far as I was aware, pitch is still controlled in the normal
way. I do notice that I can vary breath pressure greatly with no effect
on pitch at all. Conversely, dramtic chamges in pitch do not seem to be
correlated to changes in pressure (although I have no measurements of this
and could of course be completely mistaken!).
Otherwise, many thanks to Tako for his consitently illuminating remarks on
the subject.
Cheers
David
David Cox
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Ph/Fax 61 8 8344 7044
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