John:
You wrote: "I think that when the chords are adducted nicely that a sufficiently rich collection of upper partials from the various avaiable vibrational modes of the vocal cords allow frequencies at and above the singer's formant frequency to be produced. If you see how close the harmonics get crowded together high up in even a simple harmonic series, it's not hard to imagine the jangled richness of the cords' tone producing that. I would go further and say that the singer's formant is a sign that one is resonating richly."
COMMENT: Well said. The harmonic structure in the upper reaches of the overtone series are very dense and rich. This is more true for males than females and explains why men have less difficulty than women, generally, in finding correct resonance matching in their upper ranges. They have more overtones from which to select.
-- Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA Professor of Voice, Pedagogy School of Performing Arts Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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