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From:  w.ritzerfeld@c...
w.ritzerfeld@c...
Date:  Wed Dec 13, 2000  8:00 am
Subject:  Re: Registers,was: Comparison of female and male singers


LLoyd,

Second formant tuning makes the sound brighter since it emphasises
the third or fourth harmonic in the source spectrum
(depending on the vowel). At the same time, however, the first
formant must be kept low ("open throat", low larynx), which
sounds to many people's ears as darkening the vowel.
The 'dark' vowel and the bright 'frontal' resonance go hand in hand,
so to speak.

Wim Ritzerfeld

--- In vocalist-temporary@egroups.com, "Lloyd W. Hanson"
<lloyd.hanson@n...> wrote:
<lloyd.hanson@n...> wrote:
> Dear Wim and Vocalister:
>
> > since I'm convinced that it must be possible for a robust female
> > voice to sing in tenor head voice (using 'heavy' vocal fold
vibration,
> > low larynx and second formant tuning), sort of the opposite of
> > a countertenor ;)
>
> Based on this statement, what would you consider to be the most
obvious
> result of second formant tuning? Does second formant tuning create
a tone
> that is brighter or darker than first formant tuning?
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
>
> Regards
> --
> Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA
> Professor of Voice, Vocal Pedagogy
> School of Performing Arts
> Northern Arizona University
> Flagstaff, AZ 86011


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