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Research article summary:
Pitch matching accuracy of trained singers, untrained subjects with talented singing voices, and untrained subjects with nontalented singing voices in conditions of varying feedback.
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At a physiological level, the act of singing involves control and coordination of several systems involved in the production of sound, including respiration, phonation, resonance, and afferent systems used to monitor production. The ability to produce a ... (Full abstract text below) Published 2003Jun
in Journal: J Voice
(Language : eng)
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1. J Voice.
2003 Jun;17(2):185-94
Pitch matching accuracy of trained singers, untrained subjects with talented singing voices, and untrained subjects with nontalented singing voices in conditions of varying feedback.
Watts C, Murphy J, Barnes-Burroughs K
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688, USA. cwatts@usouthal.edu
At a physiological level, the act of singing involves control and coordination of several systems involved in the production of sound, including respiration, phonation, resonance, and afferent systems used to monitor production. The ability to produce a melodious singing voice (eg, in tune with accurate pitch) is dependent on control over these motor and sensory systems. To test this position, trained singers and untrained subjects with and without expressed singing talent were asked to match pitches of target pure tones. The ability to match pitch reflected the ability to accurately integrate sensory perception with motor planning and execution. Pitch-matching accuracy was measured at the onset of phonation (prephonatory set) before external feedback could be utilized to adjust the voiced source, during phonation when external auditory feedback could be utilized, and during phonation when external auditory feedback was masked. Results revealed trained singers and untrained subjects with singing talent were no different in their pitch-matching abilities when measured before or after external feedback could be utilized. The untrained subjects with singing talent were also significantly more accurate than the trained singers when external auditory feedback was masked. Both groups were significantly more accurate than the untrained subjects without singing talent.
PMID : 12825651 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]
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| First Name | LastName | Initials |
| Christopher | Watts | C |
| Jessica | Murphy | J |
| Kathryn | Barnes-Burroughs | K |
Affiliation: Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688, USA. cwatts@usouthal.edu
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