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Spectographic analysis of female falsetto
Jeremy Fisher
A demonstration of female
falsetto. Gillyanne sings the same phrase twice from Maybe This Time
(Cabaret). Notice the similarities in the first section to my
falsetto readings – most of the signal is showing in the bottom
third of the reading, above is a white space and then most of the
grey areas above that are air turbulence. Compare this with the
second section, Gillyanne sings the same phrase in full Speech
quality. Notice the strong readings from the bottom to the top of
the graph. The formants stay in roughly the same place comparative
to the first section – this means Gillyanne keeps the same larynx
height and the same vowel shapes, just changing the position of her
vocal folds, resulting in a different air pressure requirement.
Listen to the
recording:
demo_falsettogkmaybe.wav, 297KB
View the full
spectrogram:
View the
full spectrogram: JPEG image file, 221KB
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Giving the student broader knowledge about the structures of the
larynx can be effective on many levels of their training and
understanding. The 'moveable larynx' has long been the starting
point of Vocal Process courses including Singing and the Actor Training.
Download:
build_your_own_
tilting_larynx.pdf
[2-page PDF, 294kb]
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