[en] Experts in voice singing and voice training were asked to judge the vibrato of 30 singers (4 samples per singer: a sung [a] held without vibrato; a sung [a] with vibrato; a self selected passage and an imposed passage. In the first part, they ticked the type of oscillations (vibrato, straight tone, tremolo, quavering, ...). In the second part, they appraised various criteria. Intra-judge and inter-judge consistencies were determined. The subjective parameters were thereafter correlated with the measurements of six parameters of the MDVP (Multi Dimensional Voice Program). The measurements were carried out on each task. Intra-judge consistency was good for only one judge (67-87% consistency). Since jdge 2 and 3 were hardly reproducible (45-73%; 28-57%) measurement of the inter-judge consistency was pointless. The results of jusge 1 were correlated with the Fundamental Tremor, Frequency Index, the jitter and the shimmer.
Disciplines :
Otolaryngology
Author, co-author :
Morsomme, Dominique ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cognitives > Logopédie des troubles de la voix
Orban, Andrée; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > Faculté de médecine > ORL > Licenciée en logopédie
Jamart, Jacques; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > Hôpital universitaire de Mont Godinne > Centre de bio statistiques et de documentation médicale
Remacle, Marc; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > Faculté de médecine > ORL
Language :
English
Title :
A study of vibrato : assessment by panel of judges compared to spectral analysis.
Alternative titles :
[fr] Une étude du vibrato: comparaison entre l'évaluation par un jury de juges et l'analyse spectrale de la voix
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