Medicine Buffalo

Poor pitch singing could be a matter of the tune in your head

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Though it’s easy to hear a singer hit a bad note, what’s contributing to that inaccuracy might actually be inaudible. Sub-vocalization, the silent, preparatory muscle movements of the ...
Scientific American

Sing Solo For Higher Fidelity

Ever noticed how when a big group sings "Happy Birthday," the beginning is a jumbled mess, with everyone singing a slightly different pitch? But then, near the end, it all sort of comes together? That ...
Nature

Biomechanics of sound production in high-pitched classical singing

Voice production of humans and most mammals is governed by the MyoElastic-AeroDynamic (MEAD) principle, where an air stream is modulated by self-sustained vocal fold oscillation to generate audible ...
Medicine Buffalo

Breakthrough singing test quickly measures pitch accuracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A University at Buffalo psychologist is part of a team of researchers and educators behind a new online test that quickly measures singing accuracy. The Seattle Singing Accuracy ...
Medical Xpress

Poor pitch singing could be a matter of the tune in your head

Though it's easy to hear a singer hit a bad note, what's contributing to that inaccuracy might actually be inaudible. Sub-vocalization, the silent, preparatory muscle movements of the face and larynx ...
Science Daily

Poor pitch singing could be a matter of the tune in your head

Sub-vocalization, the silent, preparatory muscle movements of the face and larynx that result when singers run a song through their heads prior to vocalizing, could be nudging them out of tune, ...