Poor breath management is problematic for singing. Voice students and singing teachers typically attribute breath management issues to abdominal-diaphragmatic breathing technique. The present study seeks to determine whether glottal insufficiency may also contribute to singer’s breath management problems. Studies have revealed a relationship between incomplete vocal fold closure and inefficiency in the speaking voice. However, the effect of incomplete vocal fold closure on vocal efficiency in singers has yet to be determined. Since the larynx cannot be observed without the assistance of clinical instrumentation, not readily available in the voice studio, issues at the glottal level may be underappreciated as a contributor to poor breath management in the singer. Two groups of voice students identified with and without breath management problems underwent aerodynamic and acoustic voice assessment as well as videostroboscopy of the vocal folds to quantify the prevalence of incomplete vocal fold closure. These assessments revealed four groups: (1) those with glottic insufficiency and no perceived breathiness; (2) those with glottic sufficiency and perceived breathiness; (3) those with glottic insufficiency and perceived breathiness; and, (4) those with glottic sufficiency and no perceived breathiness. Results suggest that previously undiscovered glottal insufficiency is common, though the correlation with identified breath management problems was not statistically significant. Acoustic and aerodynamic measures including noise-to-harmonics ratio, maximum phonation time, airflow rate, subglottal pressure and laryngeal airway resistance were most sensitive to glottic insufficiency.

Voice mail is a computer-aided telephone system which is capable of storing and forwarding spoken messages. The voice mail market has been and is still focused on larger companies since they comprise a sizable amount of the installed base of voice processing systems (Radisich, 1994). Consequently, all voice mail research has been centered on the large company and concentrates on advantages or disadvantages found in these substantial companies.This study focused on the implementation and diffusion of a relatively new communication technology and its consequences in an unresearched arena--the small company. Also a comparatively new methodology in the field of communications research, grounded theory, was used to explore the impact of a new technology, thus possibly advancing the credibility of this research methodology.The results of this pilot study on voice mail in a small company found diffusion to be extremely successful, even to the point of surprising some of the subjects with their total acceptance of the technology.The study results indicated that the small company can benefit from voice mail usage in similar ways to the large company, especially if the company has travelers or off-site locations. The results implied that there are some ways that voice mail can assist in the small company where it has not previously had a reported effect in the large company---as a negotiating, organizing, and delegating tool.The results of the study could provide insights for other small companies concerned with successful usage of the voice mail technology in similar environments. Several concepts on novel uses of voice mail surfaced as a result of this study. These concepts could provide hypothesis for empirical testing to further voice mail investigation.The study concluded that voice mail is a communication technology that is an accepted and beneficial tool which offered several major advantages that the subject small company was able to successfully utilize. / Department of Journalism

TEMPS EN TEMPS (times in time): Music for voice and instruments in a multi-track recording environment, by Marc Beaulieu, is a work meant to be experienced on many levels of perception. This analysis attempts to present the work at its most important (relevant) levels. / This work is written for a multi-track recording studio. The first section of this thesis describes the expanded possibilities of compositional procedure, orchestration and vocal/linguistic construction inherent in this particular medium. / The concept of the work is deeply rooted in the sociological thesis expounded in Alvin Toffler's "The Third Wave". These sociological 'undertones' and their bearing on the background structure of the work are examined in the following section of the thesis. / The subsequent sections of the thesis introduce the perceptual and conceptual aspects of the overall musical language, and discuss essential characteristics of the harmonic, rhythmic and linguistic fabric of the work as well as special applications of studio recording techniques such as digital sound processing, sampling and mixing. This leads to a discussion of formal structure based on three (3) conceptual waves co-existing and interacting in time.

Transsexualism innebär en upplevelse av att det juridiska könet inte stämmer överens med könsidentiteten och följs ofta av en önskan om att korrigera sitt kön så att det överensstämmer med det upplevda. Rösten är en identitetsmarkör och utgör en betydande aspekt av könskorrigeringen. Denna studie utgjordes av en enkät riktad till 24 verksamma röstlogopeder samt 49 personer i könskorrigeringsprocess i Uppsala-Örebro sjukvårdsregion. Enkätstudien ämnade undersöka transsexuella personers upplevda behov av logopediska insatser och i vad mån de tillgodoses, vilka kunskaper logopederna upplever som nödvändiga, faktorer som kan försvåra arbetet samt behandlingsinnehåll. Ett ytterligare syfte var att jämföra resultaten från föreliggande studie med de resultat som framkom i studien av Andersson och Aronsson (2008)  som kartlade logopediskt omhändertagande av transsexuella i norra regionen. Resultaten visade att de transsexuella respondenterna i stor utsträckning upplevde röstproblem, få hade haft logopedkontakt och en stor andel av dem som inte hade träffat logoped ville göra det. Information från vården till personer i könskorrigeringsprocess, angående logopedens roll, var otillfredsställande. Större delen av de personer som hade haft logopedkontakt hade åtminstone i någon mån fått tillräcklig logopedisk hjälp. Resultaten visade även att kunskap om könskorrigeringsprocessen och transrösten är nödvändiga vid behandling av patientgruppen och brist på kunskap och erfarenhet kan utgöra hinder i behandlingen. Behandlingsinnehåll och antal behandlingstillfällen varierade mellan logopeder. Kunskap om hur röstbehandling av transsexuella går till var skiftande bland logopederna i studien. Få logopeder hade tagit del av vårdprogrammet för transsexuella och intresset för vidareutbildning var stort. Resultaten i föreliggande studie visade liknande tendenser som studien utförd av Andersson och Aronsson (2008). / Transsexualism is an experience of the legal sex not matching the gender identity and is often followed by a desire to correct one’s gender so that it is consistent with the perceived. The voice is an identity marker and represents a significant aspect of gender reassignment. This study consisted of a survey of 24 active speech-language pathologists as well as 49 individuals in gender reassignment process in the Uppsala-Örebro Health Care Region. The questionnaire aimed to examine transgender individuals experienced need of speech therapy, and to what extent they are met, what knowledge speech therapists perceive as necessary, factors that can complicate the work and treatment content. A further aim was to compare the results from the present study with the results obtained in the study by Andersson and Aronsson (2008) who mapped the logopedic treatment of transsexuals in the northern region. The results showed that the transgender respondents largely experienced voice problems, few had had speech-language pathologist contact and a large proportion of those who had not met a speech-language pathologist wanted to meet one. Information from health care to individuals in gender reassignment process, regarding the speech-language pathologist’s role, was unsatisfactory. Most of the people who had had a speech-language pathologist contact had, at least to some extent, got sufficient logopedic help. The results also showed that knowledge of the gender reassignment process and trans voice is necessary in the treatment of the patient population and the lack of knowledge and experience can be an obstacle in the treatment. Treatment content and number of treatment sessions varied between speech-language pathologists. Knowledge of voice treatment of transsexuals varied among the speech-language pathologists in the study. Few speech-language pathologists were familiar with the health care program for transsexuals and interest in further training was great. The results of the present study showed similar trends as did the study conducted by Andersson and Aronsson (2008).

Thesis (M.A.). / Written for the Faculty of Music. Title from title page of PDF (viewed 2008/07/24). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2007. / Selections from a cantata for TBarB soloists, large chorus, chamber orchestra, and percussion ensemble, and three pieces from a projected cycle for soprano, flute, and string trio. Words to Beowulf adapted by the composer from Seamus Heaney's translation; also printed as text preceding score on p. 6-30. Words to Tesserae/Tesseract use poem by the composer, both as text and as the source of additional phonemes used by the singer. Vita. Accompanying disc is recorded DVD-R and contains complete text of dissertation, all scores, and master-quality and CD-quality audio tracks.

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No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-02-18 / Objetivo:Identificar quais as características discriminatórias do diagrama de desvio fonatório em vozes predominantemente adaptadas, rugosas,soprosas e tensas,em indivíduos adultos.Método:Foram analisadas 196 amostras vocais da vogal /ε/ sustentada de indivíduos adultos, divididas em dois grupos, 163 com alteração vocal e 33 sem alteração vocal.As amostras foram submetidas a dois tipos de avaliação,a perceptivo-auditiva e a acústica.A avaliação perceptivo-auditiva concentrou-se na identificação do tipo de predominância da qualidade vocal–adaptada,rugosa,soprosa ou tensa,e no grau de alteração da qualidade alterada,por meio da escala analógico-visual e sua correspondência numérica.A análise acústica do sinal vocal foi realizada no programa VoxMetria(CTS Informática)e abrangeu a configuração da distribuição das amostras vocais no diagrama de desvio fonatório quanto à área de normalidade,densidade, forma e localização nos quadrantes,e a extração de medidas acústicas como frequência fundamental,jitter,shimmer,correlação e GNE.Resultados: Houve diferença significante na localização das amostras vocais em relação à área de normalidade do diagrama, sendo que 100 por cento(33)das vozes adaptadas encontraram-se dentro da área e 69,3 por cento(113)das alteradas fora dela(p<0,001).Vozes adaptadas apresentaram densidade concentrada(78,8 por cento, 26)com diferença significante das vozes alteradas (p<0,001),que apresentaram densidade ampliada(56,4 por cento, 92).Em relação ao tipo de voz,todas as vozes adaptadas localizaram-se no quadrante inferior esquerdo, 45 por cento(27)das rugosas no quadrante inferior direito, 52,6 por cento(30)das soprosas no superior direito e 54,3 por cento(25)das tensas no inferior esquerdo.Quanto ao grau de alteração vocal, das 16 vozes alteradas avaliadas com grau 1, 93,8 por cento(15)localizaram-se no quadrante inferior esquerdo.As vozes classificadas com grau 3 de alteração dividiram-se entre os quadrantes inferior e superior direitos.Dos desvios vocais intensos,80 por cento(8)localizaram-se no quadrante superior direito.O quadrante inferior esquerdo concentrou vozes avaliadas na escala analógico-visual até 35,5mm(grau 1)e algumas de 35,5 a 50,5mm(grau 2).As vozes com grau 3 de alteração distribuíram-se nos quadrantes inferior direito,superior esquerdo e superior direito,sendo que neste localizaram-se as vozes com pior grau de alteração.Os valores de jitter e shimmer diferenciaram as vozes tensas das rugosas(p<0,021 e p=0,0032; respectivamente)e das soprosas (p=0,021 e p=0,005,respectivamente).O GNE também diferenciou as vozes tensas das rugosas(p=0,003)e das soprosas(p<0,002),além de diferenciar vozes rugosas e soprosas(p<0,001).A correlação entre F0 e os demais parâmetros acústicos não foi significante e a qualidade da correlação foi péssima:jitter(p=0,257; -8,9 por cento),shimmer (p=0,158; -11,2 por cento),correlação(p=0,285; 8,4 por cento) e GNE(p=0,790; -2,1 por cento).Conclusões:O diagrama de desvio fonatório diferenciou vozes adaptadas e vozes alteradas.Vozes adaptadas localizaram-se dentro da área de normalidade e,a maioria das vozes alteradas, fora.Não houve relação entre tipo de voz, densidade e forma no diagrama.A distribuição das vozes nos quadrantes relacionou-se com o tipo e o grau da alteração da voz.O GNE foi o único parâmetro acústico capaz de diferenciar os três tipos de vozes alteradas. / Purpose: To identify which characteristics discriminates the hoarseness diagram of adult voices that are predominantly adapted, rough, breathy and strained. Method: 196 adult voice samples of the sustained vowel “ae” were analyzed. They were distributed into two groups, 163 with vocal deviation and 33 with healthy voices. Voice samples were submitted to two types of analyses: acoustic and auditory perceptual. The perceptual analyses focused on the identification of the vocal quality predominance – adapted, rough, breathy and strained and also in the degree of deviation, by using a visual analogue scale and its numeric correspondence. The acoustic analyses was performed by means of the VoxMetria software (CTS Informatica) and consisted of assessing the configuration of vocal sample distribution in the hoarseness diagram according to normality area, density, shape and location in the quadrants, and the extraction of fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer, correlation and GNE. Results: There was a significant difference in the position of the voice samples in relation to the normality area of the diagram, meaning that 100% (33) of the adapted voices were located inside this area and 69.3% (113) of the deviated voices were outside it (p<0.001). Adapted voices presented concentrated density (78.8%, 26), which were statistically different from the deviated voices (56.4%, 92) that presented spread density (56.4%, 92). As far as voice type is concerned, all adapted voices were located at the inferior left quadrant, 45% (27) of the rough voices were at the inferior right, 52.6% (30) of the breathy voices were at the superior right and 54.3% (25) of the strained were at the inferior left. Concerning the degree of severity of vocal deviation, 93.8% of the 16 deviated voices evaluated as having a 1 degree of deviation were located at the inferior and superior right quadrants. In the other hand, 80 % (8) of the voice with a severe degree of deviation were located in the superior right quadrant. The inferior left quadrant concentrated the voices evaluated by the visual analogue scale up to 35.5mm (degree 1) and some from 35.5 to 50.5mm (degree 2). Voices with 3 degree of deviation were located in the inferior right Abstract and both superior left and right quadrants. The voices with the worse degree of deviation were located at the superior right quadrant. Jitter and shimmer differed the strained voices from the rough voices (p<0.021 e p=0.0032 respectively) and from the breathy voices (p=0.021 e p=0.005, respectively). The GNE did also differ the strained voices from the rough voices (p=0.003) and from the breathy voices (p<0.002).It also differentiated the rough from the breathy voices (p<0.001). The correlation between F0 and the other acoustic parameters was not significant and the quality of correlation was very poor: jitter (p=0.257; -8.9%), shimmer (p=0.158; -11.2%), correlation (p=0.285; 8.4%) and GNE (p=0.790; -2.1%). Conclusions: The hoarseness diagram differentiated the adapted from the deviated voices. Adapted voices were located in the normality area, and the majority of the deviated voices were outside it. There was not a relationship between type of voice, density and shape of configuration of vocal sample distribution in the diagram. The distribution of voices in the quadrants related to the type and degree of severity of voice deviation. GNE was the only acoustic parameter able to differ from the three types of deviated voices. / TEDE / BV UNIFESP: Teses e dissertações

Obtaining measurements of Maximum Phonation Time (MPT) and Vital Capacity (VC) are fundamental in a speech-therapy evaluation since they provide information about neuromuscular and aerodynamic control of a subject s vocal production. Such variables may be altered in subjects who have vocal nodules, a pathology which alters the glottic closure and the pneumo-phono-articulatory coordination. Aim: verify the MPT of vowels, the VC and the possible relationship between them in adult women with vocal nodules. Materials and Methods: database records from a speech therapy school-clinic were used, making up a total of 38 subjects. The inclusion criteria were female adults and otorhinolaryngology diagnosis of vocal nodules. The exclusion criteria were: to have another laryngeal pathology other than the vocal nodules; hearing loss; oral breathing; history of neurological, psychiatric, endocrine or gastric disorders; flu or allergy history; drinking and/or smoking habits; previous speech therapy and/or otorhinolaryngology treatments. Anamnesis data, the otorhinolaryngology diagnosis, and the MPT measurements of vowels /a, i, u/ were collected from the database, as well as the value of the highest vital capacity from all subjects in the sample. MPT evaluation is given by the duration measurement of three emissions of each vowel. The patient is asked to stand and produce such sounds in habitual tone and intensity until the end of exhalation. The highest value of each vowel is then considered. Regarding VC values, the patient is asked to perform six exhalations in the spirometer, after maximal inhalation. Three exhalations are performed with nasal occlusion and three without occlusion, including a rest between them. Finally, the highest out of the six values collected is considered. The results were statiscally analysed at a 5% significance level. The analysis was carried out through descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U Test, Variables Normality Tests (Lilliefors), Spearman Correlation, Kruskal-Wallis Test. Results: representative age range; representative and within normality VC; less homogeneous MPT and mean, below normality and with a strong positive and meaningful correlation; moderate, positive and meaningful correlation between VC and MPT and the mean. Conclusion: in the presence of vocal nodules in an adult group of women, the Maximum Phonation Times were reduced, the vowel /a/ presented a lower value when compared to the other vowels, and the VC remained within normality, having a moderately positive correlation between both of them. / A obtenção de medidas de Tempos Máximos de Fonação (TMF) e da Capacidade Vital (CV) são fundamentais na avaliação fonoaudiológica, pois revelam informações sobre o controle neuromuscular e aerodinâmico da produção vocal de um indivíduo. Tais variáveis podem estar alteradas em indivíduos com nódulos vocais, patologia que altera o fechamento glótico e a coordenação pneumofonoarticulatória. Objetivo: verificar os TMF de vogais, a CV e a relação entre ambos em mulheres adultas com presença de nódulos vocais. Materiais e Métodos: utilizaram-se os registros do Banco de dados de uma clínica-escola de Fonoaudiologia, totalizando um grupo de estudo constituído de 38 sujeitos. Os critérios de inclusão foram: adultos do sexo feminino e diagnóstico otorrinolaringológico de nódulos vocais. Os critérios de exclusão foram: apresentar outra patologia laríngea além dos nódulos vocais; comprometimento auditivo; respiração oral; histórico de doenças neurológicas, psiquiátricas, endocrinológicas ou gástricas; gripe ou quadros de alergias; hábitos de etilismo e/ou tabagismo; tratamento fonoaudiológico e/ou otorrinolaringológico prévios. Foram coletados do Banco de Dados os dados de anamnese, o diagnóstico otorrinolaringológico, e as medidas de TMF das vogais /a, i, u/, bem como o valor da maior CV de todos os sujeitos da amostra. A avaliação dos TMF se dá pela medida da duração de três emissões de cada uma das vogais, sendo que o paciente é orientado a ficar em pé e realizar tais emissões em tom e intensidade habituais, até o final da expiração, considerando-se o maior valor de cada vogal. Em relação aos valores de CV, o paciente é solicitado a realizar um total de seis expirações no espirômetro, após inspiração máxima, sendo três delas com presença de oclusão nasal e três sem oclusão, com descanso entre elas. Por fim, é considerado o maior dos seis valores coletados. Os resultados foram analisados estatisticamente ao nível de significância de 5%, sendo a análise realizada por meio da estatística descritiva, Teste U de Mann-Whitney, Teste de Normalidade das Variáveis (Lilliefords), Correlação de Spearman, Teste de Kruskal-Wallis. Resultados: faixa de idade homogênea; CV representativa e dentro da normalidade; TMF e média menos representativos, abaixo da normalidade e com forte correlação positiva e significativa entre si; correlação moderada, positiva e significativa entre CV e TMF e sua média. Conclusão: na presença de nódulos vocais em um grupo de mulheres adultas, os TMF encontraram-se reduzidos, a vogal /a/ apresentou menor valor quando comparada às demais vogais, e a CV permaneceu dentro da normalidade, havendo correlação moderadamente positiva entre ambos.

Based on the acoustic analysis of the voice it is possible to obtain information concerning the glottal source and the vocal filter, once these are characteristics that are peculiar to every individual, and may vary according to age, sex, race and the population. Objective: characterize a group of men with normal voice and larynx in terms of their glottal source characteristics and vocal filter. Materials and methods: The group studied in this research was composed of 25 men, with ages ranging from 20 to 39 years old (average age of 28 years old), who were selected using criteria of inclusion and exclusion: Male subjects, normal larynx, young adult age group (20 to 40 years old) and the acceptance of the of free and clear consent term. The exclusion criteria were medical records of neurological, psychiatric, endocrinologic and gastric diseases, vocal complaints, audibly-perceived voice alterations, flu or allergy cases, drinking and smoking habits, previous speech therapeutic and/or otorhinolaryngology treatment, hearing alterations, stomatognathic system alterations, being a singer under 20 years old; or aged over 40 years old. All subjects had the prolonged emission of the vowel [a] recorded and analyzed by the programs Multi Dimensional Voice Program (for the study of the measurements of the glottal source) and Real Time Spectrogram (for the study of the vocal filter), both programs by Kay Elemetrics Corporation®. All the results were statistically analyzed with a significance level of 5% and they were compared to the normality pattern of the program once provided. Results: Concerning the glottal source, the measurements of frequency disturbance and range were the ones that differed the most from the normal patterns, showing high values on the program. About half of the measurements showed normal distribution. About the vocal filter, in the Wide Band Spectrography, there was statistical significance for noise, present in the high frequencies, little definition in the third and the fourth formant, little regularity in the line and medium anti-resonance. In the Narrow Band Spectrography, there was low intensity of the high frequencies and in the entire spectrum, very present noise in the entire spectrum and in the high frequencies, medium noise in the low frequencies, little regularity of the line and medium anti-resonance. Conclusion: It was possible to conclude that the voice of men young adults show acoustic measurements of the glottal source augmented in relation to the value expected by the program used, and great variability of the values among the subjects. Their spectrographs showed large amount of noise in the entire spectrum and in the high frequencies, the third and the fourth formant poorly defined, medium noise in the low frequencies, irregular line, medium anti-resonance, low intensity in the entire spectrum and, in particular, in the high frequencies. This is how it was characterized the group of men young adults with normal voice and larynx in this research, being these conclusions a consequence of the anatomic and physiologic characteristics of their untrained voices. / A partir da análise acústica da voz é possível obter informações referentes à fonte glótica e ao filtro vocal, sendo que estes são características próprias de cada indivíduo, podendo variar conforme a idade, o sexo, a raça e a população. Objetivo: caracterizar um grupo de homens com voz e laringe normais, quanto às suas características de fonte glótica e de filtro vocal. Materiais e Métodos: O grupo de estudo que constituiu a pesquisa constou de 25 homens, com idades entre 20 e 39 anos (média de 28 anos), que foram selecionados segundo os seguintes critérios de inclusão: sujeitos do sexo masculino, laringe normal, faixa etária de adulto jovem (de 20 a 40 anos) e adesão ao Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido. Os critérios de exclusão foram: histórico médico de doenças neurológicas, psiquiátricas, endocrinológicas ou gástricas; queixas vocais; alterações perceptivo-auditivas na voz; gripe ou quadros de alergias; hábitos de etilismo e tabagismo; tratamento fonoaudiológico e/ou otorrinolaringológico prévios; alterações auditivas; alterações do sistema estomatognático; ser cantor (a); idade abaixo dos 20 anos; idade acima dos 40 anos. Todos os sujeitos tiveram a emissão prolongada da vogal [a], gravada e analisada pelos programas Multi Dimensional Voice Program (para estudo das medidas da fonte glótica) e Real Time Spectrogram (para estudo do filtro vocal), ambos da Kay Elemetrics Corporation®. Todos os resultados foram analisados estatisticamente com nível de significância de 5% e foram comparados ao padrão de normalidade do programa, quando o mesmo forneceu. Resultados: Quanto à fonte glótica, as medidas de perturbação de freqüência e de amplitude foram as que mais se distanciaram da normalidade, apresentando valores altos em relação ao programa. Aproximadamente metade das medidas apresentou distribuição normal. Já no que diz respeito ao filtro vocal, na Espectrografia de Banda Larga, houve significância estatística para ruído muito presente nas altas freqüências, pouca definição do terceiro e do quarto formante, pouca regularidade do traçado e anti-ressonância mediana. Na Espectrografia de Banda Estreita, houve fraca intensidade das altas freqüências e em todo espectro, ruído muito presente em todo espectro e nas altas freqüências, ruído mediano nas baixas freqüências, pouca regularidade do traçado e anti-ressonância mediana. Conclusão: Foi possível concluir que vozes de homens jovens adultos apresentam medidas acústicas da fonte glótica aumentadas, em relação ao esperado pelo programa utilizado, e grande variabilidade de valores entre os sujeitos. Suas espectrografias revelam grande quantidade de ruído em todo o espectro e nas altas freqüências, terceiro e quarto formantes pouco definidos, ruído mediano nas baixas freqüências, traçado pouco regular, anti-ressonância mediana, fraca intensidade em todo espectro e, em especial, nas altas freqüências. Assim é caracterizado o grupo de homens jovens adultos com voz e laringe normais desta pesquisa, sendo tais achados conseqüência das características anatômicas e fisiológicas de suas vozes não treinadas.