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Unveiling the science behind a beautiful singing voice

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Unveiling the science behind a beautiful singing voice
来源: Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories

Expert listeners can often form an immediate impression of a singer's performance. But what exactly in the voice drives that judgment? In classical vocal competitions, performers are rated on an overall score. However, the criteria behind that score are rarely made explicit. More

Expert listeners can often form an immediate impression of a singer's performance. But what exactly in the voice drives that judgment? In classical vocal competitions, performers are rated on an overall score.

However, the criteria behind that score are rarely made explicit. Moreover, voice quality is often described in vague, metaphorical terms, such as "ringing," "warm" or "focused," which can mean different things to different listeners.

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