title: Dynamic intensity variations of individual choral singers.
abstract: Twenty adult singers from one choral group were asked to produce sustained vowels and a short hymn sample while using three different dynamic levels: pianissimo, mezzoforte, and fortissimo. Large differences were found in total dynamic range among the subjects. Sustained vowels were slightly higher in output than was a song sample. Mezzoforte levels were produced closer to fortissimo than to pianissimo. When the individual results were combined mathematically, the average levels of the singers were consistent with earlier data from other choral groups. Implications for "choral blend" are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk 23507.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Coleman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D010699:Phonation; D013018:Sound Spectrography; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D014833:Voice Quality