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Amateur singers, singing teachers less likely to identify serious vocal problems
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Even as American Idol reminds us of the best (and worst) that singing has to offer, a new study cautions that amateur singers and singing instructors are less sensitive than their professional peers to the subtle changes ...
Singing During Pregnancy May Be Harder Due To Hormones
Oct 07, 2009 |
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The question of how hormones affect a woman's voice is relevant to professional singers because hormonal fluctuations may place them at risk of injury. Knowing when the risks are greatest would help singers avoid performing ...
To sing like Shakira, press '1' now
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Jun 30, 2008 |
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Vibrato -- the pulsating change of pitch in a singer's voice -- is an important aspect of a singer's expression, used extensively by both classical opera singers and pop stars like Shakira. Usually, the quality of a vibrato ...
Showing the Mechanics of Making Music
May 03, 2007 |
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Why do some people sound good enough to compete on American Idol while others can't carry a tune? With a lab full of tubes, wires and computers, Nandhu Radhakrishnan uses speech pathology to help others become better actors ...
Wagner's 'difficult' reputation unwarranted says research
Jul 01, 2009 |
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The composer Richard Wagner is well-known, even notorious, for writing operas that can challenge both performers and listeners. A new study published in the Journal of the Acoustic Society of America reveal ...
Computer scientist plans bach over broadband
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 19, 2007 |
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A singing computer scientist wants to use cutting-edge technology to create Europe's first successful Internet choir.
Scholar explores mystery of the 'music-evoked frisson'
May 28, 2008 |
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Why are opera singers' voices so distinctive and powerful? Why can we pick them out, without the help of amplification, against the sound of more than 100 accompanying instruments?
While shepherds watched their flocks on 'Ilkely Moor'
Dec 15, 2009 |
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'While shepherds watched' was the first carol to cross over to the Church of England from the secular, folk tradition and carol singers might be surprised to hear that it used to be commonly sung to the tune 'Cranbrook', ...
Teacher talk strains voices, especially for women
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Teachers tend to spend more time speaking than most professionals, putting them at a greater risk for hurting their voices -- they're 32 times more likely to experience voice problems, according to one study. And unlike singers ...
Even singers in the bird world have to deal with cover artists
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two competing species of Amazonian birds use the same songs to communicate with each other, Oxford University scientists have found, the first evidence that convergent evolution can arise ...
Sirius XM passing $2 royalty fees to subscribers
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Listeners of Sirius XM Radio Inc. are getting $2 fees added to their monthly satellite radio bills, in what's effectively a price increase for consumers.
ABC Music Lounge: No cocktails, but nonstop music
May 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cocktails won't be served, but ABC says a new online "music lounge" will offer a full menu of songs and artists featured on its shows.
Singing in the rainforest: Public vs. private signaling by a tropical rainforest bird
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Feb 13, 2008 |
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According to the Chinese proverb, a bird sings because it has a song, not because it has an answer. A team of French and Brazilian researchers, however, may have the answer as to how the song of Brazilian white-browed warbler ...
Canaries: A bad performance is better than no performance at all (w/Audio)
May 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The learning of birdsong resembles the learning of speech in humans. Crucial for the process are acoustic perception and the ability to produce sound. Social isolation leads to a disturbed ...
Lawyer: Song swapper on trial doing `what kids do'
Jul 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Boston University graduate student was "a kid who did what kids do" when he swapped songs through file-sharing networks like Kazaa, his lawyer said Tuesday as his copyright-infringement trial began.
