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To sing like Shakira, press '1' now

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jun 30, 2008 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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 ...





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Amateur singers, singing teachers less likely to identify serious vocal problems

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 01, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


Showing the Mechanics of Making Music

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 03, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 0

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 ...


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Wagner's 'difficult' reputation unwarranted says research

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

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

created Jul 19, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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'

Other Sciences / Other

created May 28, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0

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?


Glorious Dawn: Sagan, Hawking Sing (w/ Video)

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 8

Astronomer and long time science advocate Carl Sagan once said that he was "not very good at singing songs." But on Nov. 9 in Washington D.C., his voice could be heard singing about the wonders of universe -- 13 years after ...


While shepherds watched their flocks on 'Ilkely Moor'

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'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

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 ...


Rival bird species evolve to sing same tune

Even singers in the bird world have to deal with cover artists

Biology / Evolution

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(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 ...



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