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Glossary
Note: Within a definition, words in italics are defined elsewhere in the glossary. Words beginning with * were coined or brought into the language of voice disorders by Dr. Bastian, or to our knowledge are used primarily by BVI physicians and Bastian-trained fellows. Please note that we may be adding terms to this list from time to time. Copyright © 2008 Bastian Voice Institute.
Falsetto register: A term
that is applied especially to men to the high “feminine”
quality sound available to most above the chest (normal speaking)
register. Some call this head register. Falsetto is used in
some countertenor voices, and in other cases, for comic effect.
Some use “falsetto” as a term to denote the voice
quality above the first break, whether in the male or female
voice. This is the quality used by female classical singers,
as compared with a more intense chest voice phonation used
in most popular styles. The language and concepts used to
describe vocal registers vary widely; hence, care is warranted
so as to not take any single definition, such as ours, too
seriously!
Formant: Any of several
regions of increased intensity within the sound spectrum.
The formant frequencies and their intensity relate not only
to quality of the sound but also to vowel and consonant sounds.
Fundamental frequency
(Fo): Refers, in an acoustic spectrum, to the
lowest tone in a harmonic series. Using auditory
perception, fundamental frequency correlates with
pitch.
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