Introduction Arguably one of the most controversial features of the singing voice, especially
in a choral context, is the phenomenon of vibrato. Numerous pedagogical articles, mostly …

Vibrato is a slightly tremulous effect imparted to vocal or instrumental tone for added warmth
and expressiveness through slight variation in pitch. It corresponds to a periodic fluctuation …

Singing voice is a special subgroup within the field of voice. In addition to the differences in
physiology between singing and speaking voice, singer patients are often regarded as a …

Summary Objectives/Hypothesis Vibrato is a core aesthetic element in singing. It varies
considerably by both genre and era. Though studied extensively in Western classical …

Objective Musical theater (MT) performers are required to sing in several different styles,
requiring different registration (quality) and different use of vibrato. Many measures of vibrato …

Summary Objectives/Hypothesis The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of
emotional expression on several acoustic measures of vibrato, including its rate, extent, and …

BACKGROUND: A plethora of investigations have studied the acoustic characteristics of
vibrato such as the rate, extent, onset (time from initiation of phonation until the first peak of …

Vibrato rate and vibrato extent were acoustically assessed in 12 classically trained female
singers before and after 25 minutes of vocal warm-up exercises. Vocal warm-up produced …

Few topics in voice pedagogy provoke stronger debates between singing voice teachers
and choral ensemble directors than the health and aesthetics of singing with and without …

Objectives To examine differences in vibrato rate and extent according to vowel, production
type, gender, voice type, and vocal training. Study design Cross-sectional. Methods Four …