Laryngoscopic and Spectral Analysis of Laryngeal and Pharyngeal Configuration in Non-Classical Singing Styles

Laryngostroboscopic Exploration of Rough Vocal Effects in Singing and their Statistical Recognizability: An Anatomical and Physiological Description and Visual Recognizability Study of Distortion, Growl, Rattle, and Grunt using laryngostroboscopic Imaging and Panel Assessment

“…These observations, while qualitative and mainly descriptive, are supported by recent studies that have concluded that rock singers using vocal effects during phonation were observed with no vocal fold pathology, 6 and it has, similarly, been concluded that singers that employ such techniques do not differ from pop singers on acoustic, perceptual, and functional assessment of speaking voice. 10 Coherently, the present study found no related pathology, nor any signs of vocal fatigue or evidence of vocal injury in any of the studied participants prior to, during, or after performing the vocal effects, and no singer reported any such problems on their self-report forms. All subjects had been performing on stage with the vocal effects as part of their singing carriers, with no major implications arising from such use.…”

The Moderating Effect of Frequent Singing on Voice Aging

“…Moreover, a recent study found that different singing styles engaged laryngeal and pharyngeal structures in distinct manners and to different extents, and that rock singing seemed to be the style with the highest degree of both laryngeal and pharyngeal activity in healthy singers 72 . And yet, a previous study indicated that rock singers who use growling voice and reinforced falsetto did not show any significant difference with pop singers for acoustic and perceptual assessment of speaking voice, and did not show any major vocal fold pathology 73 . Taken together, these findings suggest that singing can be used to help alleviate voice issues occurring through normal aging, though different singing styles may have distinct effects given that they engage laryngeal structured in distinct ways.…”

The Physiological Basis of Chinese Höömii Generation

“…4,5 Our preliminary research supports that vibration höömii is a physiological process in which the ventricular and vocal folds participate together. 6,7 However, with treble höömii (Ysgeree), the physiological basis of this kind of pronunciation patterns is simultaneous vibration of the anterior onethird of the ventricular folds and the whole vocal folds. 8 Finally, the high-pitched whistle höömii is based on the vocal folds vibration.…”