Modal voice is the vocal register used most frequently in speech and singing in most languages. It is also the term used in linguistics for the most common phonation of vowels. The term "modal" refers to the resonant mode of vocal folds; that is, the optimal combination of airflow and glottal tension that yields maximum vibration.[1][page needed]
In linguistics, modal voice is the only phonation found in the vowels and other sonorants (consonants such as m, n, l, and r) of most of the languages of the world, but a significant minority contrasts modal voice with other phonations. Among obstruents (consonants such as k, g, t͡ʃ/ch, d͡ʒ/j, s, and z), it is very common for languages to contrast modal voice with voicelessness, but in English, many supposedly-voiced obstruents do not usually have modal voice.[1]
In speech pathology, the modal register is one of the four identifiable registers within the human voice. It is above the vocal fry register and overlapping the lower part of the falsetto register. That view is also adopted by many vocal pedagogists, but some vocal pedagogists may view vocal registration differently. In singing, the modal register may also overlap part of the whistle register. A well trained singer or speaker can phonate two octaves or more within the modal register with consistent production, beauty of tone, dynamic variation, and vocal freedom.[2] The modal register begins and ends in different places within the human voice. The placement of the modal register within the individual human voice is one of the key determining factors in identifying vocal type.[3]
^ abLadefoged, Peter; Maddieson, Ian (1996). The Sounds of the World's Languages. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 0-631-19815-6.
^McKinney, James (1994). The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults. Genovex Music Group. ISBN 978-1-56593-940-0.
^Large, John (February–March 1972). "Towards an Integrated Physiologic-Acoustic Theory of Vocal Registers". NATS Bulletin. 28: 30–35.
Modalvoice is the vocal register used most frequently in speech and singing in most languages. It is also the term used in linguistics for the most common...
in the human voice produced by a particular vibratory pattern of the vocal folds. These registers include modalvoice (or normal voice), vocal fry, falsetto...
"false") is the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modalvoice register and overlapping with it by approximately one octave. It is produced...
a phonation in which the vocal folds vibrate, as they do in normal (modal) voicing, but are adjusted to let more air escape which produces a sighing-like...
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stiff voice describes the pronunciation of consonants or vowels with a glottal opening narrower, and the vocal folds stiffer, than occurs in modalvoice. Although...
Slack voice (or lax voice) is the pronunciation of consonant or vowels with a glottal opening slightly wider than that occurring in modalvoice. Such...
changed throughout musical history, from a modalvoice, to a modal and falsetto voice, to the primarily falsetto voice that is denoted by the term today. This...
chest voices and rely on their falsetto register to reach high notes, using their modalvoice mostly for the lowest notes. The countertenor voice is therefore...
closure. The register (if well controlled) can extend far below the modalvoice register, in some cases up to 8 octaves lower, such as in the case of...
may be able to sing in the soprano range using his normal or modalvoice (high chest voice) and not falsetto due to endocrinological reasons, like Radu...
or flageolet register) is the highest register of the human voice, lying above the modal register and falsetto register. This register has a specific...
unintentionally speak in head voice or even strain their voices using pitches which were previously chest voice, the lowest part of the modalvoice register. Historical...
to the clause in which it occurs, so as to express tense, aspect, modality, voice, emphasis, etc. Auxiliary verbs usually accompany an infinitive verb...
glottal stop followed by a modallyvoiced sonorant, [ʔm], [ʔj], etc.; an initially creaky voiced sonorant switching to modalvoice by the end; a fully creaky...
slightly further apart than in modalvoicing, they produce phonation types like breathy voice (or murmur) and whispery voice. The tension across the vocal...
the IPA use of the word "voice" for voicing. For illustration here, diacritics are combined with the letter 'V' for modalvoice, as that is the default...
octaves below the frequency of modalvoicing, and the airflow through the glottis is very slow. Although creaky voice may occur with very low pitch, as...
singing are amplified by using the same singing technique used in the modalvoice register. The result is a bright, powerful tone, often very high-pitched...
Voice break generally refers to transitions between different vocal registers of the human voice. Although singing is mostly done using the modal register...
two distinct voice qualities: modalvoice and breathy voice. The existence of two additional voice qualities, faucalized (or hollow) voice and harsh (or...
Norwegian hard rock band TNT. He is known for his wide vocal range, with his modalvoice spanning over four octaves. Harnell has also been the frontman of Starbreaker...
Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) has distinct letters for many voiceless and modallyvoiced pairs of consonants (the obstruents), such as [p b], [t d], [k ɡ], [q...
It starts with modalvoice phonation, which moves increasingly toward tense voice with accompanying harsh voice (although the harsh voice seems to vary...
register immediately above the modalvoice range Falsettone Falsetto, sung using the usual techniques of modalvoice register Leggiero tenor See tenore...
Look up Appendix:English modal verbs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The English modal auxiliary verbs are a subset of the English auxiliary verbs...
(English: We will conquer) was used. In some movie songs, like "This Land", the voice says Busa leli zwe bo (Rule this land) and Busa ngothando bo (Rule with...
and not vibrating, and voiced consonants are produced when the vocal folds are fractionally closed and vibrating (modalvoice). Voiceless aspiration occurs...
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