Welch, G; (2022) Solo Voice. In: McPherson, GE, (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Music Performance, Volume 2. Oxford University Press: New York, NY, USA. (In press).

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Abstract

The chapter provides an overview of the physical basis of solo singing. Skilled vocal performance requires a multi-faceted co-ordination of the singer’s anatomy and physiology, which is conceived as a tri-partite system of energy source, vibrator, and resonators. The vocal instrument embraces (a) the respiratory apparatus, which compresses air upwards through the larynx; this (b) sets the vocal folds in vibration and converts an airstream to sound, and (c) filters the sound of the resultant pulsating airflow to be radiated from the vocal tract. Each of these components is discussed in detail, as well as their interconnectedness, with implications drawn in the concluding section for how this information is important to the soloist in understanding how their voice works in performance.

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