Subject: [AUDITORY] Speaking F0 and singing range From: "Patel, Aniruddh D." <a.patel@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 03:24:51 +0000--_000_SA3PR05MB10385280FCD90AFE6A49136F3E3122SA3PR05MB10385na_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List, Does anyone know of research measuring how accurately listeners can guess i= f a man is a bass or tenor singer from just listening to their conversation= al speaking voice? (Or if a woman is an alto or soprano from just listenin= g to their conversational speaking voice?). Alternatively, does anyone know of studies empirically measuring the mean f= undamental frequency of the conversational speaking voice of basses vs. ten= ors, or of sopranos vs. altos? (The singers can be amateurs, not professi= onals.) Thanks to Johan Sundberg I am aware of a 1991 study based on readi= ng a paragraph from the Rainbow Passage*, but I'm hoping to find more recen= t research, ideally with measurements based on conversational speech, as I = think fundamental frequency patterns in read vs. conversational speech have= systematic differences (I welcome references on that topic, too). *Brown Jr, W. S., Morris, R. J., Hollien, H., & Howell, E. (1991). Speaking= fundamental frequency characteristics as a function of age and professiona= l singing. Journal of Voice, 5(4), 310-315. Thanks, and best wishes for the new year, Ani Aniruddh D. Patel Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Tufts University CIFAR Fellow Brain, Mind, and Consciousness Program https://as.tufts.edu/psychology/people/faculty/aniruddh-patel --_000_SA3PR05MB10385280FCD90AFE6A49136F3E3122SA3PR05MB10385na_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bo= ttom:0;} </style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Dear List,</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> Does anyone know of research measuring how accurately listeners can guess i= f a man is a bass or tenor singer from just listening to their conversation= al speaking voice? (Or if a woman is an alto or soprano from just lis= tening to their conversational speaking voice?).</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Alternatively, does anyone know of studies empirically measuring the mean f= undamental frequency of the conversational speaking voice of basses vs. ten= ors, or of sopranos vs. altos? (The singers can be amateurs, no= t professionals.) Thanks to Johan Sundberg I am aware of a 1991 study based on reading a paragraph from the Rainbow P= assage*, but I'm hoping to find more recent research, ideally with measurem= ents based on conversational speech, as I think fundamental frequency patte= rns in read vs. conversational speech have systematic differences (I welcome references on that topic, too).&nbs= p; </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> *Brown Jr, W. S., Morris, R. J., Hollien, H., & Howell, E. (1991). Spea= king fundamental frequency characteristics as a function of age and profess= ional singing. <i>Journal of Voice</i>, <i>5</i>(4), 310-315.<br> <br> Thanks, and best wishes for the new year,</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> Ani</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div id=3D"Signature" class=3D"elementToProof"> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size= : 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Aniruddh D. Patel</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size= : 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Tufts University</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size= : 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size= : 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> CIFAR Fellow </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size= : 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Brain, Mind, and Consciousness Program</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size= : 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size= : 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <a href=3D"https://as.tufts.edu/psychology/people/faculty/aniruddh-patel" i= d=3D"OWA9fee3206-ce3f-5167-0b89-52777df5ee96" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" data-au= th=3D"NotApplicable">https://as.tufts.edu/psychology/people/faculty/anirudd= h-patel</a></div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_SA3PR05MB10385280FCD90AFE6A49136F3E3122SA3PR05MB10385na_--