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Experimental and Computational Modeling of the Effects of Voice Therapy Using Tubes by Horácek, J, Radolf, V, Laukkanen, A.-M

“…Purpose: Phonations into a tube with the distal end either in the air or submerged in water are used for voice therapy. This study explores the effective…”
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Low frequency mechanical resonance of the vocal tract in vocal exercises that apply tubes by Horáček, J., Radolf, V., Laukkanen, A.-M.

“…•Mathematical modelling of the effects of vocal tract soft tissues on formant frequencies.•Application of voice therapy with phonation into a tube in…”
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Subjective evaluation of voice and working conditions and phoniatric examination in kindergarten teachers by Kankare, E, Geneid, A, Laukkanen, A-M, Vilkman, E

“…This study evaluated the prevalence of voice problems in kindergarten teachers and investigated some background factors affecting vocal health. One hundred and…”
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Evaluation of Support in Singing by Sonninen, A., Laukkanen, A.-M., Karma, K., Hurme, P.

“…This study searched for perceptual, acoustic, and physiological correlates of support in singing. Seven trained professional singers (four women and three men)…”
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Three Professional Singers’ Vocal Tract Dimensions in Operatic Singing, Kulning, and Edge—A Multiple Case Study Examining Loud Singing by Ikävalko, Tero, Laukkanen, Anne-Maria, McAllister, Anita, Eklund, Robert, Lammentausta, Eveliina, Leppävuori, Mari, Nieminen, Miika T.

“…A comprehensive understanding of how vocal tract dimensions vary among different types of loud voice productions has not yet been fully formed. This study aims…”
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Vocal-fold collision mass as a differentiator between registers in the low-pitch range by Vilkman, E., Alku, P., Laukkanen, A.-M.

“…Register shift between the chest and falsetto register is generally studied in the higher-than-speaking pitch range. However, a similar difference can also be…”
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On the effects of various vocal training methods on glottal resistance and efficiency. A preliminary report by Laukkanen, A M, Lindholm, P, Vilkman, E

“…The glottal resistance, i.e. the ratio of subglottic pressure to glottal flow, and the laryngeal efficiency, i.e. the ratio of oral acoustic power to…”
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Acoustic impedance of an artificially lengthened and constricted vocal tract by Story, Brad H., Laukkanen, Anne-Maria, Titze, Ingo R.

“…Voice training techniques often make use of exercises involving partial occlusion of the vocal tract, typically at the anterior part of the oral cavity or at…”
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Artificial pitch changing in auditory feedback as a possible method in voice training and therapy by Laukkanen, A M

“…This study tested the effects of artificial pitch change of the auditory feedback on the fundamental frequency of normal-hearing subjects in text reading. The…”
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Phonation into a tube as a voice training method: acoustic and physiologic observations by Laukkanen, A M, Lindholm, P, Vilkman, E

“…Phonation into narrow glass tubes has been used as a voice training method. The present study examined phonatory and voice quality during and after tube…”
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High-speed registration of phonation-related glottal area variation during artificial lengthening of the vocal tract by Laukkanen, Anne-Maria, Pulakka, Hannu, Alku, Paavo, Vilkman, Erkki, Hertegård, Stellan, Lindestad, Per-Åke, Larsson, Hans, Granqvist, Svante

“…Vocal exercises that increase the vocal tract impedance are widely used in voice training and therapy. The present study applies a versatile methodology to…”
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The Vocal Tract in Loud Twang-Like Singing While Producing High and Low Pitches by Saldías, Marcelo, Laukkanen, Anne-Maria, Guzmán, Marco, Miranda, Gonzalo, Stoney, Justin, Alku, Paavo, Sundberg, Johan

“…Twang-like vocal qualities have been related to a megaphone-like shape of the vocal tract (epilaryngeal tube and pharyngeal narrowing, and a wider mouth…”
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Vocal tract changes caused by phonation into a tube: A case study using computer tomography and finite-element modeling by VAMPOLA, Tomáš, LAUKKANEN, Anne-Maria, HORACEK, Jaromír, SVEC, Jan G

“…Phonation into a glass tube is a voice training and therapy method that leads to beneficial effects in voice production. It has not been known, however, what…”
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The external frame function in the control of pitch, register, and singing mode: Radiographic observations of a female singer by Sonninen, Aatto, Hurme, Pertti, Laukkanen, Anne-Maria

“…This study investigates pitch control, register, and singing mode related movements of the laryngo-pharyngeal structures by radiographic methods. One trained…”
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Effects of sound amplification on teachers' speech while teaching by Jónsdottir, Valdis, Rantala, Leena, Laukkanen, Anne-Maria, Vilkman, Erkki

“…Voice problems are common among teachers. This is most likely due to the heavy vocal load of their profession. The present study investigated one possible…”
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Physical variations related to stress and emotional state: a preliminary study by Laukkanen, Anne-Maria, Vilkman, Erkki, Alku, Paavo, Oksanen, Hanna

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the physical variations related to stress and the vocal expression of emotional state. One male and two female…”
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Effects of amplified and damped auditory feedback on vocal characteristics by Jónsdottir, V, Laukkanen, A M, Ilomäki, I, Roininen, H, Alastalo-Borenius, M, Vilkman, E

“…This study tested two possible methods for reducing vocal load e.g. during classroom speech. Six female subjects read aloud from a text (1) under normal…”
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Estimation of amplitude features of the glottal flow by inverse filtering speech pressure signals by Alku, Paavo, Vilkman, Erkki, Laukkanen, Anne-Maria

“…In this study a new scaling technique is presented which makes it possible to estimate the voice source including its amplitude values by inverse filtering the…”
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Parameterization of the Voice Source by Combining Spectral Decay and Amplitude Features of the Glottal Flow by Alku, Paavo, Vilkman, Erkki, Laukkanen, Anne-Maria

“…A new method is presented for the parameterization of glottal volume velocity waveforms that have been estimated by inverse filtering acoustic speech pressure…”
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Simultaneous videofluorographic and dual-channel electroglottographic registration of the vertical laryngeal position in various phonatory tasks by Laukkanen, Anne-Maria, Takalo, Raija, Vilkman, Erkki, Nummenranta, Jaana, Lipponen, Tero

“…Simultaneous tracking of the vertical laryngeal position in various phonatory tasks was performed for 2 subjects (one male, one female) using dual-channel…”
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