Category: Lexicon

  • May 12, 2025
    A frenulum is a thin band of tissue that connects two structures in the body. Most notable is the lingual…
  • May 11, 2025
    Formant tuning refers to the process of adjusting the resonance frequencies, known as formants, in the vocal tract to achieve…
  • May 11, 2025
    Formant refers to a concentration of acoustic energy in the frequency spectrum of a sound. In the context of speech…
  • May 11, 2025
    The faucial pillars are structures in the throat that play a role in vocal tract resonance during singing and vocalization.…
  • May 11, 2025
    Average Speaking Frequencies refer to the typical fundamental frequency (F₀) ranges produced during conversational speech, measured in Hertz (Hz). While the…
  • April 29, 2025
    Falsetto is a rather poorly defined singing style often associated only with male singers. Depending on who is using it,…
  • April 29, 2025
    The false ribs are the ribs that are not directly attached to the sternum by their own costal cartilage. Instead,…
  • April 29, 2025
    The False Folds, or vestibular folds, sit above the true vocal folds. Despite many similarities, they are minimally used in…
  • April 29, 2025
    Formant 2 (F2) is the second formant frequency. Like Formant 1 it is created by the shape of the tongue;…
  • April 29, 2025
    Formant 1 (F1) is a frequency of increased acoustic resonance caused by the position of the Blade of the Tongue.…