Johan Sundberg, from the Royal Institute of Technology of Sweden, will give a seminar on "The voice as a music instrument" on Thursday 12th of February at 15:00h in room 52.321 at the Roc Boronat building of the Comunication-Poblenou Campus.

Abstract: By varying the air pressure in the lungs, the length and tension of the vocal folds, the glottal adduction and the shape of the vocal tract the human voice can be continuously varied along three perceptual dimensions: loudness, pitch, and timbre. In this sense the human voice is more flexible than other music instruments. Contributions to timbral variation emanate from both the vibrating vocal folds and from the resonatory properties of the vocal tract. The presentation will review some investigations of how singers use these means for the purpose of vocal economy and musical expressivity. 

Johan Sundberg website