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Female Changing VoicesCh. 13 Hayward/Floyd
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Overview
Children
Limited range (same octave as women, but not as
extended)
Boys and girls same range (choral music treble) Males sing in falsetto to match
Middle School-octave drop for boys, girls voices change as
well but not as obvious (choral music 3-part mixed)
High School-capable of settling into vocal comfort zone, but
not fully matured yet. (choral music traditional SATB)
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Sampler audio--voices as they age
Children’s choirs
http://youtu.be/4HR6mj3Cexs
http://youtu.be/ycjvSz5Cyjo
Middle school
http://youtu.be/u054yYjNgr8
http://youtu.be/7ZHezfGIWjc
HS choir
http://youtu.be/on8eU1EoPc4
http://youtu.be/RhRHXYYcGwg
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Vocal changes during adolescence
Pg. 201 physical changes affecting the voice (both boys
and girls)
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Difficulties with vocal change
Pg. 202 (both boys and girls)
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Difficulties with vocal change
Loss of high notes (previously successful)
Reduced range at certain stages
Breathiness/huskiness (incomplete closure of glottis dueto weak laryngeal muscles)
Difficulty with coordinated onset
Abrupt register transitions/breaks/cracks
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The Female Voice Change…
Females may begin to experience their voice change
between the ages of 11-15 on average.
The change may not be fully completed until the
student reaches junior or senior year (sometimes it maybe later).
Every student is different.
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During the Change…
Symptoms female students may experience:
Huskiness
Unsteadiness/discomfort
Breathiness in sound Increased range/Decreased range/lowered range
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During the Change…
Sound Quality:
Very breathy
May be more “soft and pure” as opposed to “loud and full”
Audio Example start at 0:25
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During the Change…
Physiological Happenings:
Larynx grows (more height than length)
3-4mm increase in cord length
Mutational chink
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During the Change…
Typical ranges:
Range: Bb3 to F2
Comfortable Area: D4-D5
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After the Change…
Once the change starts to subside:
Overall range capability increases
Volume, resonance, and agility increases
Greater consistency between registers occurs Perhaps changed passagio (break)
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After the Change…
Sound Characteristics:
Decreased breathiness (hopefully)
Tone is fuller, richer, deeper (though not adult yet)
Vibrato may enter
Audio Example
Tacosa HS Women’s Ensemble
(Play from beginning)
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After the Change…
Typical Ranges of High School Female Voices:
“Alto I” (fuller sound w/o upper range)
Range A3-E5
Tessitura D4-A4 “Alto II or Contralto” RARE! (full, rich, probably lack of upper
register)
Range F#3-C#5
Tessitura B3-F#4
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Other Info
Labeling
Avoid assigning labels (alto, soprano) to students, especially in
Junior High School.
They’re all truly sopranos anyway.
Switch Up Which Part They Sing
Help students to utilize more than just one register
This can assist ear-training.
Female voices do not fully mature until the student’slate 20’s or early 30’s.