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Properties of sound
Changing vowel shifts the resonances of the vocal tract. Singing ah and ee on one note can change timbre while preserving pitch.
Example
A3 · a → A3 · i
FormantA3 · a → A3 · i
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Which relationship should you listen for when reading the diagram?
Answer
Changing vowel shifts the resonances of the vocal tract. Singing ah and ee on one note can change timbre while preserving pitch.Related topics
Envelope: from attack to releaseReferences
Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom
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