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Belting is a vocal technique that is frequently associated with musical theater singing. Although many studies have been performed on female belting, the amount of information that is available on male belting is extremely limited. In this treatise, the phonations of multiple male subjects were analyzed in order to achieve a better understanding of the male musical theater voice. Spectrographic images were created using the VoceVista software and images were analyzed and compared between multiple subjects singing in multiple timbres. The results show that male musical theater singers are capable of producing both belted and non-belted timbres during high-pitched singing, and that the differences in timbre are created by changes in formant tuning strategies. Comparisons to preexisting studies show that male musical theater singers utilize similar formant tuning strategies during belting as do female musical theater singers.
A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music.
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Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
David Okerlund, Professor Directing Treatise; Seth Beckman, University Representative; Wanda Brister-Rachwal, Committee Member; Douglas Fisher, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
FSU_migr_etd-4874
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