1. Formant
tuning has
a major effect
on intensity
of the vocal
output.
True
False
2. Intensity
is a measure
of power per
unit distance,
and is measured
in watts per
meter.
True
False
3. "Formant
tuning" is
the process
of adjusting
a formant frequency
by vowel modification
such that the
formant coincides
exactly with
a harmonic.
True
False
4. A voice
range profile
is a plot of
voice quality
across a subject's
fundamental
frequency range.
True
False
5. Physiologically,
the singers'
formant (vocal
ring) is believed
to originte
in a small
resonating
tube within
the larger
vocal tract
tube.
True
False
6. The inverse
square law
states that
power is proportional
to the radius
squared.
True
False
7. The long-term
average spectrum
of an operatic
voice does
not differ
markedly from
the average
orchestra spectrum
in the region
below 2000
Hz.
True
False
8. The maximum
aerodynamic
power in phonation
is about 1
watt.
True
False
~ National Center for Voice and Speech, www.ncvs.org
