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Acoustic Analysis of Madhya and Taar Saptak/Sthayi in Indian Classical Singers
Dhanshree R Gunjawate1, Venkataraja U Aithal, Vasudeva Guddattu
1Department of Speech and Hearing, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal, India.
Objectives:
We aimed to compare the acoustic parameters of voice between Madhya Saptak/Sthayi (MS) and Taar Saptak/Sthayi (TS) in trained Indian classical singers and between males and females.
Participants And Method:
Sixty-five adult trained Indian classical singers were instructed to produce MS and TS; the acoustic parameters were analyzed with the Multidimensional Voice Program. Descriptive statistics were used for analysis across tasks and gender. Two-way random-effects ANOVA was used to test the effect of gender and task.
Results:
Male participants had a restricted range of fundamental frequency (F0), especially at high pitches. The acoustic analysis showed a statistically significant difference for F0 measures, range of F0, jitter and pitch perturbation quotient between males and females during MS and TS.
Conclusion:
The use of TS, that is, high-pitch phonation, during the clinical evaluation of singers enables an understanding of their vocal behavior in the higher scales of singing.
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