Attributes of loudness, pitch and rate among male children

Ratings, by trained judges, of vocal loudness level, pitch level and rate of speaking for a nonpathological sample population of male children were studied relative to subjective ratings of vocal merit. Averaged physical measurements for loudness level, pitch level and rate of speaking determined points of reference and the ranges within which parameters were rated. Vocal samples of male children, judged to have more acceptable voices, were rated significantly higher in pitch level, greater in loudness and faster in rate of speaking than children judged to have less acceptable voices.