Grunt, which can often be heard in death metal and black metal, is a vocal effect containing a lot of ‘noise’. It sounds very strong and dark, and according to Complete Vocal Institute it is often used to express emotions from despair to aggression. Grunt is said to sound like Continue Reading
Singing Is Beneficial For The Memory
A research made at the University Of Helsinki, Finland, shows that singing improves the memory and the mood especially in the early state of dementia. Singing has an effect on the working memory and executive function. Instead listening to music has a cognitive impact only in the later stages of Continue Reading
Vocal Effects: Rattle
Rattle is a vocal effect produced in the vocal tract. According to Complete Vocal Institute, this effect can be formed by many different structures: vibrations at the arytenoid cartilages uvula (palatine uvula) back of the tongue the soft palate mucosa / saliva vibrating over the arytenoid cartilages Rattle is often Continue Reading
Benefits Of Choir Singing Among Cancer Patients
The health benefits of choir singing have been studied in several researches during last 20 years. A research with cancer patients shows that an hour of choir singing helps to reduce stress, lifts the emotional state and boosts the immune system. Most benefits gain the cancer patients who are most Continue Reading
Choir Singers’ Hearts Beat As One
Swedish researchers monitored different singers’ heartbeats while doing a variety of vocal tasks such as reading parts of text, humming, singing a song and singing a 10 s mantra phrase. The result of the group study was a revealed connection between the length of the phrases sung and HRV (Heart Continue Reading
