Journal of Voice
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 20-34 , January 2007

Are Real-Time Displays of Benefit in the Singing Studio? An Exploratory Study

  • David M. Howard

      Affiliations

    • From the Media Engineering Research Group, Department of Electronics, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Professor David M. Howard, Head of the Media Engineering Research Group, Department of Electronics, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
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  • Jude Brereton

      Affiliations

    • From the Media Engineering Research Group, Department of Electronics, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
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  • Graham F. Welch

      Affiliations

    • School of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Education, University of London, Bedford Way, London, United Kingdom
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  • Evangelos Himonides

      Affiliations

    • School of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Education, University of London, Bedford Way, London, United Kingdom
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  • Michael DeCosta

      Affiliations

    • York, United Kingdom
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  • Jenevora Williams

      Affiliations

    • Guildford, United Kingdom
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  • Andrew W. Howard

      Affiliations

    • SARAND Business IT Solutions, Haverhill, Cambridge, United Kingdom

,Accepted 27 September 2005.

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 Presented at the Voice Foundation's 33rd Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, June 2–6 2004, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Supported by an Innovations grant (B/IA/AN8885/APN15651) from the U.K. Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) in 2003–2004.

PII: S0892-1997(05)00132-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2005.10.003

Journal of Voice
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 20-34 , January 2007

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