Journal of Voice
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 156-163 , March 2009

Laryngeal-Level Amplitude Modulation in Vibrato

  • Christopher Dromey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Communication Disorders, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Christopher Dromey, PhD, 133 TLRB, Department of Communication Disorders, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602.
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  • Lorie Reese

      Affiliations

    • Department of Communication Disorders, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
    • ,
  • J. Arden Hopkin

      Affiliations

    • School of Music, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

,Accepted 7 May 2007.

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PII: S0892-1997(07)00068-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2007.05.002

Journal of Voice
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 156-163 , March 2009

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