Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 427-434 , July 2010

Change in Vibrato Rate and Extent During Tertiary Training in Classical Singing Students

  • Helen F. Mitchell

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Helen Mitchell, Sydney Conservatorium of Music C41, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
    • ,
  • Dianna T. Kenny

,Accepted 2 December 2008.

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PII: S0892-1997(08)00207-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2008.12.003

Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 427-434 , July 2010

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