Vox Evocative: Pinpointing a possible sociolgoical strategy for the typing of the phonatory and articulatory features of a singing genre
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2013
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Swarthmore College. Dept. of Linguistics
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This paper seeks to suggest and elucidate a hypothetical basis for perceiving and/or
determining authenticity to a sung genre. If the basis asserted here proves to be realistic, it may
explain such phenomena as the auditory perception of phenotypically white UK born singers
such as Tom Jones, Jamiroquai, Amy Winehouse and Adele as black. It may explain why one
may consider a voice such as Britney Spears' as sexy or why people feel Susan Boyle's voice is
deceptively pretty. It may disambiguate the use ofthe term 'soulful' to describe a singing voice.
Finally, it may assist vocal pedagogues in keeping up with ever-changing vocal genre stylings.