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A voice change or voice mutation, sometimes referred to as a voice break or voice crack, commonly refers to the deepening of the voice of men as they reach puberty.Before puberty both sexes have roughly similar vocal pitches, but during puberty the male voice typically deepens an octave, while the female voice usually deepens only by a few tones.
On average, the male voice deepens by one octave while the female voice lowers by a few semitones. [7] The fundamental frequency (pitch) of an adult female typically falls between 165 and 255 Hz and an adult male between 85 and 180 Hz. [8] Anatomical changes during puberty include enlargement of the larynx for both sexes.
Males and females have different vocal fold sizes. Adult male voices are usually lower-pitched due to longer and thicker folds. The male's vocal folds are between 1.75 cm and 2.5 cm (approx 0.75" to 1.0") in length, [3] while females' vocal folds are between 1.25 cm and 1.75 cm (approx 0.5" to 0.75") in length. The vocal folds of children are ...
Gay male speech has been the focus of numerous modern stereotypes, as well as sociolinguistic studies, particularly within North American English.Scientific research has uncovered phonetically significant features produced by many gay men and demonstrated that listeners accurately guess speakers' sexual orientation at rates greater than chance. [1]
A castrato (Italian; pl.: castrati) is a male singer who underwent castration before puberty in order to retain singing voice equivalent to that of a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto. The voice can also occur in one who, due to an endocrinological condition, never reaches sexual maturity.
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These cracks can be navigated often through changing vowel. The female voice has two passaggios, primo and secondo passaggio. [16] The male voice has two passaggios as well, however the points of transition lie differently than those of a treble singer and are also navigated in a different manner. [17]