Otley Science Festival: The Science of the Singing Voice with Prof Dr Helena Daffern
“The Human Voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play” - Richard Strauss.
Every voice is unique . Beyond enabling humans to communicate uniquely through speech, your voice is also a powerful and versatile musical instrument. T o understand how the voice works we must combine knowledge of physiology, acoustics and psychoacoustics (how we perceive acoustic signals based on our hearing system and brain) .