The Singing and Voice Science Laboratory
Directed by Molly Erickson, PhD
The Singing and Voice Science Laboratory located at the UT Conference Center and is
designed to conduct research both at the Master's and Ph.D. levels in the areas of
music perception and voice science. The lab is equipped with a large sound booth for
recording speakers and professional singers. It also boasts equipment and software
capable of performing a variety of research tasks: a Glottal Enterprises system for air flow analysis, subglottal air pressure measurement, and 2-channel electroglottograph and
inverse filtering and a variety of programs used to produce real-time spectrograms
and Fast Fourier analyses.
The laboratory has available several methods of signal synthesis: signal generation
hardware and software from Tucker-Davis Technologies, a Klatt synthesizer, and a singing voice synthesizer built using Aladdin. Perceptual experiments are
designed and conducted using a variety of software and hardware combinations.
The laboratory makes use of departmental equipment designed to visualize vocal fold
vibration including: digital KayPentax stroboscopy, high speed video, and videokymography. This equipment is used to visualize the vocal
folds for both voice physiology research and clinical diagnostics.
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Acoustics and perception of singing
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High speed video and videokymography
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Speaker identification in cochlear implant users
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Music processing in cochlear implant users
The Singing and Voice Science Research Laboratory is seeking experienced singing voice professionals for a study in singing perception. Please e-mail merickso@uthsc.edu for more information.
Volunteering in the Singing and Voice Science Research Laboratory is a great way to learn about research and clinical issues in the areas of music and singing. Volunteers may aid in the areas of stimulus development, data collection, and data analysis. If you are interested in volunteering in the Singing and Voice Science Research Laboratory, please e-mail Dr. Erickson at merickso@uthsc.edu.