insights INSIGHT The Musicality of Speech ios_share
Our voices act as instruments constantly, not just when singing.
Speech patterns convey underlying meaning through rhythm, timbre, and tonality.
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question_answer ANECDOTE Podcast Voices as Instruments ios_share
Helen Zaltzman and Martin Zaltz Austwick discuss podcast hosts with captivating voices.
They compare Phoebe Judge's voice to a low woodwind instrument and Roman Mars' to a Moog synthesizer.
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insights INSIGHT Unconscious Singing ios_share
Speaking is a form of singing, with unconscious variations in rhythm and tonality.
With practice, this "singing" can be refined for more meaningful communication.
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Get the app The way you speak has rhythm, timbre, and pitch. It’s more like music than you might think. We chat with The Allusionist host Helen Zaltzman, Martin Zaltz Austwick from Song by Song , Music Psychologist Dr. Ani Patel of Tufts University , and Drum Composer David Dockery on how musical our speech really is.
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