The Effects of the Tomatis Method on the Artistic Voice. Issue 2 (4th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stillitano, Carmela; Rosati, Norma; Cisternino, Sara; Fioretti, Alessandra; Iaconelli, Sara; Eibenstein, Alberto
• Is Part Of: International journal of listening. Volume 31:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 113
• Page End: 120
• Publication Date: 2017-05-04
• Subjects: intonation -- language -- singing -- Tomatis -- voice; Listening -- Periodicals; Oral communication -- Periodicals; 302.2242
• DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2016.1174935
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1090-4018

Abstract

Abstract : In the theory of the French Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) doctor Alfred Tomatis, the voice emits the frequencies the ear can perceive. The auditory stimulation, through the treatment elaborated by Tomatis, can determine the stabilization or the improvement of some vocal parameters, as well as the effect on the formants of voice. A group of N = 19 subjects, singers and actors, were assessed by complete clinical ENT evaluations including fibrolaryngoscopy, otoscopy, and clinical audiometry. The voice analysis was carried out with the Multi-Dimensional Voice Program (MDVP) and with the Praat software. The results demonstrate that after the treatment entails an increase in the mean of energy density on the third formant of voice (F3). An improvement in the ability to maintain a constant intensity of the vocal emission resulted from MDVP analysis with a reduction on the standard deviation of the voice amplitude. The improvement in the auditory perception, particularly for 3 kHz, determines a better intelligibility and articulation of the words. The better auditory perception in the zone of 3 kHz reduces the phenomenon of nasalization and gives expressive power to the artistic voice. The decrease of Peak-Amplitude Variation (vAm) lead to a stable voice emission with a better control.