Pharyngeal Voice

Historic designation of a vocal production employing a thin, mode two vocal fold shaping with very efficient closure and a longer closed phase, resulting in high spectral content (exaggerated brilliance) at low transglottal pressure differences. Usually accomplished by closing the pyriform sinuses to eliminate the pyriform notch (an antiresonance at 4000–6000Hz). Also called voce di strega (witch voice).^[1]

↑ "NATS July 2022 Pedagogy Workshop Working Group Three Science-Informed Terminology and Definitions for Voice Pedagogy" (PDF). Science-Informed Voice Pedagogy Resources. Retrieved March 5 2025. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

Authored by: Paige De La O

[1] "NATS July 2022 Pedagogy Workshop Working Group Three Science-Informed Terminology and Definitions for Voice Pedagogy" (PDF). Science-Informed Voice Pedagogy Resources. Retrieved March 5 2025. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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