Effects of Intonation Training in Transfeminine Voice Therapy, 2019
Scope and Content Note
The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.
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Dates
- 2019
Creator
- Tanner, Sarah-Anne (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis
Extent
84 pages (84 pages)
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"A societal assumption exists that feminine voices employ more intonation than masculine voices. This belief has led to intonation treatment being incorporated as a commonly used technique in transfeminine voice therapy programs. We explored the role of intonation by investigating the effects of a transfeminine voice program that focused solely on intonation. Two transwomen participated in ten weeks of individual voice treatment consisting exclusively of intonation exercises. Dependent measures included fundamental frequency; unfamiliar listener judgments of femininity, animation and perceived speaker gender; and voice-related quality of life and self-perception surveys. Results demonstrated changes in participant self-perception and statistically significant differences in femininity and animation ratings by unfamiliar listeners pre- and post- treatment. These differences were not strongly correlated with one another, suggesting other factors contributed to the change in perception of femininity by unfamiliar listeners." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.02B Communication Sciences & Disorders
Physical Description
84 pages
Repository Details
Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository
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