Vocal Intonation

Researchers

  • Johanna Devaney, PhD Candidate, Music Technology Area, Department of Music Research, Schulich School of Music
  • Prof. Ichiro Fujinaga, Music Technology Area, Department of Music Research, Schulich School of Music
  • Prof. Peter Schubert, Music Theory Area, Department of Music Research, Schulich School of Music
  • Prof. Jonathan Wild, Composition and Music Theory Areas, Department of Music Research, Schulich School of Music

Publications

  • Wild, J. 2009. Pairwise well-formed scales and a bestiary of animals on the hexagonal lattice. In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Mathematics and Computation in Music, 271–85.
  • Devaney, J., and D.P.W. Ellis. 2008. An empirical approach to studying intonation tendencies in polyphonic vocal performances, Journal of Interdisciplinary Music Studies, 141–56.
  • Wild, J., and P. Schubert. 2008. Historically informed retuning of polyphonic vocal performance, Journal of Interdisciplinary Music Studies, 121–39.

Paper and Poster Presentations

  • Devaney, J., J. Wild, and I. Fujinaga 2011. Intonation in solo vocal performance: A study of semitone and whole tone tuning in undergraduate and professional sopranos. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Performance Science.
  • Devaney, J. and I. Fujinaga. 2010. AMPACT: Automatic Music Performance Analysis Toolkit. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Music Theory.
  • Devaney, J., J. Wild, P. Schubert, and I. Fujinaga. 2010. Exploring the relationship between voice leading, harmony, and intonation in a cappella SATB vocal ensembles. Paper presented at the International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition.
  • Devaney, J., J. Wild, P. Schubert, and I. Fujinaga 2010. Horizontal and vertical intonation tendencies in SATB ensembles. Paper presented at the fifth conference on the Physiology and Acoustics of Singing.
  • Devaney, J., J. Wild, P. Schubert, and I. Fujinaga. 2010. What can expressive performance studies tell us about the organization of musical materials? Poster presented at the Indiana University Symposium of Research in Music Theory: “This is your brain on music”.
  • Devaney, J, I. Fujinaga, and J. Wild. 2009. Intonation tendencies in solo a cappella performances. Poster to be presented at the 2009 Society for Music Perception and Cognition conference in August.
  • Devaney, J. 2009. Intonation tendencies in solo a cappella performances. Paper presented at the Indiana University Special Symposium on Performance and Analysis.
  • Devaney, J. and J. Wild. 2009. Empirical, historical and speculative approaches to intonation. Paper presented at the fourth conference on the Physicology and Acoustics of Singing.
  • Devaney, J., I. Fujinaga, and D.P.W. Ellis. 2008. Intonation tendencies in polyphonic vocal ensembles. Papter presented at the Digital Music Research Network Workshop (DMRN+3).
  • Devaney, J. 2008. “Tonality’s gravitational pull”: Intonation as an empirical measure of melodic attraction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Music Theory.
  • Wild, J. 2008. Through “unknown tracks and precipitate cliffs”: Analysis and performance of an enharmonic madrigal by Nicola Vicentino. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Music Theory.
  • Devaney, J., and I. Fujinaga. 2008. Assessing the role of sensory consonance in trained musicians’ tuning preferences. Poster presented at the International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition.
  • Wild, J. 2008. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian University Music Society.