Belting in English is Easier Than It is in Portuguese

Belting singers receiving care at the speech therapy service mentioned they find it easier to sing in American English than in Brazilian Portuguese. Objective: to assess and compare the production of vowels and consonants of excerpts from musicals in Portuguese and English. Methods: a phonological a...

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Published in:Journal of voice 2023-11, Vol.37 (6), p.968-968.e24
Main Authors: Bittencourt, MFQP, Minucelli-Cardelli, JC, Navas, ALGP, Duprat, AC, Andrada e Silva, MA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Phonetics—Belt Voice—Broadway— Musical Theater—Singing
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Summary:Belting singers receiving care at the speech therapy service mentioned they find it easier to sing in American English than in Brazilian Portuguese. Objective: to assess and compare the production of vowels and consonants of excerpts from musicals in Portuguese and English. Methods: a phonological and phonetic analysis of the same excerpt from musicals was performed in both languages. Results: We have observed that the predominance of fricatives in English and plosives in Portuguese explains the fluidity of singing in English and a greater disruption of speech fluidity in Portuguese. Conclusion: therefore, belting in English is easier than it is in Portuguese.
ISSN:0892-1997
1873-4588
DOI:10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.05.012