For most Western musicians since the 18th century, the tuning system known as equal temperament is the structural bedrock of musical life. By compromising the pure harmonies of the natural world - ...
Intonation is an integral part of communication for all speakers. But can sign languages have intonation? A new study shows that signers use their faces to create intonational ‘melodies’ just as ...
Have you ever noticed that a natural conversation flows like a dance—pauses, emphases, and turns arriving just in time? A new study has discovered that this isn't just intuition; there is a biological ...
Tonal languages are different from non-tonal languages because tonal languages are dependent on the emphasis and pronunciation, because how a word is said will affect its meaning. It is quite ...
As noted last week, intonation is the rise and fall of pitch in the voice — when speaking. There is the need to master the ...
The undisputed maestro of the epic YouTube guitar medley discusses his Ibanez signature model, Toto, and making his debut as a vocalist on his new solo album, Maze Of My Mind When you purchase through ...
When we read something out loud we need to make it sound interesting to keep the listener’s attention. We can do this by speaking with intonation. This means saying the words in an expressive, lively ...
If French is your second language and you’re struggling to be understood, here’s some good news: a heavy accent is surmountable and mutable, even in adult learners. Intonation and smoothness of speech ...
Dogs have the ability to distinguish vocabulary words and the intonation of human speech through brain regions similar to those that humans use, a new study reports. Dogs have the ability to ...