In a singing and choral context, spectrograms can support us when we demonstrate and explain a diverse range of practical singing strategies, and discuss complex concepts such as resonance, harmonics, tone colour, and breath management. This video introduces spectrograms, how they work, and the freeware spectrographic application called Sonic Visualiser that we have employed in the production of this video resource series.
Video Chapters:
What is a Spectrogram? How do Spectrograms work? What can Spectrograms tell us about our voices? Why are Spectrograms useful?
You will find all of the information you need to get started with Sonic Visualiser, including importing audio files and specific settings for getting the most out of your spectrograms, in our Getting Started with Spectrograms user guide. Once you have engaged with the video and set-up resource, why not take Guiro’s Spectrogram Quiz to test yourself on how much you remember about spectrograms!
Below, you will find a series of video resources, each one accompanied by activities and audio samples for you to practise, demonstrate and explore:
Created & Produced by Dr Barbara Dignam as a resource for the Visualising Vocal Sound using Spectrogram Technology element of the PRESTO project.
Dublin City University, Ireland
