Wise, Tim
November 17, 2007Yodel Species: A Typology of Falsetto Effects in Popular Music Vocal Styles
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Hey Tim, Great article!
One thing though: in par. 26, you talk about the loft voice, suggesting that there are only few examples of its use in popular music. I will have to strongly disagree on this, because creaky voice (another term for it) is widely use. Just an example: Sia uses it all the time. The problem is more about how it is used. In any case, we should discuss this sometime.
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sErge
your article has been very helpful in the writing of book 2 on yodeling, YODEL IN HIFI. but may i make a comment on the disappearance of yodel effects in classical music. this is not entirely true. check out “Maria” by Cecilia Bartoli [who learned to yodel for this homage] but also the opera “In the Alps” by Richard Ayres which he was commissioned to do for soprano Barbara Hannigan, a fan of yodeling. New-classical [for lack of a better name] theo loevendie, himself a fan of yodeling has wirtten an operina with plenty of yodeling. It features Kristina Fuchs, no stranger to yodeling herself. new classical composer toby Twining also has several works that include yodeling. there is also of course mary schneider… i’d like to continue this offline if possible. perhaps ask a few questions.