Back Vowels

Names for vowels that are produced with the highest point of the tongue towards the back of the mouth. These vowels are defined as vowels where #F2 is low. [u] [o] [ɔ] [ʊ] [ɑ] Opposite of #Front Vowels

Balanced Breathing

Similar to #Abdominal Breathing, except instead of focusing only on the expansion of the abdomen expansion is sought in the ribs, back, and chest. The raising of the shoulders is not an aspect of Balanced Breathing.

Bandwidth

General: A range within a band of #wavelengths, frequencies, or energies.

Psychological: The emotional or mental capacity necessary to do or consider something. (1)

Belly

See #Abdomen

Belt

Frequently defined as a thicker, heavier, brassier, brighter, twangier vocal style of production for female singers, representing most female vocal styles that are not #head voice. More accurately belt is a state of #TA dominance with an increased #closed quotient requiring lower #subglottal pressure than regular TA dominant vocal production while producing large amplitudes of sound. This form of production can only be maintained within a certain range with many vocal researchers putting the upper limit around C5.

Bernoulli Effect

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Blade of Tongue

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Body

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Boyle’s Law

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Branchi

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Break

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Breath Control

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Breath Support

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Breathiness

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Breathing

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Bridge

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Bronchial Tubes

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