Some initial findings regarding language influence on playing brass instruments
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University of Canterbury. New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain & Behaviour
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2014
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Heyne, M.
Derrick, Donald
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This paper presents some initial findings regarding the influence of First Language on playing brass instruments. Using ultra- sound imaging of the tongue, vowel production and sustained trombone notes were compared for a New Zealand English and a Tongan speaker. It is suggested that, during trombone play- ing, the tongue shapes used by the Tongan participant pattern with the back vowel /o/ while those used by the New Zealand English player pattern with the centralized KIT vowel (/9/) and schwa (/@/). It is argued that these findings provide preliminary evidence of First Language influence on brass playing.
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Heyne, M., Derrick, D. (2014) Some initial findings regarding language influence on playing brass instruments. Christchurch, New Zealand: 15th Australasian Speech Science and Technology Conference (SST 2014), 3-5 Dec 2014. 180-183.
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laboratory phonology, phonetics, phonetics of music, ultrasound imaging of the tongue (UTI)
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Fields of Research::47 - Language, communication and culture::4704 - Linguistics::470410 - Phonetics and speech science
Field of Research::19 - Studies in the Creative Arts and Writing::1904 - Performing Arts and Creative Writing::190407 - Music Performance
Field of Research::19 - Studies in the Creative Arts and Writing::1904 - Performing Arts and Creative Writing::190407 - Music Performance