Checklist of tasks for Exercise 4

Checklist of tasks for Exercise 4

  1. Read text by Herbst et al.

  2. Download Sonic Visualiser and install it.

  3. Select performance to analyse from OneDrive and download the audio.

  4. Run Sonic Visualiser and load the audio into it.

  5. Identify the fundamental frequency in Sonic Visualiser.

  6. Identify vibrato cycles in Sonic Visualiser.

  7. Export your results as two .txt files.

  8. Import the data into a statistical package (Google Sheets or Excel) and seperate the columns.

  9. Calculate the average vibrato deviations from the fundamental pitch.

  10. Convert the vibrato range from Hz to musical pitches.

  11. Compare your results to the analysis of Freddie Mercury completed by Herbst et al.