Guys, I Did It. I Finally Cracked the Whistle Register. 😳
From Scores Unstitched.
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It only took me 20 years to figure it out. 💀
🎬 C R E D I T S
Written, Performed, and Edited by Cait Frizzell
Produced and Directed by Rabin Iseger and Cait Frizzell
🔗 L I N K S
Steal my whistle workout! 🏋️♀️ https://www.scoresunstitched.com/resources
📚 S O U R C E S M E N T I O N E D
I read three major papers for this video, several of which contained references to other papers that I also quoted. For the sake of brevity, here are the ones I read cover to cover:
-”An Investigation of the Whistle Register in the Female Voice”, Steven Walker, 1986: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332131/m2/1/high_res_d/1002715722-Walker.pdf
-”Biomechanics of sound production in high-pitched classical singing”, Echternach et al, 2024: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11161605/
-”Investigating Laryngeal ‘Tilt’ on Same-pitch Phonation—Preliminary Findings of Vocal Mode Metal and Density Parameters as Alternatives to Cricothyroid-Thyroarytenoid ‘Mix’, Aaen et. al, 2018: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0892199718300407
🎧 M U S I C I N T H I S V I D E O
-”Emotions” by Mariah Carey (covered by Cait Frizzell)
Epidemic Sound:
-”Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy” by Tchaikovsky
-”Danse Avec Moi” by Franz Gordon
-”The Barber of Seville” by Gioacchino Rossini
-”Habanera” by Bizet
-”Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 VI. Gigue” by Laura Metcalf
-”Alluring” by Guustavv
-”House of a Hundred Rooms” by Dream Cave
-”Mozart Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304 I. Allegro” by Conway Kuo
“Water Music Suite (HWV 349), Alla Hornpipe” by George Frideric Handel
IMSLP
-"The Swan” by Camille Saint-Saëns
-”Aquarium” by Camille Saint-Saëns
YOUTUBE AUDIO LIBRARY
Hall of the Mountain King by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200072
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
📺 S H O R T F O R M
On hiatus 🧘🏻♀️
🎬 TIMELINE
00:00 Intro
1:18 Some definitions
4:05 A pitiful starting point
8:10 Fine. Let's learn about it.
11:36 Science explains
14:51 Other scientists refute the first scientists
19:36 Whistle singers explain using non-science-y words
25:14 Cait's whistle "workout"
30:22 Let's hear the dang thing
🎬 C R E D I T S
Written, Performed, and Edited by Cait Frizzell
Produced and Directed by Rabin Iseger and Cait Frizzell
🔗 L I N K S
Steal my whistle workout! 🏋️♀️ https://www.scoresunstitched.com/resources
📚 S O U R C E S M E N T I O N E D
I read three major papers for this video, several of which contained references to other papers that I also quoted. For the sake of brevity, here are the ones I read cover to cover:
-”An Investigation of the Whistle Register in the Female Voice”, Steven Walker, 1986: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332131/m2/1/high_res_d/1002715722-Walker.pdf
-”Biomechanics of sound production in high-pitched classical singing”, Echternach et al, 2024: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11161605/
-”Investigating Laryngeal ‘Tilt’ on Same-pitch Phonation—Preliminary Findings of Vocal Mode Metal and Density Parameters as Alternatives to Cricothyroid-Thyroarytenoid ‘Mix’, Aaen et. al, 2018: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0892199718300407
🎧 M U S I C I N T H I S V I D E O
-”Emotions” by Mariah Carey (covered by Cait Frizzell)
Epidemic Sound:
-”Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy” by Tchaikovsky
-”Danse Avec Moi” by Franz Gordon
-”The Barber of Seville” by Gioacchino Rossini
-”Habanera” by Bizet
-”Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 VI. Gigue” by Laura Metcalf
-”Alluring” by Guustavv
-”House of a Hundred Rooms” by Dream Cave
-”Mozart Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304 I. Allegro” by Conway Kuo
“Water Music Suite (HWV 349), Alla Hornpipe” by George Frideric Handel
IMSLP
-"The Swan” by Camille Saint-Saëns
-”Aquarium” by Camille Saint-Saëns
YOUTUBE AUDIO LIBRARY
Hall of the Mountain King by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200072
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
📺 S H O R T F O R M
On hiatus 🧘🏻♀️
🎬 TIMELINE
00:00 Intro
1:18 Some definitions
4:05 A pitiful starting point
8:10 Fine. Let's learn about it.
11:36 Science explains
14:51 Other scientists refute the first scientists
19:36 Whistle singers explain using non-science-y words
25:14 Cait's whistle "workout"
30:22 Let's hear the dang thing
