Their average speaking pitch drops a little to B3 or C#4, although conversely, their singing may start to suffer as some girls lose their lower notes.ĭuring this stage, the arytenoid cartilages and the muscles that close them may be growing at different rates. You may notice the first signs of physical development including increased height and breast development. The quality of the sound is clear and childlike with no apparent changes or breaks Stage IIA: Pubescence/Pre-Menarcheal. Listen for their average speaking pitch – Stage I girls will speak around Middle C or D (C4 or D4) although there can be variations of up to a third either side. For singing and drama teachers it helps to know how these might manifest: Stage I: Prepubertal. There seem to be four stages of change for girls, matching their menarcheal state. Heavy, breathy, “rough” tone production and/or colourless, breathy, thin tone qualityīodyMind and Voice book 3 page 815 The stages of voice change in girls.Uncomfortable singing or effortful and delayed starting sound (note onsets).Decreased and inconsistent range capabilities (tessitura tends to fluctuate).Increased breathiness, huskiness, or hoarseness in voice quality.Voice “cracking” and abrupt register “breaks” (abrupt voice quality changes).
Lowering of average speaking pitch area (mean speaking fundamental frequency).Here’s a summary of what you might expect with girls in adolescent voice change Female voice change can be characterised by In comparisons of male and female adolescent voice change, many characteristics are found in both sexes.” “Although voice change in females is not as dramatic as that observed in males, it does occur. Lynne Gackle in the exceptional BodyMind and Voice series has this to say about female adolescent transforming voices: The five stages of change that boys go through during adolescent voice change are very well documented – I’ve included details in my Adolescent Myth-Busters article.īut there is less research on adolescent voice change in teenage girls. They can get frustrated when their voice doesn’t sound exactly the same as their favourite pop stars. Teenage girls between about 10 and 16 go through adolescent voice change.
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