intonation

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He tried to focus on his mannerisms, on the intonation of his voice.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

So every weekend we had a Zoom and taught her the rhythm, intonation, subtext.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

Melodic intonation therapy, for instance, is a promising approach to train people with aphasia to sing what they want to say, using their intact "musical mechanisms" to bypass damaged speech mechanisms.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

But Palumbo, one of opera’s most mild-mannered yet most unrelenting perfectionists, was still making sure that the singers’ intonation was flawless, still fine-tuning the placement of the first note in a certain phrase.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

More modern Western music, on the other hand, does not sound pleasant using Pythagorean intonation.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones