intonation

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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

"This means we can capture the intonation, tone and emotion the AI speaker intends to convey."

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024

“Hello,” she said, practicing her intonation, because tone was everything.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray