intonation
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Earshot also analysed Sheikh Hasina's speech – the rhythm, intonation and breath sounds - and identified consistent noise floor levels, finding no evidence of synthetic artefacts in the audio.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
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
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
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