tone quality
Voice's distinctive color
Tone quality is the characteristic sound of a voice or musical instrument—what distinguishes a violin from a trumpet playing the same note, or one singer from another.
Musicians and audio engineers also call this timbre.
The guitar had a warm, mellow tone quality.
Her voice's tone quality made it perfect for jazz.
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- mellownessSoft, relaxed quality
- warmthHeat you feel
depth · harmonics · fullness · richness · breath control · singing voice · brassiness · nasal twang · sonority · smoothness · overtone · vibrato · clarity · head voice · chest voice · equalization · sharpness · crisp
- choiralto, soprano, tenor, bass section, baritone
- Choral Singinga cappella, voice parts, vocal parts, harmony, homophony
- Fluteflute, piccolo, concert flute, headjoint, keys
- Orchestra Auditionsscales, sight-reading, excerpts, concerto, solo piece
- String Lessonsprivate lessons, group lessons, practice routines, finger placement, hand position
- vocal expressionvibrato, inflection, intonation, pitch range, vocal range