By Emeritus Professor Joe Wolfe

Journal articles

Garnier M; Henrich N; Crevier-buchman L; Vincent C; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2012, 'Glottal behavior in the high soprano range and the transition to the whistle register', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 131, pp. 951 - 962, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/Garnier-JASA-2012.pdf

Smith J; Henrich N; Garnier M; Wolfe J, 2011, 'The acoustics of registers and resonances in singing', Australian Acoustical Societyconference 2011 Acoustics 2011 Breaking New Ground, pp. 133 - 138

Wolfe JA, 2011, 'AIP education medal for 2010: Physics education: Resources and recovery', Physicist, 48, pp. 14 - 16

Kob M; Herzel H; Howard D; Tokuda I; Wolfe JA; Henrich N, 2011, 'Analysing and understanding the singing voice: recent progress and open questions', Current Bioinformatics, 6, pp. 362 - 374, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/Kobetal.pdf

Wolfe JA; Hatsidimitris G; Smith JR, 2011, 'Physclips: A multimedia, multi-level introduction to mechanics, waves and sound', Acoustics Australia, 39, pp. 119 - 120

Chen JM; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2011, 'Saxophonists tune vocal tract resonances in advanced performance techniques', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 129, pp. 415 - 426, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/SaxJASA.pdf

Henrich N; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2011, 'Vocal tract resonances in singing: strategies used by sopranos, altos, tenors, and baritones', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 129, pp. 1024 - 1035, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/SATB.pdf

Burgess M; Schubert E; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2010, 'Acoustics Australia: From the editors', Acoustics Australia, 38, pp. 5

Ghonim A; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'An automated web technique for a large-scale study of perceived vowels in regional varieties of English', Acoustics Australia, 38, pp. 152 - 155, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/Ghonimetal.pdf

Wolfe JA; Schubert E, 2010, 'Did non-vocal instrument characteristics influence modern singing?', Musica Humana, 2, pp. 121 - 138, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/MusicaHumana.pdf

Hatsidimitris G; Connor R; Ginges J; Wolfe J, 2010, 'Glimpses of Science: Multimedia-enhanced hands-on activities for primary school students.', Teaching Science, 56, pp. 39 - 42

Swerdlin Y; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'The effect of whisper and creak vocal mechanisms on vocal tract resonances', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 127, pp. 2590 - 2598, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/whisper.pdf

Garnier M; Henrich N; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'Vocal tract adjustments in the high soprano range', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 127, pp. 3771 - 3780, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/highsoprano.pdf

Hatsidimitris G; Wolfe J; Smith J, 2009, 'Physclips: Multi-level multimedia resources', Ascilite 2009 the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, pp. 444 - 446

Chen JM; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2009, 'Pitch bending and glissandi on the clarinet: Roles of the vocal tract and partial tone hole closure', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 126, pp. 1511 - 1520, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/ChenetalJASA09.pdf

Chen JM; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2009, 'Saxophone acoustics: Introducing a compendium of impedance and sound spectra', Acoustics Australia, 37, pp. 18 - 23, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/ChenetalAA.pdf

Almeida A; Chow R; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2009, 'The kinetics and acoustics of fingering and note transitions on the flute', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 126, pp. 1521 - 1529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3179674

Wolfe JA; Garnier M; Smith JR, 2009, 'Vocal tract resonances in speech, singing and playing musical instruments', HFSP Journal, 3, pp. 6 - 23, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/WolfeGarnierSmith.pdf

Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2009, 'Vowel-pitch matching in Wagner`s operas: Implications for intelligibility and ease of singing', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 125, pp. EL196 - EL201, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/Wagner.pdf

Wolfe J, 2008, 'Acoustics Australia: From the editors', Acoustics Australia, 36, pp. 85

Chen J-M; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2008, 'How to play the first bar of Rhapsody in Blue', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 123, pp. 3123 - 3123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2933048

Swerdlin Y; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2008, 'How whisper and croak phonation affect vocal tract resonances', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 123, pp. 3242 - 3242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2933494

Dickens P; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2008, 'Improved precision in acoustic impedance measurements by using calibration loads without resonances', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 123, pp. 3015 - 3015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2932619

Dickens P; Kulik Y; Wolfe J, 2008, 'Measurements of woodwind tone-hole parameters using a double impedance head method', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 123, pp. 3240 - 3240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2933490

Smith J; Rey G; Wolfe J, 2008, 'Relationships among subjective assessments and measured physical properties in the didjeridu', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 123, pp. 3120 - 3120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2933034

Henrich N; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2008, 'Resonance strategies and glottal behaviour in the two main laryngeal mechanisms for professional operatic singers', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 123, pp. 3243 - 3243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2933498

Garnier M; Henrich N; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2008, 'Sopranos' secondo passagio: a resonance adjustment and/or a laryngeal transition to the whistle voice', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 123, pp. 3243 - 3243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2933501

McLennan J; Wolfe J, 2008, 'What have they done to the Strads', The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 123, pp. 3446 - 3446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2934257

Wolfe JA; Smith JR, 2008, 'Acoustical coupling between lip valves and vocal folds', Acoustics Australia, 36, pp. 23 - 27

Chen JM; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2008, 'Experienced saxophonists learn to tune their vocal tracts', Science, 319, pp. 776 - 776, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1151411

Burgess M; Schubert E; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2007, 'From the editors', Acoustics Australia, 35, pp. 39

Wolfe J, 2007, 'Acoustics Australia: From the editors', Acoustics Australia, 35, pp. 3

Schneider M; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2007, 'Branched ducts and the didjeriduo', Acoustics Australia, 35, pp. 51 - 55

Dickens PA; France R; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2007, 'Clarinet acoustics: Introducing a compendium of impedance and sound spectra', Acoustics Australia, 35, pp. 17 - 24

Dickens PA; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2007, 'Improved precision in measurements of acoustic impedance spectra using resonance-free calibration loads and controlled error distribution', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 121, pp. 1471 - 1481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2434764

Henrich N; Kiek M; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2007, 'Resonance strategies used in Bulgarian women`s singing style: A pilot study', Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, 32, pp. 171 - 177

Henrich N; Kiek M; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2007, 'Resonance strategies used in Bulgarian women`s singing style: A pilot study', Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, 32, pp. 171 - 177

Smith JR; Rey G; Dickens PA; Fletcher NH; Wolfe JA; Hollenberg L, 2007, 'Vocal tract resonances and the sound of the Australian didjeridu (yidaki). III. Determinants of playing quality', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 121, pp. 547 - 558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2384849

Fritz C; Wolfe J; Causse R; Kergomard J, 2006, 'Clarinet and clarinettist: The influence of the vocal tract on sound production', Institute of Acoustics Spring Conference Futures in Acoustics 2006 Today S Research Tomorrow S Careers, 2, pp. 635 - 644

Schubert E; Wolfe JA, 2006, 'Does timbral brightness scale with frequency and spectral centroid?', ACTA Acustica United With Acustica, 92, pp. 820 - 825

Ball M; Canny M; Huang CF; Egerton JJ; Wolfe JA, 2006, 'Freeze/thaw-induced embolism depends on nadir temperature: the heterogeneous hydration hypothesis', Plant Cell and Environment, 29, pp. 729 - 745

Wolfe JA; Hatsidimitris G, 2006, 'Introduction to relativity: a multi-level, multi-media resource', Teaching Science, 52, pp. 28 - 31, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/reprints/ASTAWolfe&Hatsidimitris.pdf

Inta RA; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2006, 'Measurement of the effect on violins of ageing and playing', Acoustics Australia, 33, pp. 25 - 29

Botros AM; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2006, 'The Virtual Flute: An advanced fingering guide generated via machine intelligence', Journal of New Music Research, 35, pp. 183 - 196

Tarnopolsky A; Fletcher NH; Hollenberg L; Lange B; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2006, 'Vocal tract resonances and the sound of the Australian didjeridu (yidaki) I. Experiment', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 119, pp. 1194 - 1204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2146089

Fletcher NH; Hollenberg L; Tarnopolsky A; Wolfe JA; Smith JR, 2006, 'Vocal tract resonances and the sound of the Australian didjeridu (yidaki) II. Theory', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 119, pp. 1205 - 1213

Wolfe J, 2005, 'Acoustics Australia: From the editors', Acoustics Australia, 33, pp. 81

Fritz C; Caussé R; Kergomard J; Wolfe J, 2005, 'Experimental study of the influence of the clarinettist's vocal tract', Forum Acusticum Budapest 2005 4th European Congress on Acustics, pp. 591 - 595

Wolfe J; Schubert E; Smith J, 2005, 'Acoustics Australia: From the editors', Acoustics Australia, 33, pp. 5

Smith JR; Tarnopolsky A; Wolfe JA; Fletcher NH, 2005, 'Acoustic impedance measurements - correction for probe geometry mismatch', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 117, pp. 2889 - 2895

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