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Things that work well when speaking, public reading
Eye contact
Vocal variety
Obvious familiarity and comfort with material
Read clearly
Give life and interest to piece
3 systems of breath/voice
Respiration
Phonation
Resonance
Respiration system
Chest. Breathing
Phonation system
Throat. Act of producing vibration/ souns
Resonance system
Head. Act of manipulating sound
4 things that manipulate sound
Jaw
Tongue
Lips
Soft palette
4 body parts that work together for breathing
Lungs
Diaphragm
Ribs&muscles
Abdominal muscles
What happens when the Ribs and diaphragm expand the lungs?
Thy create a vaccum for air flowing in
Diaphragm flattens when contracted
External intercostal contract up and out
Keeping ribs open does what?
Helps control and prolong exhalation.
*the diaphragm and ab muscles help*
As speakers we tend to focus on movemet of breathing...?
Abdomin
Difference between Speaking and singing
You sustain sounds more in singing
Resonance is...?
The manipulation of the source sound
3 types of enemies of the voice
Enviroment
Physical
Psychological
4 environmental enemies
Air quality
Humility level
Noise
Speaker-listener distance
Air quality
Dust. Dust mites
Smog
Cigarette smoke
Indoor air quality. Dust from cloth, dust mites, off-gassing
Humidity levels
Mold and spore
AC / heat removes moisture
Too dry
40% - 50% is ideal
Noise
You subconsciously speak like the sounds you are around
Causes hearing problems
Body will match sounds
Speaking "over" noise
Physical enemies
Aging
Illness
Medications
Fatigue
Fear
Hormonal changes
Hydration
Misuse
Clinching/grinding teeth
Recreational drugs
Aging
Puberty
Overall pitch
Rate of speech
Illness
Allergies
Infections
Cancers
Acid reflux
Indirectly, any & all diseases
Medications
Antihistamins dry you out
Diuretics (inc caffeine) dry you out everything!!
Aspirin
Blood thinner so if you hurt your vocal cords they bleed more making them thicker
Topical pain killers (sprays)
Cant feel if you are hurting
Fatigue
MAJOR RISK OF DAMAGE
Fear
Tension
Hormonal changes
(can be a subset of aging or illness)
Puberty
Menopause or andropause
Hyper/hypo funtion of glands
Hydration
Caffine
Lack of intake of water
Misuse
Yelling, screaming
Straining (diff dialects are more straining)
Lots of whispering
Fatigue
Nodes or nodules ("calus" on vocal cords)
Clinching / grinding teeth
Often when sleeping
Overdevelops muscles
Wears down teeth
Recreational drugs
Anything smoked
Most drugs affect voice mechanism
Actions that damage (bc youre not thinking)
Includes alcohol
Psychological
Poor vocal use
Poor feedback
Contolling ones environment
Self image
Self protection (hiding or self-aggrandizing)
Vocal sounds are created where?
In the larynx
3 layers of vocal cords
Muscle (vocalis muscles)
Ligament
Covering tissues
Pitch is controlled by...?
Pitch is controlled by 2 of the intrinsic muscles working against each other
Glottis = ?
The negative space between vocal folds
Adduction
Adduction is Closing folds
Abduction
Abduction is opening folds
Author
squishy
ID
8764
Card Set
Vocal performance-2.txt
Description
midterm exam
Updated
2010-03-02T04:31:08Z
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