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| 3 parts of our vocal biology | 1. breathing 2. process to make sound 3. physical structure |
| 2 body parts involved in breathing | lungs & muscles |
| what is the job of the lungs? | hold and purify air, oxygenate blood |
| what muscles do we use to breath? | rib cage, diaphragm, back |
| what is our energy source to make sound? | air |
| what makes the vibrations of our vocal sound? | larynx (vocal chords) |
| what are the resonators in our body? | teeth, mouth, throat, nose, sinuses |
| what do sound waves do? | transmit (move, carry) vibrations |
| what is the job of the vocal chords? | produce vibrations |
| When the vocal chords vibrate fast what sound is heard? | high pitch |
| When the vocal chords vibrate slowly what sound is heard? | low pitch |
| Why does everyone's voice sound different? | We have personal DNA that makes our physical make-up unique |
| What does the "Adam's Apple" do for men's voices? | the bones of the neck grow farther and the vocal chords are longer to produce a lower sound |
| How does our anatomy affect our performance? | showmanship, breath control, words/sounds |
| How do we classify the consonant sounds? | front vs. back & voiced vs. non-voiced |
| How do we classify vowels? | open to closed |
| What do vowels do? | open the word for sound |
| What do consonants do? | add energy to the word |
| what is the most open vowel sound we can make? | Ah |
| What is the most closed vowel sound we can make? | Ooo |
| breath control affects what in singing? | nerves(control), pitch(singing in tune), tone quality, dynamics, expression |
| what is showmanship? | quality of performance, entertaining audience, stage behavior, appearance |
