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Voice II Mrs. Lynch Midterm
Phonation, posture, vocal health, registration, resonance,inspiration and articulation
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10th Grade
12/11/2007

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Five Vocal Abuses
Definition
throat clearing
smoking
yelling
making strange noises
singing when sick
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a soft bump on the edge of one or both vocal folds
Definition
nodule
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a hard bump
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node
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five things to heal your voice
Definition
rest your voice
drink water
rest up
eat healthy foods
gargle
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what can dry out your throat?
Definition
caffeine
salt
alcohol
menthol
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MASH?
Definition
M oderation
A void abuses
S leep
H ydration
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what is registration?
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the process of using and combining the registers to achieve artistic singing
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one-register theory
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one seamless vocal quality throughout the entire vocal range
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two-register theory
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chest and head register (about two-thirds of the vocalists range)
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three-register theory
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incorporates the chest and head registers AND includes mixed register
~~~~~most widely accepted~~~~~
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falsetto
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highest male register
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whistle
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high range of the female voice; not everyone has this
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strohbass/schnarrbass
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superlow bass
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resonance
Definition
spontaneous reinforcement and amplification of tonal vibrations occuring whenever a cavity is tuned to the natural frequency of the fundamental pitch sound
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resonator
Definition
a surface that amplifies and dampens overtones
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worldwide standardized sytem for notating speech sounds with symbols
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IPA international phonetic alphabet
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diphthongs
Definition
combination of two vowel sounds
day now boy no air
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glide
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2 vowels that merge to become one ounds
suave oui you which
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legato
Definition
elongated, sung vowel to vowel
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voiced consonants
Definition
B, D, G, V, M, N, Z, L, W, R, J,
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unvoiced
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P, T, K, F, S, H, SH, R
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sternum
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breastbone
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thorax
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torso area
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thoracic case
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ribs and breastbone
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show many pairs of ribs?
Definition
12
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how are the ribs connected?
Definition
cartilage
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first seven pairs of ribs?
Definition
attached directly to the breastbone
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8, 9, 10
Definition
flase ribs attached to the sternum by a piece of cartilage
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the last two ribs
Definition
floating ribs
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epigastrium
Definition
a small triangle of tissue directly below the sternum that you feel moving
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external intercostal muscles
Definition
expand the ribs outward when you inhale
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viscera
Definition
guts
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internal intercostal muscles
Definition
pulls the rib cage back when you exhale
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antagonistically
Definition
opposite (the intercostals)
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abdominal muscles
Definition
provide support for the slow release of breath
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chest breathing (clavicular)
Definition
when the chest heaves up and down while breathing
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back breathing
Definition
when the most expansion occurs in the middle and lower back
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belly breathing
Definition
when only the lower part of the lungs expand
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rib breathing (costal)
Definition
when you only expand at the ribs
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costal/abdominal breathing
Definition
the correct way of breathing, which starts in the abdomen, rises up, and fills out the back and rib cage
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appoggio
Definition
1. with the chest lifted, breathe low
2. keep the throat open
3. the ribcage is open
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adducted
Definition
closed
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abducted
Definition
open
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3 components of support
Definition
1. low full inhalation
2. muscle ontrol upon exhalation
3. controlled airflow
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glottis
Definition
the space between the vocal folds
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phonation
Definition
1. recoil of the lungs and diaphragm causes air to flow through the glottis
2. with the help of the larynx, the vocal folds adduct
3. airflow through the narrowed glottis causes the vocal folds to vibrate together and produce sound
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Bernoulli Effect
Definition
the action of air traveling fast through the narrow space of the vocal cords, creating suction to close and quickly open
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velum
Definition
soft palate
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the weight of your body should be over the
Definition
balls of your feet
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the pelvis should be
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tucked under the spine
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feet should be
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shoulder width apart with one slightly in fron of the other
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knees should be
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soft
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chest/sternum should be
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slightly lifted
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nech is
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straight and elongated
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the highest point of the body
Definition
the crown of the head
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