Voice & Diction

1. Voice & Diction

2. Voice & Diction • There are four elements of voice production: Respiration Phonation Resonation Articulation

3. Voice & Diction • ____________ • _____ is breathed in and out of the _____. • Breathing action caused by ____________ _________________________ 1. In and out of _____ 2. Up and down of ___________ Respiration Air lungs changing the capacity of the chest cavity ribs diaphragm

4. Voice & Diction • ____________ • The ______ or voice box, rests on top of the wind pipe or _______ and serves as a _____ into the breathing mechanism. • The _____ and __________: • The folds can be brought together by ________________ to close the ____ and thus stop the passage of ___. • Breath/air _______ the partly closed folds and sets up ___________. Phonation larynx trachea valve vocal folds glotis muscular movement glotis air vibrates sound waves

5. Voice & Diction • ____________ • The _____, ________ (throat) and ______ cavities are resonators. • The resonators produce the ____. • ____________ • __________ sounds are made. • The articulators are: • There is a tendency to drop endings of words: Resonation nose pharynx sinus tone Articulation Consonant Lips, teeth, tongue, palate and jaw t, g, ng, s, th

6. Voice & Diction • Parts of the body involved in voice production • __________ - breathing muscle • ______ - 2 air sacs • ________ - wind pipe • ______ - voice box • _______ - articulator Diaphragm Lungs Trachea Larynx Tongue

7. Voice & Diction • Parts of the body involved in voice production • _____ - articulator • ______ - hard and soft • ____________ - resonator • ________ - (throat) resonator • ___________ Teeth Palate Nasal Cavity Pharynx Esophagus

8. Four Phases in Voice Improvement • ___________: the ability to be _____. Works along with ____________ breathing. • _____________: the quality and ____ of your voice speak louder than the _____. (non-verbal aspect) • __________ / ___________: we better enjoy listening to those who have a variety in ____, ___, ____. Audibility heard diaphragmatic tone Pleasant quality words Flexibility Vocal Variety pitch rate force

9. Four Phases in voice Improvement • _________: how well you can be _________. • Articulation – speaking clearly!!!!! • Pronunciation – look up a word if you don’t know how to pronounce it. • Dialect Regions: Intelligibility understood Eastern Southern Midwest