Posture
The Larynx
The Respiratory System
Breathing for Singing
More About the Voice and Singing
100
This should be parallel to the ground while singing.
What is the chin.
100
This is another name for the larynx.
What is the voice box?
100
This is another name for the windpipe and attaches to the base of the larynx.
What is the trachea?
100
When singing this must be set prior to inhalation.
What is posture?
100
These are vocal warmups and should be done prior to practicing repertoire.
What are vocalises?
200
These should be slightly bent while singing.
What is the knees
200
The two primary cartilages of the larynx.
What are the thyroid and cricoid cartilages?
200
These disperse oxygen into the bloodstream.
What is the lungs?
200
This set of muscles aids in lowering the ribcage.
What are the internal intercostals?
200
During musical rests and the inhalation phase of singing the ribcage and abdominal muscles move in this direction.
Outward
300
This was developed by a stage actor in the late 1800s to ensure good posture for singing and acting.
What is the Alexander Technique?
300
The leafy shaped cartilage that diverts the food particles into the esophagus.
What is the epiglottis?
300
These attach to the bottom of the windpipe or trachea.
What are bronchi or bronchus?
300
This is the most important muscle group of exhalation.
What are the abdominals?
300
The abdominals are the most important muscle of the exhalation phase of singing. What direction and speed do they move during this phase?
Inward, slowly and gradually.
400
When looking at a drill sergeant, an athlete, and sloucher, this most resembles the correct stance for singing.
What is the athlete?
400
The two cartilages to which the thyroarytenoids attach.
What are the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages.
400
This separates the respiratory system from the digestive system. It is also the most important muscle of inhalation.
What is the diaphragm?
400
These aid in lifting the ribcage.
What are the external intercostals?
400
What are the three types of vocal attacks or onsets and how does one correct the two incorrect attacks.
Glottal, Breathy, and Clean Attack. Glottal Attack: Too much air pressure or pressure in the laryngeal musculature system Breathy: Not enough breath pressure or pressure in the laryngeal musculature system
500
"For in the mind of man lies the ability to resist, conquer, and finally to govern the circumstances of his life."
What is F. M. Alexander's moto?
500
The bone that is suspended by muscles above the larynx.
What is the hyoid bone?
500
These small branchlike tubes disperse oxygen into the lungs and have small sacs at the end of them. Smoking may cause these to clog up with nicotine and result in lung damage/cancer.
What are the bronchioles?
500
The four stages of breathing for singing.
What is inhalation, suspension, controlled exhalation, and recovery.
500
These are the four elements of the voice and their functions.
What is the motor, vibrators, resonators, and articulators? Motor or acuator: breath pressure, coming from the lungs Vibrators: vocal folds or cords Resonators: Pharynx (Throat, Nose, and Mouth) Articulators: the flexible tongue and lips acting against the inflexible teeth and hard palate, influenced also by the angle of the jaw.
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