VOCAL PROCESSES
What is the process of making sound?
What are the names of the female voice parts in a choir?
soprano and alto
What do the resonators do?
(amplify and project the sound)
Define Timbre.
THE WAY SOMETHING SOUNDS
What articulator is used the most in this sentence?
Tammy Turtle Took his Time.
POSSIBLE ANSWERS:
TONGUE, TEETH, PALATE
What must the vocal folds do in order to produce a sound?
What is vibrate?
What are the names of the male voice parts in a choir?
TENOR AND BASS
Name three things you can do to keep your voice healthy.
DRINK LOTS OF WATER
VOCAL REST WHEN THROAT IS SORE
AVOID LOTS OF CAFFEINE
What are the swellings that can develop on the vocal folds?
VOCAL NODULES OR NODES
Name the muscle that pulls down on the lungs in order to make more room for you to breath. It is located at the bottom of your ribcage.
DIAPHRAGM
Name the 4 places that sound resonates in your body.
(sinus, chest, palate, mouth)
What is falsetto?
MALE HIGH VOICE
What is the protective covering of the vocal folds? (larynx)
(larynx)
Someone that studies the music of different cultures is?
ETHNOMUSICOLOGIST
When will a female’s voice be done changing?
AROUND 40 YEARS OLD
Name the four vocal processes in the order that they occur.
(respiration, phonation, articulation, resonation)
What are some symptoms of the boy’s changing voice?
RASPY
CRACKS
SORE THROAT
GETTING LOWER NOTES
Name the four articulators.
(tongue, lips, teeth, palate)
What should singers “lift” when they sing in order to make more space?
SOFT PALATE
What part of your body houses the vocal folds?
THROAT
What vocal process has the most influence on the timbre of your voice?
resonation
Name the highest male voice part.
TENOR
What is the larynx made of?
(cartilage)
The vocal folds are actually a _________
(muscle)
What is laryngitis and what can cause it?