This is the primary muscle for breathing
These are the 4 basic ingredients for a healthy voice
What are Rest, Water, Sleep, Steam
This is when there is too much air flow into the nasal cavity during speech/singing
What is hypernasality
This is when a single syllable has TWO vowel sounds
What is a diphthong
What is 3 times per week
This structure located in the neck is made up of 5 cartilages, vocal folds, and several intrinsic and extrinsic muscles and one bone.
What are: [name 3 things]
These are 3 ways we use our vocal tract to make "bright" sounds
What are [names 3 ways]
This term refers to two consonants that will 'color' vowels round them, and hated by singers everywhere! Name the classification AND the letters!
What are "liquid" vowels (/r/ & /l/)
These are the types of muscle in the body
This is the term for the space between the vocal folds
This is what causes "breathiness" in the voice
What is incomplete glottal closure
True of False: moving the voice forward automatically adds nasality.
False.
While hypernasality is often associated with more forward placement, they are not mutually inclusive.
This term refers to two consonants that are identical in manner and placement, but differ in voicing. Also provide an example!
What are cognate pairs (/b/p/; /s/z/; /d/t/)
This is the type of muscle that is found in the larynx
What is striated muscle
The vocal folds are located behind this cartilage, also referred to as an "adam's apple"
What is the Thyroid Cartilage
According to voice therapists, these two injuries are the only two that require COMPLETE voice rest for healing
What are vocal hemorrhage and traumatic laryngitis
The body's only TRUE resonators
This is how we classify VOWELS
What are: roundess, backness, tenseness, height
Intensity + Frequency =
What is Overload
The primary muscle used in falsetto/head voice register
What is the CT (cricothyroid) muscle
What are the three vocal fold characteristics that affect PITCH
What are mass, length, and tension
When discussing VOWEL classification, we look to the placement of this anatomical structure - also the most predominant muscle for articulation
What is the tongue (root, specifically)
What does it mean for a singer to "cross-train"?
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