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What are some vocal qualities that What are some vocal qualities that you believe can make a voice you believe can make a voice distinctive? Please write one distinctive? Please write one paragraph.paragraph.

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The Human VoiceThe Human Voice

MESSAGES are:MESSAGES are: Packages of informationPackages of information Can be:Can be:

VerbalVerbal Non-verbalNon-verbal

We’ve discussed NONVERBAL messages We’ve discussed NONVERBAL messages and now it’s time to work on VERBAL and now it’s time to work on VERBAL messages. Spoken ones, to be exact…messages. Spoken ones, to be exact…


This lesson’s goals:This lesson’s goals: Identify the parts of the body that create the Identify the parts of the body that create the

voicevoice Identify and describe the four steps to voice Identify and describe the four steps to voice

productionproduction Identify what is created at each stepIdentify what is created at each step


How is the voice How is the voice made?made? Step 1: Step 1:

RESPIRATIONRESPIRATION Respiration is Respiration is

BREATHINGBREATHING As you breathe in, As you breathe in,

your DIAPHRAGM (a your DIAPHRAGM (a sheet of muscle below sheet of muscle below your lungs) moves your lungs) moves down, expanding your down, expanding your LUNGSLUNGS



RESPIRATIONRESPIRATION As you breathe out, As you breathe out,

your DIAPHRAGM your DIAPHRAGM moves up, squeezing moves up, squeezing your LUNGS and your LUNGS and forcing out the airforcing out the air

The air going out The air going out carries the soundcarries the sound

WARNING:WARNING:

You will now look into You will now look into

someone’s throat. If you get someone’s throat. If you get

queasy, turn away!!queasy, turn away!!

And keep the comments to And keep the comments to yourself…yourself…


How is the voice made?How is the voice made? Step 2: VIBRATIONStep 2: VIBRATION

Happens in the Happens in the LARYNX (your ‘voice LARYNX (your ‘voice box’). Men can easily box’). Men can easily find it, since it is the find it, since it is the ADAM’S APPLEADAM’S APPLE

Your VOCAL CORDS Your VOCAL CORDS vibrate as air passes vibrate as air passes through them, creating through them, creating vibrations in the air vibrations in the air (which is sound)(which is sound)

The Human VoiceThe Human VoiceVoice Production:Voice Production:

Vocal cords during breathing (open)

Vocal cords beginning to close

Vocal cords completely closed (making sound)

Vocal cords beginning to relax again


Why do people become hoarse after yelling?Why do people become hoarse after yelling? Reason 1: Your vocal cords are controlled by Reason 1: Your vocal cords are controlled by

muscles. Like all muscles, they can get tired.muscles. Like all muscles, they can get tired. Reason 2: When you yell too loud, the vocal cords Reason 2: When you yell too loud, the vocal cords

smack together to create the sound. They can smack together to create the sound. They can become damaged.become damaged.

The Human VoiceThe Human Voice How is the voice How is the voice

made?made? Step 3: Step 3:

RESONANCERESONANCE Happens in your Happens in your

THROAT, your THROAT, your MOUTH, and your MOUTH, and your NASAL CAVITYNASAL CAVITY

This is where your This is where your voice is voice is AMPLIFIED and AMPLIFIED and PITCH is createdPITCH is created

This step creates This step creates vowelsvowels



ARTICULATIONARTICULATION Happens in your Happens in your

MOUTH MOUTH Structures in your Structures in your

mouth DEFINE AND mouth DEFINE AND CHANGE THE CHANGE THE VOICE INTO VOICE INTO WORDSWORDS

This is where This is where consonants are consonants are mademade

The Human VoiceThe Human Voice Vocal QualitiesVocal Qualities

Aside from a perfect, neutral speaking voice (very rare) each Aside from a perfect, neutral speaking voice (very rare) each person’s voice has one or more qualities which can be easily person’s voice has one or more qualities which can be easily defineddefined BREATHYBREATHY

LOW RESONANCE, QUIET PITCHLOW RESONANCE, QUIET PITCH

RASPYRASPY GRAVELLY, HOARSE SOUNDGRAVELLY, HOARSE SOUND

SHRILLSHRILL HIGH PITCH, HARSH SOUNDHIGH PITCH, HARSH SOUND

NASALNASAL SPEAKING AS IF ALL OF THE SOUND WERE COMING OUT OF SPEAKING AS IF ALL OF THE SOUND WERE COMING OUT OF

THE NOSETHE NOSE

DENASALDENASAL CONSTANLY SOUNDS STOPPED-UP, LIKE WITH ALLERGIESCONSTANLY SOUNDS STOPPED-UP, LIKE WITH ALLERGIES

HUSKYHUSKY LOW, BEEFY VOICELOW, BEEFY VOICE


Vocal QualitiesVocal Qualities Aren’t these bad traits?Aren’t these bad traits?

Not exactly…Not exactly… Each of these can be a good thing to an Each of these can be a good thing to an

extent. They can make a voice distinctiveextent. They can make a voice distinctive TOO MUCH of a vocal quality can HURT TOO MUCH of a vocal quality can HURT

understanding, and then it becomes NOISEunderstanding, and then it becomes NOISE


Okay, let’s try this out!Okay, let’s try this out! Pick a partnerPick a partner Compare voices to find each of your qualities. If Compare voices to find each of your qualities. If

there are any, write them downthere are any, write them down Be ready to tell the class what they are and whyBe ready to tell the class what they are and why

YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES TO DO THIS! YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES TO DO THIS! GO!GO!


Review:Review: Respiration is: Respiration is:

BREATHINGBREATHING The sheet of muscle that controls breathing is:The sheet of muscle that controls breathing is:

THE DIAPHRAGMTHE DIAPHRAGM The larynx is also called:The larynx is also called:

THE VOICE BOXTHE VOICE BOX Vocal cords do what:Vocal cords do what:

VIBRATE TO PRODUCE SOUNDVIBRATE TO PRODUCE SOUND Resonance is:Resonance is:

AMPLIFICATION OF VOICE AND PITCH CREATIONAMPLIFICATION OF VOICE AND PITCH CREATION Articulation is:Articulation is:

DEFINING AND CHANGING THE VOICE INTO WORDSDEFINING AND CHANGING THE VOICE INTO WORDS

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