Voice Diction Voice Diction 1 There are four

Voice & Diction

Voice & Diction 1. There are four elements of voice production: Respiration A. Phonation B. Resonation C. Articulation D.

Voice & Diction 1. ______ Respiration Air is breathed in and out of the _____. q _____ lungs q Breathing action caused by changing ______ the _____________ capacity of the chest cavity ribs 1. In and out of _____ 2. Up and down of ______ diaphragm

Voice & Diction 2. ______ Phonation larynx or voice box, rests on top of the wind q The ______ pipe or trachea _______ and serves as a _____ valve into the breathing mechanism. vocal folds The _____ glotis and _____: q n n The folds can be brought together by muscular ________ movement air to close the glotis ____ and thus stop the passage of ___. Breath/air _______ vibrates the partly closed folds and sets up ______. sound waves

Voice & Diction 3. ______ Resonation q The _____, nose ____ pharynx (throat) and ______ sinus q cavities are resonators. The resonators produce the tone ____. Articulation 4. ______ q Consonant _____ sounds are made. q The articulators are: Lips, teeth, tongue, palate and jaw q There is a tendency to drop endings of words: t, g, ng, s, th

Voice & Diction q Parts of the body involved in voice production A. Diaphragm _____ - breathing muscle B. ______ Lungs - 2 air sacs C. ____ Trachea - wind pipe D. Larynx ______ - voice box E. Tongue _______ - articulator

Voice & Diction q Parts of the body involved in voice production F. Teeth _____ - articulator G. ______ Palate - hard and soft H. ______ Nasal Cavity - resonator I. ____ Pharynx - (throat) resonator J. ______ Esophagus

Four Phases in Voice Improvement 1. ______: Audibility the ability to be _____. heard Works along with ______ diaphragmatic breathing. tone of Pleasant quality the quality and ____ 2. _______: your voice speak louder thanwords the _____. (non-verbal aspect) Flexibility / ______: Vocal Variety we better 3. _____ pitch enjoy listening to those who have a variety in rate ____, force ___, ____.

Four Phases in voice Improvement 4. Intelligibility _____: how well you can be _____. understood q q q Articulation – speaking clearly!!!!! Pronunciation – look up a word if you don’t know how to pronounce it. Dialect Regions: a. Eastern b. Southern c. Midwest