1. Vocal Mechanism Review What are the five parts of your vocal mechanism? diaphragm lungs vocal chords resonators articulators / shapers

2. Vocal Mechanism Review What is the name of the muscle that forces air out of the lungs? What is the muscle called that actually produces sound waves? What are the areas of your body where sound waves resonate? Diaphragm Vocal chords a) Mouth b) Nasal passages c) Sinus cavities

3. What two purposes do breathing exercises serve? To develop your diaphragm muscle To improve breath support What two purposes do tongue twisters serve? To improve enunciation To develop your articulation muscles Vocal Mechanism Review

4. --which are calluses on your vocal chords Over use of the voice with inadequate breath support can result in what problem? Nodes Why are nodes a problem? They cause your voice to sound raspy and be much less flexible. Sometimes this can ruin a career – Julie Andrews, for example Vocal Mechanism Review

5. diaphragm lungs Vocal chords Articulators/shapers resonators

6. So, now you are ready to take the test, right? Test consists of two parts: Quiz over what we just reviewed Tongue twister assignment Vocal Mechanism Review