1. Voice & Diction

2. Voice & Diction There are four elements of voice production:
Respiration
Phonation
Resonation
Articulation

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

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

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

6. Voice & Diction Parts of the body involved in voice production
__________ - breathing muscle
______ - 2 air sacs
________ - wind pipe
______ - voice box
_______ - articulator
Diaphragm
Lungs
Trachea
Larynx
Tongue

7. Voice & Diction Parts of the body involved in voice production Teeth
_____ - articulator
______ - hard and soft
____________ - resonator
________ - (throat) resonator
___________
Teeth
Palate
Nasal Cavity
Pharynx
Esophagus

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

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