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How is the voice produced?   Air moving through the vocal folds causing them to vibrate.  
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What is necessary for correct speech and voice production?   Good posture, relaxed body, proper breath, flexible lips & tongue  
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What hings can affect the voice in a negative way?   caffeine, smoking, dairy products, excessive shouting  
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where are the vocal folds located?   larynx  
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what are the vocal folds made of?   muscle tissue  
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what is controlled breathing?   Brief inhalation followed by controlled exhalation  
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Why is relaxation and warm-up important to good vocal production?   to stretch vocal folds and warm up that muscle  
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What is resonance?   richness of sound caused by vibrations which are amplified  
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What is a resonator?   1. oral cavity 2. nasal cavity 3. head 4. throat  
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What is nasality?   Sound forced through the nasal cavity  
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Which sounds in English that should be sounded through the nose?   M, N, NG  
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define quality   individual sound of a voice (Q)  
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define pitch   relative highness & lowness of a voice (P)  
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define inflection   gradual raising and lowering of a voice  
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define monotone   pitch remains on only 1 level  
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define volume   relative strength, force, and intensity of a voice (V)  
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what is explosive force   sudden sharp breath pressure like a quick shout  
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what is expulsive force?   steady even breath pressure (long sss sound pr normal speech)  
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define rate   speed at which words are spoken (R)  
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rapid delivery = what?   causes tension, excitement and expectation  
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slower delivery = what?   causes feelings of importance, serenity and reverence  
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what is the proper way to use a pause?   at the beginning or end of a thought group (usually where a period or comma is put in written words)  
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where do pauses come in a thought group?   they never come in a thought group, only before or after  
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where should tone be placed?   in the mask of the face (eye sockets/ cheek bones/ nose)  
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how is the voice used to produce emphasis?   by changing pitch, using greater force, and by changing rate  
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what is meant by "swallowing words"   1. muffled sound 2. keeping sound in the throat instead of the mask 3. not allowing sound to reach the resonating chambers  
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define diction   correct articulation of sound  
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what are the results of diction   clear, correct, pleasing sound that carries well  
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what are some habits of sloppy speach   1. muttering 2. mumbling 3. dropping sounds  
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what is the IPA   International Phonetic Alphabet  
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what is a phoneme?   the smaller unit of sound  
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what is a vowel?   a sound that passes with an unobstructed tone through the mouth  
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how are a vowel's tone formed?   with the lips, tongue, jaw and soft palate. Positions differ for each vowel sound  
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what are diphthongs?   a combination of 2 vowel sounds  
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what is a 'schwa'   an unaccented vowel syllable  
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