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1
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What is the velopharyngeal port?

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Doorway from velum? Back door to the nose.

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Name the two articulators.

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Lip, tongue.

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3
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Identify a prompt for retraction. (Widening FVF’s)

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Inner smile.

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4
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When true vocal folds are in a closed phase, is sound more or less intense?

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Less intense.

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5
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What is the function of the articulators?

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To shape vowels and consonants.

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What are the 3 main disciplines of Estill training?

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Craft, artistry and performance magic.

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7
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What structures relate to power, source and filter?

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Power: Lungs
Source: True Vocal Folds
Filter: Vocal tract

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8
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What is the glottis?

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The space between the True Vocal Folds.

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9
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What muscles are used in torso anchoring?

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Pectoralis major, Quadratus lumborum, Latissimus dorsi.

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Name and describe the 3 True Vocal Fold onsets and offsets.

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Aspirate (Gradual, Abrupt): Exhalation occurs before vocal fold closure.
Smooth: Breath and vocal fold closure occur simultaneously.
Glottal: Sound/true vocal fold closure occur before exhalation.

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11
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Describe anchoring.

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Technique where the bigger muscles are used to support the smaller muscles so that the smaller muscles don’t have to work as hard.

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12
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What are the parts of the tongue?

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A - Body
B - Tip
C - Blade
D - Dorsum
E - Root
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13
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Name the parts of the larynx.

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Trachea, Hyoid bone, Thyroid cartilage, Cricoid cartilage False vocal folds, true vocal folds, Aryepiglottic sphincter, Arytenoids, Epiglottis.

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14
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Name the two main cartilages in the larynx and their conditions.

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Thyroid and Cricoid cartilage. Both can be vertical or tilted.

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15
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What is effort key to avoiding?

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Laryngeal constriction.

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16
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What is your attractor state?

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Mid larynx, high tongue, smooth onsets.

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17
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In twang, what is narrowed?

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Aryepiglottic Sphincter (AES).

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18
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Changes in ______ makes soundwaves.

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Air pressure.

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19
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What can sirens determine?

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Passggios and full vocal range.

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20
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Name the 3 conditions of larynx height.

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High, mid, low.

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21
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In a high, mid, and low velum condition, what are the resonances?

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High: Oral
Mid: Nasalised
Low: Nasal

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22
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True Vocal Folds are _____ and _____ at low pitches and _____ and _____ at high pitches.

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Low pitches: Thick and short.

High pitches: Thin and long.

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23
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Prompts to raise your larynx.

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Scream, Imagine singing a very high note, or a short/sharp breath.

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24
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What is the vocal fold cover that can be used to reset the larynx?

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Slack folds.

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25
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What do the infrahyoid muscles do?

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Lower the larynx.

26
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What are the 4 true vocal fold body covers?

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Thick, thin, stiff, slack.

27
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Describe the Bernoulli effect.

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As air flows through the glottis, the true vocal folds get sucked together bringing them into vibration.

28
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What is an attractor state?

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Position of stability within the voice.

29
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Name the 3 main lip conditions.

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Protruded, mid, spread.

30
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Clavicular breathing is used in what voice quality.

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Belt.

31
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What lip conditions make the vocal tract longer/shorter?

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Protruded: Longer
Spread: Shorter

32
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What is another name for the velum?

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Soft palette.

33
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Voice use is a dynamic system. Give an example.

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It is a complex series of linked structures and lowering or raising one can cause another to change.
Example: A short clavicular breath will raise the larynx.

34
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Name and describe the breathing technique used for singing.

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Recoil. A sensation of breath rushing through the body without actively having to take a breath.

35
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Name the 6 Estill voice qualities.

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Speech, sob, falsetto, twang, belt, opera.

36
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Give 3 relaxation movements.

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  • Tongue rolling
  • Roll tongue around teeth
  • Head and neck rolling
  • Chewing
  • Lip and tongue trills
37
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Describe myroning.

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Sirening whilst mouthing the words.

38
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What do the suprahyoid muscles do?

A

Raise the larynx.

39
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What structure has it’s roots at the front of the throat and what 3 conditions can it be placed in?

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Tongue: High, mid and low.

40
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Prompts to lower your larynx.

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Gasp, imagine singing a very low note, opera singer.

41
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Name the TVF onset and body cover used to achieve speech quality.

A

Glottal and thick.

42
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What structure can be found in a mid, constricted and retracted state?

A

False vocal folds.

43
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Name the 2 compulsory anchoring figures and their conditions.

A

Head and neck anchoring, and torso anchoring.

Conditions: anchored and relaxed.

44
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Describe effort.

A

Effort is how hard the muscles are working and where they are working on a scale of 1 to 10.

45
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What is the subglottis?

A

Pressure below the True Vocal Folds.

46
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Name the intrinsic pharyngeal cartilage that closes to deflect food and water down the esophagus.

A

Epiglottis.

47
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What is volume linked to?

A

The pressure of breath below the folds.

thicker folds = louder, thinner folds = quieter

48
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What and where are the sternoclidomastoids (SCM)?

A

What?: Muscles that help support head and neck anchoring.

Where?: Behind the skull and run to the neck underneath the ears and connect to the chest.

49
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What is the importance of the FVF figure for vocal health.

A

FVF’s can retract to prevent constriction and straining which could cause nodules.

50
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Name the 4 jaw conditions.

A

Forward, mid, back, dropped.

51
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Identify the prompts to find the 3 larynx height conditions.

A

Mid: Breath quietly/gently.
High: Prepare for a high note/silent scream.
Low: Prepare for a low note/sob/laugh silently.

52
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The Effect that Thyroid and Cricoid tilt has on the TVF’s.

A

Thyroid - Thins the vocal folds.

Cricoid - Thickens the vocal folds.

53
Q

Relaxation maneuvers.

Vocal folds, face and lips, tongue, jaw, breathing muscles.

A
  • Breath to relieve tension in vocal folds.
  • Massage face and lips.
  • Roll tongue around teeth.
  • Chew
  • Speak normally
  • Sing NG
  • Walk briskly
54
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Describe filter.

A

Vocal tract (Filter) processes frequency of sound into patterns recognised as vowels.

55
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Describe source.

A

TVF’s (Source) vibrations create pitch and tone.

56
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Describe power.

A

Breath (Power) draws the TVF’s into vibration.

57
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Too much effort is…?

A

Tension.

58
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What is kinaesthetic perception?

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When the body indicates where the muscles are working an how hard they are working.

59
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What is MCVE?

A

Most Comfortable Vocal Effort.

60
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What is the primary function of the larynx

A

Respiration/breathing.

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