Lecture 20

Question 1

Explain a simulatneous vocal attack

Answer 1

coordination of adduction and onset of exhalation (airflow) so that they are occuring at the same time

vocal folds reach a critical state of adduction just as airflow is sufficient to produce sound

most efficient type of attack

Question 2

Describe a breathy vocal attack

Answer 2

starting significant airflow before adducting the vocal folds

occurs frequently during running speech because we keep air flowing throughout production of long strings of words

This is a wasteful breath stream and not too efficient –> over use can give the perception of breathy voice quality

Question 3

Describe a Hard Glottal Attack

Answer 3

adduction of vocal folds occurs prior to the airflow

like a cough you seal your glottis and tense the larynx which builds up pressrue below the glottis and the release the pressure

produced most often when a word begins with a stressed vowel “Okay, I want the car!”

Miss use of a glottal attack is a hard glottal attck which can damage the vocal folds

Question 4

To increase the intenstiy of vocal production we need:

Answer 4

increased medial compression

increased respiratory effort

increased sublottal pressure