Lesson 5- Theory Phonation Flashcards
What is phonation?
Phonation is vocal fold vibration
Phonation is the production of ______.
voice
The Larynx is the ____ source.
sound
Name the 2 main types of phonation that you can get.
voiced or voiceless
What is the glottis also known as?
The vocal folds
Name the 3 states of the glottis.
Closed, Open and Intermittent.
What is the intermittent state of the vocal folds normally referred to as?
Vocal Cord Vibration
What is the theory of phonation called?
The Aerodynamic Myoelastic Theory of Phonation
Name the 5 stages in the cycle of the Aerodynamic Myoelastic Theory Of Phonation.
- The vocal folds are subjected to PRESSURE
2.The vocal folds ABDUCT (separate)
3.Subject to the BERNOULLI EFFECT
4.Vocal folds ADDUCT (come together)
5.Glottis closes
CYCLE REPEATS
When air goes faster it creates a _____ effect. What is this called?
Suction.
The Bernoulli effect
Due to the Bernoulli effect gas/liquid ____ when it flows through a narrow space.
accelerates
Where there is a pressure drop there is normally _____/________.
suction/rarefaction
what 3 conditions are needed for the Bernoulli effect in speech?
Pulmonic airflow
Narrowed Glottis
air pressure drop
The vocal folds will ____ under pressure.
part
Why do the vocal folds tend to push back once they have parted?
due to the Bernoulli effect
The Bernoulli effect-
- Vocal folds are subjected to ______.
- Folds _____.
- Subject to _____ _____.
- Folds push _____ ______.
- Folds eventually ____.
Pressure Part Bernoulli effect slightly together close
In the voiced phonation type, _____ _____ can open and close ____ to ______ times per sec.
vocal folds, 80 to 500
When the vocal folds open and close 80 times per sec, what pitch will the speakers voice be?
Low
If the vocal folds open and close 500 times per sec, the speaker will have a _____ ______ voice.
high pitched
Name the 6 different phonation types.
Voice, Breath, Creak, Whisper, Harsh and Falsetto.
Voice Phonation is the _____ opening and closing of the ______ ______.
periodic, vocal folds
If you have purely Voice Phonation you will have a _____ voice.
modal
A modal voice is a ____ mode of ___.
neutral, phonation
Modal voices have ____ vibration and no audible ____ noises.
periodic, friction
Other phonation types _______ with Voice.
combine
Breath can be combined with ______.
voice
Describe the vocal folds in Breath Phonation.
The vocal folds vibrate without closing
The vocal cords in a breathy voice can be described as ____ in the _____.
flapping, breeze
In Breath Phonation, what speed does the air flow?
The air flows very fast.
If you have a very soft/fairy like voice, part of your phonation can be described as _______.
Breathy
When you produce a voiceless sound the glottis is ____, there is no audible ____ from the vocal folds and there is _____ _____ _______. The only noise is from the _____ cavity.
open, noise, low volume velocity. oral.
What voice has a triangular opening (less than 25% of the glottis)?
A Whispery voice
In a whispery voice, what is produced at the glottis?
friction is produced at the glottis
A whispery voice can be described as a ____ and ______ noise, it is not necessarily ______.
hushing, turbulent, quieter
In Creak the vibration is made _____ and the vocal folds are ______.
slower, wide
Name a common type of creak (think kardashians).
Vocal Fry
In vocal fry/ creak, the vocal folds are strongly ______.
adducted
In vocal fry/creak the vocal folds are adducted causing the _______________________.
thickening of the vocal folds
What sound does creak produce (25-50 Hz)?
low frequency crackling sound
When is vocal fry/creak most common?
at the end of a phrase.
If there is very strong tension of the vocal folds, what phonation would this most likely be?
Harsh
In Harsh Phonation there is ________ vibration and _____.
irregular, amplitude
Harsh voice sounds quite _____ like.
goblin/troll
Describe Falsetto voice.
High Frequency of vibration where the vocal folds are stretched longitudinally .
Name the 3 auditory dimensions of phonation.
Pitch, Loudness and Timbre.
What is pitch determined by?
The frequency of opening and closing vocal folds.
If there are less cycles of vibration per sec, the pitch will be _____.
lower
Small vocal folds= ___ vibrations so _____ pitch
faster, higher
If you have a lower pitch of voice you are likely to have ____ vocal folds.
big
What is the pitch of vibration called?
Fundamental Frequency (FO)
120 Hertz is the typical pitch of a ____ voice.
male
What is the typical pitch of a women’s voice?
220Hz
A 10 year old child has an average pitch of ______ Hz.
330
A louder voice is a result of having a _____ space between _____ ______ during ________.
larger, vocal folds, abduction
What stage is longer if you have a loud voice?
Longer adduction
What pressure is loudness related to?
Loudness is related to the amount of sub-glottal pressure
The greater the sub glottal pressure, the ____ the voice.
Louder
What is loudness measured in?
Decibels
What can loudness also be called?
Amplitude
50dB= _____ conversation
quiet
_____ dB= loud conversation
70
How many decibels is the threshold of pain?
130dB
What is Timbre?
the tone or “colour” of voice
In timbre there is differences in the ____ of ______ ______ kown as an ______ _____
length, opening stage, opening quotient
What can low opening quotients be described as?
sharp, bright
High opening quotients are described as ______.
mellow
Name the voice disorder- variations in pitch and loudness.
Perturbation
Perturbation can be caused by _______, _________ and ________ factors.
neurological, physiological, acoustic
What is voice jitter?
Odd variations in pitch
What is the explanation for such odd variations in pitch?
Vibration cycles vary in frequency.
Jitter occurs in ____ speech but has markedly increased in _______ patients.
normal, dysphonic (hoarse voice)
What is variations in voice loudness known as?
Shimmer
Shimmer is the variability in ____ of ____ of the vocal folds.
amplitude, vibration
In English, phonation types communicate certain info but it doesn’t affect __________ eg. ____
meaning of words, boring/sexy
In other languages what can phonation type affect?
The meaning of words
Ageing results in ______ amplitude, more _____ phonation, ____ decrease (more in females than males), also both ___ and ____ increase.
low, breathy, FO, jitter and shimmer
The inference of normal functioning of the larynx (voice disorder) is known as __________.
Laryngitis
Laryngitis can affect _____, _____ and cause a ___, _____ voice.
pitch, loudness breathy, hoarse
Abnormal vocal folds/paralysis and voice mutation are both _____ ______.
development disorders
What does voice misuse cause?
NODES- the swelling of nodules/polyps