Test 3

Question 0

Singing and speaking

Answer 0

Basic mechanism is the same but speech generally moves at a faster rate and singing has more extended vowels and is generally at a higher decibel level. Good speech is a foundation for good singing and passing from one to the other with apparent ease is a necessary skill for a professional.

Question 1

Voiced/unvoiced consonant

Answer 1

Voiced requires vocal fold vibration. Unvoiced does not. There are nine pairs with articulators in same position but are determined by presence of vocal cold vibration.

Question 2

Common speech faults

Answer 2

Pitch, quantity, rate.

Breathing and support, quality, articulation

Question 3

Pitch faults

Answer 3

Speaking too high, too low, too restricted a range, speaking in stereotyped pitch patterns

Question 4

Quantity faults

Answer 4

Too softly, too loudly, too much variation of force

Question 5

Rate faults

Answer 5

Too fast, too slow, too much variation of rate

Question 6

4 vocal tech areas that coordinate

Answer 6

Extending vocal range, developing flexibility and agility, balanced vibrato, consistent vocal production

Question 7

How and when falsetto.

Answer 7

Use of falsetto as a means of developing the upper mart of the modal voice

Question 8

Falsetto excercies

Answer 8

Start softly move down to transition, loud falsetto pushed over into modal voice, start low in modal voice and jump two octaves

Question 9

Vibrato faults and causes

Answer 9

Rate, extent, respiratory energy.

Excessive laryngeal tension, unbalanced breath support

Question 10

Bleat, straight tone wobble

Answer 10

Bleat- pulling of ab muscles must be reduced, support mechanism brought into balance. Vocal folds in continuous phonation

Straight tone- laryngeal tension, they may hold back deliberately. Alternate two half pitches slowly gradually getting faster

Wobble- lack of vocal and physical excercise