Voice! Flashcards
Is the physical process of using airflow from lungs to vibrate the vocal folds, producing voice.
Phonation
The acoustic signal generated by the larynx and vocal tract
Voice
When vocal cords are apart ____.
Abducting
When vocal cords are together ____
Adducting
Vocal folds will be abducted or open
Breathing
Vocal folds will be adducted or closed
Phonating
To create voice, first you inhale through ____ vocal folds.
Abducted
To create voice, second you ___ vocal folds.
Adduct
To create voice, third you ___ against adducted vocal folds.
Exhale
To create voice, fourth vocal folds are blow apart and rapidly vibrate. This is called ____.
Phonation
To create voice, fifth phonation is shaped by pharynx, oral cavity, and nasal cavity to produce sounds needed for speech. This is called ___.
Resonance and Articulation
Rate of vocal fold vibration (cycles/sec or Hertz)
Frequency
Frequency is perceptually heard as ___.
Pitch
Expressed as Fundamental frequency ___
F0
These people have 180-220 Hz
Women
These people have 120-140 Hz
Men
Longer vocal folds contribute to a lower F0.
Length
Thicker vocal fold mass contributes to a lower F0
Mass
Greater tension contributes to a higher F0
Tension
Sound pressure (decbels; dB) is known as
Intensity
Intensity is perceptually heard as ____.
Loudness
Everyone has a baseline intensity level that characterizes that person’s ____ _____.
Conversational speech
How well the two vocal folds work during vibration is called ___.
Phonatory quality
For phonatory quality, when its symmetrical with good vibration, this is called ___.
Normal Voice
Changes in VIBRATION SYMMETRY OF VIBRATION COMPLETE ADDUCTION FLEXIBILITY AND USING TH RIGHT AMOUNT OF MUSCLE EFFORT NOT TOO MUCH NOT TOO LITTLE can affect \_\_\_.
Voice quality
Rough, Strained, Monotone, Nasal, and Breathy are all examples of ___.
Voice qualities
When one or more of the three vocal characteristics n Frequency n Intensity n Phonatory Quality differs significantly from that of a person of a similar age, gender, cultural background, and racial or ethnic group.
Voice disorder
When the voice calls attention to the speaker in a negative way and detracts form the person’s ability to function in society is known as
Voice Disorder
In voice disorders, pitch can be affected , Habitual pitch can be too low or too ___.
High
In voice disorders, pitch can be affected by Pitch unusually and chronically low produced on tightly approximated vocal folds. This is known as ___.
Glottal Fry