Voice and Resonance

Question 1

Pitch is:
Loudness is:

Answer 1

Pitch: the rate at which your vocal cords vibrate together
Loudness is: subglottic pressure

Question 2

Is voice quality hard to define?

Answer 2

Yes, because it is perceptual

Question 3

Normal Voices have 3 registers they are:

Answer 3

• Pulse
• Modal
• Loft

Question 4

Breathy voice is created by:

Answer 4

Vocal folds are loosely approximating

Question 5

Abductor Spasmodic Dysphonia usually results in what kind of voice quality?

Answer 5

Breathy

Question 6

Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) is used to increase what

Answer 6

Loudness

Question 7

What are the three basic tenets of Voice Intervention?

Answer 7

1. Listening skills
2. Respiratory Control
3. Vocal Rest

Question 8

Interventions for Laryngeal speech include:

Answer 8

Pneumatic Aids (small circular device held over the stoma with connected tube to the mouth)

Electronic Aids (Neck and oral devices)

Question 9

What are the four methods of esophageal speech?

Answer 9

1. Consonant Injection
2. Glossopharyngeal press
3. Inhalation
4. Swallowing