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What is breathing needed for?
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It is fundemental to life and is also used to producing voice.
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What are the bones involved in the breathing process?
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The spine- made of twelve pairs of thoracic vertebrae that curve round to the front of the chest to form the rib cage. three pairs join to the sternum, three pairs join to the seventh, and two are unattatched.
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What are the muscles involved in the breathing process?
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The intercostal muscles- between ribs
Diaphragm- dome-shaped, divides the chest and the abdomen, attatched to lower edges of rib cage, the point of the sternum and the back of the vertebrae. Abdominal muscles- controls movement of the diaphragm |
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Describe inhaling?
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The intercostal muscles contract and move slightly upwards and outwards. The diaphragm moves in response to this action as it flattens out. This gives more space in the chest, allowing the lungs to expand which causes the air pressure to reduce. Air flow in through the nose and mouth to equailise the pressure. Then the abdominal muscles release and the lungs fill with air.
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Describe exhaling?
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The muscle converge simultaeneously to support the release of the breath. The abdominal muscles contract, the diaphragm risesand the rib cage returns to its initial position due to the relaxation of the intercostals. The lungs are compressed, and air flows through nose and mouth, powered by the abdominal muscles.
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What is support?
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Having the right amount of pressure from the abdominal muscles to create just the right amount of breath force for the sound you want to use. If you want to project you will need a more consistent pressure from the abdominal muscles.
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What is cavicular breathing?
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It is a type of breathing that is to be avoided. When you breahe cavicularly you move the rib cage upwards but not outwards when breathing in, holding air in the upper lungs and raising the shoulders. It happens when the body is tense and strains the vocal cords.
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How is voice produced?
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It begins with an impulse from the brain, stimulated by the intention to speak or sing. air is taken in through the nose or mouth, it passes down into the trachea and into the lungs. It is drawn there by the contraction of the diaphragm. As it relaxes, the abdominal muscles work to return breath up the trachea. The two bands of muscular tissue in the larynx close across the air flow. The out-breath makes the edges of the vocal folds to vibrate, generating sound.
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How do we turn sound into speech?
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By using the organs of articulation; the tongue, the teeth, the teeth ridge and the hard and soft palates.
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What is a vowel sound?
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An unobstucted sound formed by the changind shape of the mouth.
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What is a consonant sound?
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An obstructed sound formed by the use of the organs of articulation.
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What is resonance?
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When a note createdd in the vocal cords is then carried through various resonating spaces:
The pharynx- pharyngeal resonator The mouth- oral resonator The nose- nasal resonator |
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What is the pharynx?
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A long muscualr tube that extends upwards from the larynx. It is the first resonating space that it must travel through to reach the nose and mouth. It can change its shape to affect the quality of sound produced.
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What is the mouth?
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