The Voice

Our voice is important because it defines us as an individual; it is our voice identity. Every person’s voice is different from each other which make it unique. Our voice does numerous amounts of things for us and one of the things that it can do is detect how we are feeling. For example, if a person is sad, his/her voice would indicate that because his/ her pitch would be lower. This would occur due to the decrease of the frequency. In Dr. Patel’s videos, she explains the importance of our…

million Americans suffer from a voice disorder (NIDCD). Voice disorders are speech disorders characterized by irregular pitch, loudness, duration, and vocal quality that are inappropriate for an individual’s age or gender (ASHA-Def of communication disorders and variations). Voice disorders are broken into three categories: functional, organic, or both. Organic voice disorders are broken down even further into structural and neurogenic types. Structural voice disorders pertain to the a…

rich voice was stunning and full of soul. Smith’s vocal range was powerful, even though she appears to be a contralto. The technical proficiencies of Smith’s vocal sound appear to be controlled and clear. Smith’s voice filled the room, hitting one’s ears smoothly and was powerfully inviting. When comparing the voice of Bessie Smith to Alberta Hunter’s, in particular “Sugar”, both ladies had strong and powerful voices. However, Smith’s smooth voice is opposite that of Hunters. Hunter’s voice was…

songs. In a cappella music, the voices have no instrumental accompaniment, so the music solely consists of vocals. In my group, each girl sings her own part, and if she doesn’t sing her part correctly or loudly, the song falls apart. The absence of just one part causes the harmonies to disintegrate, or even worse, the key to change. During rehearsals, we practice our songs over and over again to avoid shifting keys.…

So in light of that, here at Union a vocal major spends a lot of time warming up their voice, practicing their assigned music, memorizing the words to their songs, learning how to pronounce foreign songs, and learning about the composer and writer of the song they are singing. Vocal Major’s spend most of their time in music practice rooms…

(2016), did conclude that MCT does increase roughness in vocal quality due to muscle rebalance in the laryngeal area after MCT; however, participants did demonstrate a softer voice which is a goal of MCT. Another benefit from this treatment approach is that it is one of the most direct treatment approach to improve individuals’ voices, which increases client motivation (Van Houtee et al., 2009). MCT has been demonstrated to decrease laryngeal pain in individuals with MTD (Reimann et al., 2016;…

Vocal exercises and management of breath are requisite to sustain the center-of-the-note (Miller, 1996). Further to protecting the health of the speaking and singing voice, singers learn how to support and manage their breath by adjusting the sternum and rib cage. Miller explains that the support of breath begins by breathing deeply to raise the sternum and rib cage to its fullest and highest position. Then, holding…

on. The author of Lord of the Flies, William Goulding, reveals that representative governments are what makes perfect societies through the neglecting of powerful voices in the novel and miscommunication between the older boys on the island. The neglecting…

adultery and is forced by the Puritan Society to wear a scarlet “A” on her breast for the rest of her life. a. P/V-Passive Voice b. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the main character Hester Prynne commits adultery and as a punishment, the Puritan Society forces her to wear a scarlet “A” on her breast for the rest of her life. c. I originally used passive voice…

The small isolette was my home in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for five months and three days. I was born at twenty-four weeks and one day, four months before my due date on January fifth. I was not alone, however. My twin brother was born on January fourteenth—we were nine days apart. See, my story is not a difficult one to tell, but it has changed slightly over the course of my seventeen years. I could go on to discuss how I’ve had sixteen extensive surgeries. How I only have one…