Voice-over

For a large number of people, their experience with lab reports and scientific documents will be limited to a lab or two they are required to take in college for a general education credit. Skills learned in these classes will most likely be quickly forgotten and never used again. However, for those that work in a scientific field, writing lab reports is a fundamental skill that will be used time and time again. Lab reports can be used to express many different types of data and prove a variety…

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.…

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…

forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us…”. Lord of the Flies is a dystopian novel where boys are stranded on an island and have to create their own society. While their society starts out promising it turns into a savage like environment as time goes 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…

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…

and stressful task, because you are either passionate about many things or not passionate about anything. For me personally, it took me a while to figure it out, but by the time I got to college, I was sure on what I wanted to major in. I realized over the past couple of years how passionate I am about music, but even more specifically, I am passionate about singing. Ever since I was a child I loved to sing, however, I have not always been a good singer. With talent, there is always practice and…

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 working vocal cord. Or even that I was given about a ten percent chance of survival. There were wires upon wires…

nodules on the vocal cords can bring about feelings of fear and devastation. Though treatment is available, vocal nodules have the potential to permanently damage or change the voice, making singing painful and almost impossible. However, if one seeks treatment immediately, nodules can be eradicated. Nodules are formed when the voice is continuously abused, and among other symptoms, may cause throat inflammation, hoarseness, and the feeling of a lump in the back of the throat. They are diagnosed…

Voice of America Radio: Voice of America, otherwise known as the “voice”, is a government funded news source that provides radio, television, and internet broadcasts around the world. The Voice has successfully created dialogue and promoted liberty abroad since its beginning in the 1940s. It is important to understand the history of Voice of America in order to completely understand its impact. Voice of America was established in 1942 as a radio station that explained America’s policies…

A hypophonic voice is characterized as weak and breathy. Hypophonic voice due to unilateral vocal fold paralysis is a common voice disorders in adults. Another cause that leads to hypophonic voice is vocal fold atrophy due to certain neurologic diseases or aging. However, considering its prevalence among adults, treatments are limited. Treatment typically consists of voice therapy combined with behavioral approaches or surgery. Behavioral treatment includes exercises, such as vocal Function…