Voice

The laryngeal muscles of the phonatory system are comprised of a group of both intrinsic and extrinsic muscles. Out of these two muscle groups, the placement of the extrinsic muscles are what confuse me the most. The extrinsic laryngeal muscles are further divided into suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles. The suprahyoid muscles attach superiorly to the hyoid bone and elevate the larynx and hyoid bone, while the infrahyoid muscles attach inferiorly to the hyoid bone and depress the larynx and the…

“I am Esther –” The young girl behind the desk had noticed her assessing her appearance through the windows before she finally pushed through the tinted double doors. “– and I think you’ve made a mistake. Mordecai Asher, he can’t be… He’s been arrested? ” With little more than a sigh the receptionist rose from behind her station. “Robin” she called around the partition that separated the foyer from the rest of the station. “There’s a girl here, says she’s after that kid they brought in…

A joint subcommittee was formed in December 1994 and they addressed issues about second language speakers that are audiologists, SLPs and students that have a linguistic competence of English and have an accent or a dialect. Would this have any type of affect when doing procedures? Is there any research that shows that audiologists or SLPs with a “different” dialect or accent would affect those who need their treatment? “There is no research to support the belief that audiologists and…

High school gives the students the chance to engage with different sports and/or extracurricular activities, many of which are not classified as sports. Show Choir is a sport that many single out and classify as an extracurricular activity. Show Choir is a group activity which combine choral singing with dancing to tell a story. Various groups travel across the United States competing for trophies. The groups are ultimately looking to acquire a championship reputation. So, what makes up a sport?…

A Critical Review of Mace and Lalli’s Linking Descriptive and Experimental Analyses in the Treatment of Bizarre Speech Mace and Lalli were interested in identifying the environmental contingencies maintaining a 46-year-old man, Mitch, with a moderate intellectual disability’s “bizarre speech” and vocalizations. (p. 553, 1991) The article states that operational definitions are available from the authors upon request, but it does provide a brief overview of what constitutes bizarre/unusual…

The Voice Never Heard In the U.S. alone, over 50 million babies have been aborted since 1973 (Legal, par.1). The statistics on abortion are astonishing and they continue to rise every single day. Webster 's dictionary defines abortion as “a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus” (Entry 1). Some say that it is a woman’s body so she should decide what to do with her baby, while others say that it takes the rights away from the child. From every side, there are…

The American Voice The American voice is something very unique to America; people who are born here or immigrated here, use their own language to describe what this country means to them. America has long been a land of freedom, opportunity and equality, from the time of “1492, when Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” In researching this topic, I read many multiple different articles and watched a variety of online videos to learn what others thought of what this country has to offer…

On Monday, I had the pleasure of attending the Voice Majors Recital. This was the first concert/recital that I have attended at Queens College. I walked into the concert hall expecting to see a performance by a large choir. However, I was pleasantly surprised when the first performer walked onto the stage by herself. When the pianist started playing, I looked into the program and noticed the first song was in Italian. Katerina Hadjipavlis, the soprano soloist, began to and it was amazing! I…

10 most commonly used voice commands used when training a dog. Are you looking forward to your first training session with your dog? If so, you might be wondering what voice commands should you use. It must be a coincidence because today we’re going to talk about the 10 most commonly used voice commands used for training a dog. Dog commands are words (or gestures), which you use to teach your pooch to associate with a certain behavior – sitting, jumping, fetching. Professional trainers usually…

he publicizes the fact that he is the one and only voice to make orders in Thebes. This displays how Creon,…