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Vocal Pedagogy
Physiology of Singing
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Music
Undergraduate 3
09/19/2012

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abduct
Definition
to move apart, separate
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adduct
Definition
to bring together, unite
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amplitude
Definition
the maximum distance a vibrating body moves from its median position
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Bernoulli Effect
Definition
When air passes through folds, they adduct
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cartilage
Definition
tissue more flexible than bone
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compression
Definition
part of the sound wave that was pressurized
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constrictor
Definition
extrinsic muscles responsible for lowering the larynx: superior, middle, inferior
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cricoid cartilage
Definition
a solid ring located below and behind the thyroid cartilage
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diaphragm
Definition
large, dome-shaped muscle at the base of the ribcage, separates the lungs from the viscera
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dorsal
Definition
down the back
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epiglottis
Definition
the cartilage that covers the larynx while swallowing
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extrinsic
Definition
involving the exterior
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glottis
Definition
space between the vocal folds
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gola aperta
Definition
open throat
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hard palate
Definition
anterior bony portion of the roof of the mouth
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harmonic (partial)
Definition
a frequency that is a multiple of a given fundamental frequency - overtone series
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intrinsic
Definition
involving the interior
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intrinsic laryngeal muscles
Definition
muscles within the larynx responsible for abduction, adduction, longitudinal tension of the folds
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lamina propria
Definition
2nd layer of the vocal fold comprised of three subdivisions - superficial, intermediate, and deep
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larynx
Definition
cartilaginous at the top of the trachea that houses the vocal folds, 5 cartilages, and 1 bone
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lateral
Definition
toward the side - away from the center
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ligament
Definition
tissue more dense than muscles that connects bone to bone
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longitudinal
Definition
along the length of a structure
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medial
Definition
toward the center
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muscosa
Definition
synonymous with epithelium -bathed in mucus
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mucosal wave
Definition
rolling action of the folds during phonation - opening and closing from bottom to top
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muscle
Definition
tissue that functions to produce motion
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muscular antagonism
Definition
2 or more sets of muscles contact in opposite directions
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musical tone
Definition
regular sound waves
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mutational chink
Definition
adolescence breath stage - vocal folds don't fully abduct
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myoelastic aerodynamic
Definition
compressed air exerts pressure on the undersurface of the closed folds - assists with adduction
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noise
Definition
irregular sound waves
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period
Definition
one cycle of compression and rarefaction
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phonation
Definition
sound generated by vocal fold vibrations
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physiology
Definition
interaction and functional relationship on the components of living organisms
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pitch
Definition
frequency of vibrations
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placement
Definition
localizatiions of sensations with an appropriate lined vocal tract
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posterior
Definition
toward the rear
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rarefaction
Definition
the part of a sound wave that is depressurized
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relaxers
Definition
muscles which shorten and thicken the vocal folds
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sonance
Definition
characteristics of sounds that are NOT tone
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sound wave
Definition
cycle of compression and rarefaction an elastic medium
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strap muscles
Definition
muscles in the neck, head and shoulder region which stabilize and anchor the larynx
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tendon
Definition
the tissue that is more dense that muscles, that connect musles to bone
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throax
Definition
the chest cavity
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thyroid cartilage
Definition
Adam's Apple - sheild-shaped protector of the vocal folds
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timbre
Definition
quality of tone - vocal color
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trachea
Definition
windpipe
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velum
Definition
soft palate
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ventricle
Definition
tiny air space above the true folds
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ventricular bands
Definition
false folds - lubricate the true folds and are also used for coughing
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vocal pedagogy
Definition
science of teaching voice
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vocalis muscle
Definition
TA - thyroarytenoid muscle - compresses 2/3 of the vocal folds
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