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The Art of Singing: The Voice and How it Works

An Interactive Classroom Experience for Adolescent Voices in Choral Arts Education

Daily Outcome Overview


The Primary Objective of this lesson:
1. To examine the voicethe anatomy of it and the vibrations that produce sound. 2. To determine what makes voices different and how to keep a singers voice healthy.

Students can: Explore the human voice through interactive activities. Learn about the anatomy and physiology of the voice and both contribute to the production of vowel sounds. how

Hear and analyze voices of various musical artists with recognizable vocal differences
Analyze their own voice.

Quick Write with Listening Activity:


1. Listen to each excerpt. 2. Choose five descriptive words explaining how each singer sounds to you.
(Three adjectives and two colors.)

3. Create a one-sentence statement describing your own voice. Be creative!

Vocal Terminology
Chest voice Consonant Falsetto Head register Flute or Whistle Register Diaphragm Repertoire Breathing Fach Timbre Sound Production Mechanism Formants Spoken/Sung sounds Hard Palate Resonation Phonation Soft Palate Register Larnyx Pharnyx Epiglottis Intercostal Muscle Vocal Folds Intonation Articulation Pitch Vowel Sounds Ribs

The Human Voice is

Interactive Activity: Ms. Randalls Balloon Technique

INHALE=INFLATE EXHALE=DEFLATE Singers take in air to inflate their diaphragm, and use air to produce sound.

The Body is an Instrument

Vocal Wisdom: The Physiology of the Singing Voice

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The Singing Voice


Respiration

Interpretation Articulation Phonation

Resonation

Interactive Activity: Vocal Vowels

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A.

B.

A. Phonation takes place in the Larynx, or the voice box. This is where sound is created and exported. B. Resonation occurs in the cavities of the head and chest, and is the sound is and altered on the articulators, such as the lips and teeth. C. The spine is divided into three sections: the 7 cervical (neck), 12 thoracic (chest), and 5 lumbar (mid-lower back) vertebrae. The sacrum is a spade-shaped bone that connects the lumbar vertebrae to the pelvis.

C.

Basic Vocal Care for the Student & the Professional


Tip #1: Vocalize, Vocalize, Vocalize!!! Tip #2: Pay close attention to your conduct in vocal situations.

Tip # 3: Pay more attention to your body and your surroundings.

Vocal Health & Wellness


Throat feeling dry and scratchy during the winter? Youd better wrap a scarf around your neck

Take Note of Your

Observe & Report

Lemme Teach You a Lesson!

The Student-Teacher Relationship


Ms. Sarah Reese is a former Opera singer , who has sung Madame Butterfly by Puccini, and graced stages in Berlin, Moscow, and Vienna. She was one of the first two black women to graduate from Furman University, where she studied voice.

Ms. Reese, a native of Greenville, South Carolina, is the chair of the fine arts department at Pendleton High School in her hometown. She also teaches voice at school, as well as private lessons in the evenings. Her student, Christian Chandler, says that, She sings like an angel.

Evaluation Eradicates Error

Progress Comes with a Process But

What Have You Learned?


1. 2. 3. 4. The art of training the singing voice includes breathing, posture, diction, and interpretation of vocal literature. The body is an instrument in which the singing voice is created, and it must be exercised and taken care of in order for one to exhibit quality vocal production. Observation and evaluation assists with the improvement of instruction and training, for the instructor, as well as the student. The student-teacher relationship is the most important aspect of vocal training, and it should be treated with as much care as the singing voice itself.

And, that: No matter what level of expertise you are seeking to achieve in the performing arts, it would behoove us all if our efforts are diligent, dedicated, and that our energies remained focused on achieving greatness, at all times.

The End

Works Cited Page


Doscher, Barbara. The Functional Unity of the Singing Voice. 2nd. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1994. 352. Print. Grossman, MD, Brian S. Anatomy of the Spine. 2012. The Official Website of the Southern California Orthopedic Institute , Van Nuys, CA. Web. Dec 2012. <http://www.scoi.com/spine.php>.

Bruss, Kelley. "The Greenville Online by the Gannet Company." Greenville Online by the Gannet Company. n. page. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. <http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20121201/LIFE/312010099/?odyssey=tab|m ostpopular|text|SPORTS>.
Mikey, Invisible. The Best Instrument (Part Three). 2010. Invisible Mikey/WordPress.comWeb. 2 Dec 2012. <http://invisiblemikey.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/the-best-instrument-part-three/>.

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