Voice Methods Class
MUS 158 01
Spring 09
Final Examination
Review Sheet
Your exam will have matching of terms, short definitions and 4 essay questions. One of your
essay questions is:
What is your philosophy of teaching?
General Terms: (Chap 8)
Actuator - breath
Vibrator – Vocal Folds
Resonator – Vocal Tract
Articulator (Additional Component
Of Singers)
Vocal Health: (Chap 4)
Predisposing
Precipitating
Aggravating
Polyps
Nodules (nodes)
Laryngoscope (What is it? Purpose?)
Pro-active things to do to preserve the
Health of your voice
Registration: (Chap 7)
Passaggio
Both Genders: Head/Chest
Males: Falsetto/Strohbass
Females: Whistle Voice
Diction: (Chap 9)
Phoneme
Pronunciation
Articulation
Enunciation
Diction
IPA (what is it? Use?)
Musical Theatre: Class notes
Major Rights Granting Co.
MTI
Rogers and Hammerstein
Samuel French
Tams Witmark
Be prepared to discuss the
HS Band and the HS
Musical.
Breathing: (Chap 5)
Normal Rate 10-15 per min.
Anatomy of Breathing
Lungs
Intercostals (inter/ext)
Diaphragm
Abdominals
Muscular Antagonism = good
breath management
3 kinds: clavicular, thoracic,
abdominal
Resonance: (Chap 8)
Definition
What are vocal resonators?
What is the vocal Tract?
What do singers do to affect resonance?
How does it affect change?
Hearing: (Chap 4)
Cochlea
Cilia
How do we hear?
How do we lose hearing?
How does hearing loss affect vocal health?
Anatomy: (Chap 6)
Glottis
Subglottal
Supraglottal
Bones/Cartilages (name only)
Epiglottis
Hyoid bone
Arytenoid Cartileges
Thyroid Cartileges (adams/eves apple)
Cricoid Cartilage
Abduction
Adduction
Synovial Joint
Acoustics: (Chap 8)
Properties of sound
Frequency
Amplitude
Timbre
Duration
Herz: 20 hz – 20,000 hz
Formant/Singers Formant
Simple Harmonic Motion
Complex Harmonic Motion
Musical inst of above?