“Most people go to their graves with their music still inside them.” The idea was expressed by George Bernard Shaw and I found it in Barbara Mcafee’s book “Full Voice”. In my 20s, I was hunted by the conclusion that I have a Stradivarius but I don’t know how to use it. Years later, questions as What is my music? and How do I best introduce it in the world? still mark my existence. This is a universal human problem or wonder. Many of us feel the need to bring into the world what we have inside, to be authentic, to grow. Have a voice, give voice to your passions, give voice to your dreams, raise your voice, are all beautiful prompts. How do we do that, though? I searched for answers and I compiled information offered by 4 Ted Talk speakers on the subjects of voice and the better use of it. I also include information from one of the speaker’s book, Barbara McAfee’s “Full Voice”. In the first place, from our complex personalities, why focus on voice? According to Barbara McAfee, the voice is: “the way you sound when you speak or sing, an …show more content…
She developed the five elements framework, an opportunity to step into our full voices. Mostly she created the framework “by listening to patterns in people’s voices and noticing how they reflected their qualities as a person.” All this means that she exercise the vocal range by using 5 aspects of the voice, presenting an exaggeration of each one. She urges the readers or practitioners to pay attention to their own “brain rats” biases triggered by any of the voices. One of my favorite parts in her book were the questions she encourages us to ask about our voices. As what about them we like and what not, where in what moments did you feel connected to your full voice.Opt for curiosity over judgment. I will list the types of voices, their importance, and the exercises, but the information is better understood by watching her videos or reading the book. The five voices
Mary Fisher's speech on HIV and Aids was executed extremely well in almost every way possible. Out of all the aspects of Mary's speech, I felt her establishment of common ground is what made her speech so great. Pearson, Nelson, Titsworth, and Hosek (2016) says “common ground occurs when you and your audience share an understanding of the world”(p.246). Mary did a great job of sharing her understanding and views of HIV and Aids, which is helping to establish common ground with the audience. Also, Mary disclosed things about her personal life that made her establishment of common ground even greater with the audience. All in all, Mary’s use of common ground did great things for her during this speech about HIV
Distinctive voices of individuals is far much greater than just one’s spoken words; Isn’t it? Voices hold so much more meaning! It can be said to be one’s expression of their attitudes or perspective through body language or a series of actions. We can see that one’s unique opinion towards a subject is inevitably articulated through their unique expression which draws others into viewing the expressed perspective.
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Session #1: The speech language pathologist (SLP) modeled and role-played different types of voice tone. According to Jed Baker (2003), when demonstrat...
Style has been an integral component in the field of linguistics. Linguistic style refers to a person’s speaking pattern, which can include different features such as pace, pitch, intonation, syntactic patterns, etc. Styles of speech is learned, and is often influenced by location, gender, ethnicity, and age. As different cultures and sub-cultures arise, linguistic variations occur and different sociolinguistic styles come into being. Each style can index social meanings such as group membership, personal attributes or beliefs.
The human ability to perceive sound is often taken for granted and is erroneously considered, by most, to be secondary in importance to sight. It is true that our primary understanding of the world develops through sight, but sound is responsible for our ability to communicate with one another through both concrete and abstract means, as well as for defining the nuances that shape our surroundings. Without sound, humans would be alienated in their own uncertainty; unable to express the fears and aspirations which are common to our condition. Sound has the unique ability to transcend boundaries, cultures, and ideologies through speech, music, and the noises which we distinguish categorically through memory and experience. It is this transcendental quality of sound which Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck chose as a central theme in the film “The Lives of Others”. The film expresses beautifully the effect that music and language have upon our ability to feel empathy and compassion. The use of sound in the film explores the human potential for change and transformation from our basest instincts toward nobler causes.
Music has always been an important part of my life. Upon entering the fifth grade, my parents bought me a flute, at my insistence. After moderate success playing the flute, I saw greener grass on the other side of the musical fence. Singing just had to be easier than making music with a long metal pipe. My perception and reality did not exactly match. Singing has its own subtleties and complexities which are not readily apparent to the casual observer. Abandoning the flute for singing, I began taking voice lessons in the tenth grade. My voice teacher was very experienced and encouraged me to pursue my interest in music beyond high school. After much deliberation, I decided to major in voice during college. This path would be fraught with unforeseen difficulties and exciting challenges.
Hancock, A. B., Krissinger, J., & Owen, K. (2011). Voice perceptions and quality of life
These three forms of voice each describe a different manner in which society perceives voice. Accent, as explained by Dolar, is like singing. The different ways of pronunciation can make the spoken word challenging to understand because certain ways of speaking are different from the ‘norm’ of the society and what they are used to hearing. This can be an obstacle, but is overlooked once the accent has been heard for some time. Intonation is the second mode Dolar examines, he explains this as a melody, or a tone of voice. Intonation is how irony is expressed. When someone is speaking nicely about a topic, but have a rude tone of voice, then the voice is more important than the words. In this way, the tone voice overrides whatever words are being said and explains the emotions of that person more accurately in comparison to their words. The third mode is timbre, Dolar describes this as a vocal fingerprint. It represents how others can be known simply from their voice. People can still be easily recognized according to their voice alone, even when their identity or face is absent. Each person has a distinct tone, rhythm, and pitch of their voice, through these different components the person is identified. These modes explain all sounds that humans make and connect them to people around
Vocal elements such as pitch, projection, articulation, tone and pace are essential in the assemblance of a successful
Speech Sounds is A science fiction short story written by Octavia butler takes place in a dystopian setting. This setting allows the reader to envision the desperation The people in this world are feeling. Is this setting where to be different like in an urban setting or anything other then a dystopian world A great deal of connection to these characters could possibly be lost. The setting is reminiscent of an apocalyptic World similar to our own which immediately draws my attention and allows me to better and for emphasize with the characters. This being an apocalyptic world a sense of baroness and desperation due to lack of resources and sanity further drive in the notion that a lot of the people in the story do not have any of these qualities
Authors are challenged with the complex task of bringing an entire personality - including voice and body - to life, starting from absolutely nothing. As difficult as this sounds, they also need to have the ability to manipulate the relationships between characters in a way that seems lifelike and natural, as well as shape their environment around them in a way that will benefit the storyline and plot. The arguably “best” stories are the ones where the characters are relatable, share common traits with the reader, and seem the most authentic. This being said, some protagonists are easier
Music is one of the most fantastical forms of entertainment. Its history stretches all the way from the primitive polyrhythmic drums in Africa to our modern day pop music we listen to on our phones. It has the ability to amaze us, to capture our attention and leave us in awe. It soothes the hearts of billions, and it is so deeply rooted in my life that it has touched my heart as well. Everyday I walk to the beat of the song stuck in my head and hum along to the melody. For me, to listen to music be lifted into the air by the hands of your imagination and float around for a while. You forget about your worries, your troubles and find peace within the sound. Every chapter in my life is attached with a song. Every time I listen to a certain song, thoughts of my past come flooding back
The voice is our primary mean of communication and expression. We rarely last more than a few minutes without its use whether it is talking to someone else or humming quietly to ourselves. We can use the voice artistically in many ways. For example, singing carries the rhythm and melody of speech. It creates patterns of pitch, loudness, and duration that tie together syllables, phrases and sentences. We use the voice for survival, emotion, expression, and to reflect our personality. The loss of the voice is a severe curtailment to many professions. It is affected by general body condition which is why we need to consider the location of the larynx and how that organ produces voice. Surprisingly, this complex biological design is mechanical in function. It is mechanical to the point that when it has been excised from a cadaver and mounted on a laboratory bench, the larynx produces sounds resembling normal phonation. (Titze, Principles)
Radio presenters are the fuel of a radio show. It is the presenters own voice that establishes the point of contact for the listener (Wilby, P. and Conroy, A.1994, 128.) thus connecting the audience to the presenter by forming a familiarity that keeps them tuned in each week. The presenters job is to read their queues and scripts to inform the audience, announcing is oral interpretation of the printed page (Keith, M. 2010) consequently they should not only read but connect with their audience by interpreting expression and feeling in their voice based on the content of the story. In order to create this expression and keep the audience engaged the presenters voice must be clear concise and without impediments for instance strong accents and higher registers are less desirable voices for audiences, with a lower register and a good microphone voice (Boyd, A, 1993, 136) the audience prefer the smooth tone and quality. This will ultimately...