Pitch – the final countdown
In the final blog of May in our series about pitch, we further explore the topic by using a guitar as an example. Read on for more!
Pitch and volume
In our May series of blogs and videos we’re looking at all things pitch-related. This week is the turn of pitch and volume. Let’s dive in!
Pitch and vocal range
In our series of blogs about pitch, this week we’re looking at the vocal range we create when we speak and sing.
Pitch and vocal folds
This month we’re picking up from the end of last month to look at pitch and our vocal folds.
The Larynx: Vocal Folds part two
Last week we started looking at the vocal folds within the larynx. This week we’ll take a slightly closer look at the vibration that happens to create the sound of the voice.
The Larynx: Primary Sound
fter discussing power in last week’s blog, this week’s topic is The Larynx: Primary Sound. While the Northumbrian pipes we talked about last week made a droning (constant) sound, our voices don’t drone in the same way. We are always stopping and starting that sound. However it is that underlying sound that creates speech.
The larynx: Power
This month we’re going to be talking about the larynx and how it powers our voices. Now, without a carving knife and a willing subject, we’re going to be exploring the feel of the larynx rather than actually being able to see what goes on in our voice box.
Music and sound: Accent
People often tell me that I sound posh. Anyone who knows me knows that’s not the case. If you really listen to me when I speak, you’ll notice an accent. It’s not a specific accent because I’ve lived abroad and moved around so I’ve picked up different habits from different places. There are, however, some definite northern ‘twangs’ in there because that’s home to me.
Music and sound: Unvoiced consonants
We looked at voiced consonants last week, so now it’s the turn of unvoiced consonants. That is letters such as F, T and K. I’ll explain why they are unvoiced rather than voiced by using the same method as the voiced consonants.
Music and Sound – Voiced consonants
Voiced consonants is the subject of this week’s blog. Read on to find out what they are and how to distinguish them from unvoiced consonants.