When the opening of the epiglottic funnel is made smaller by bringing the arytenoid cartilages closes to the lower part of the epiglottis, the sound assumes a sharper and more penetrating and snarling character, similar to a cackle. There is an obvious comparison in Classical and Musical Theatre technique. This is evident through recent scholarly research. In 2014 research was carried out to analyse the different vocal tract shapes in different singing functions used in Musical Theatre singing.
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Storytelling is fundamental to the human experience. The greatest storytellers from Shakespeare to Dr. Seuss are credited with crafting profound works that capture the human essence. Yet these wordsmiths readily agree that words are incapable of fully expressing the entire spectrum of the human condition. However, I believe that music picks up where words leave off. Even before I learned to speak English, I learned the language of music. So, while other kids studied the twenty-six letters that made
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Courtney Bunn 21 November, 2014 101 C Causal Analysis According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary hearing is the “process, function, or power of perceiving sound”; now imagine if that power were gone. Hearing loss is a continuing problem in the U.S. resulting in 28 million Americans having some degree of hearing loss (Noise-Induced 1). There is not just one simple cause to this complex problem; hearing loss can be caused by multiple things such as a disease, aging, or noise. In this paper, I will
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When I was 5 years old I got an accident by car. Hearing loss was noticed at of age 6. My loss was discovered when I was 12. I have to wear hearing aids my whole life; I have to read lips to understand people (When you talk to me you gotta look at me) I was bullied as a kid. I was told I couldn’t do whatever I wanted with my life. I ignored everyone and did it anyway. I work hard every single given day. I can’t even imagine the fear of having my hearing aid batteries go dead in the middle of
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Mind wondering is a common listening problem that can result in other complications. A wondering mind not only diverts attention form the information that is being given, but it also can infer that the information is not important or relavent to the listener. The speaker can get offended or start creating a rough impression of the reader. Although, listeners can create poor impacts of themselves there is a feasible possibility that as the mind wonders the “listener” could be pseudolistening, faking
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encounters, it will be apparent that this experience has opened my eyes to genuine unwinding and reflection. Beginning down at my toes and working up through to my neck, I can feel that my body is shockingly exceptionally tense. As I lay and tune into the sound I see that unwinding my toes is very troublesome for me. My toes are twisted and I can feel that they are holding a considerable measure of stress. When I at last start to unwind my toes, I can feel a distinction in the sole of my foot; this disclosure
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and training facilities are good to have in our communities and neighborhoods for accessibility, training purposes, and government use. By reducing their sound, they would be more welcomed in communities, but this is the challenge that most gun ranges have not been able to solve. We should be able to discover the most efficient way to reduce sound decibels from an outdoor gun range. All firearms produce a blast of noise from the gun barrel due to the explosion propelling the bullet. The rounds fired
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“Meat” is a Podcast, which discusses the often-taboo issue of body image. The opening episode focuses on host Jonathan Zenti’s personal experience with body image; specifically his weight. Zenti effectively explains his internal conflict with his weight through implementing often-blunt and uncomfortable anecdotes, as well as relevant audio interjections; and for that reason is most definitely worth listening to. The listener is quickly made aware of Zenti’s unusually candid and comical narrating
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At the same time, silence could also present love. For example, just simply looking at a person a certain way, can capture their attention to the deep meaning of what one wants to say. In other words, silence could display pain, but also love, and sound louder than words while doing so. Believe it or not, you can sense more pain through silence than anything else. Almost as if silence speaks to a person’s heart, as opposed to their ears. It comes as a rush of emotions that are strong, almost as
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made out to be nothing but absurdly amusing. The play follows FBI agent Clarice Starling as she tries to get information out of Hannibal Lector to help catch the maniac Buffalo Bill while she deals with her own personal issue of trying to silence the sound of the lambs being slaughtered. It all begins when the lambs appear on the stage singing to the audience introducing what the play will be about. As the play develops, Crawford calls Starling into his office and asks her to go speak with Lector to
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