Post on 22-Feb-2019
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the power ofthe voice
Drs. Elizabeth Ebbink
Drs Elizabeth Ebbink voicecoachelizabethebbink@gmail.com @elizabethstem
Elizabeth Ebbink
the strings - vocal chords
the bow - the breath
the violin case - the head and body
the voice as an instrument
tekst
describe a voice
loud soft
fast slow
high low
sharp hoarse
varied melody monotonous melody
melody ends higher melodie ends lower
streaming sound intermittend sound
pauses long pauses short of non existent
variation repetition
Anatomie strottenhoofdanatomy of the larynx
1. adam’s apple2. vocal chords3. thyroid cartilage4. ligaments5. cricoid cartilage6 . location in neck7. windpipe
anatomy vocal chords
StembandenLuchtpijnpArntnoïdentekst
tekstvocal chords lungs
arytenoïds
sighing, whispering: semi-closed
breathing: open teks
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low and high: length and thickness
Anatomie stembanden – hoog en laag
low: long and loose
: 2-3 cm
: 1,5-2 cmhigh: short and tight
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resonance:where do you feel the sound
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resonancehigh frequencies:penetrating voice
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tekst resonancelow frequencies: Warmth and trust
diaphragm and lungskst
Margaret Thatcher in 1961
Margaret Thatcher in 1990
posture and sound
high and low• high voice without low notes• Beth Behrs
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• low voice without high notes• Yvo de Boer• Lady Gaga
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• High peaks: contact, interest, sociable• absent: indifferent, no commitment
• Low peaks: security, reliability, expertise• absent: insecure, uncertain
• Barack Obama Hugh Laurie
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high and low peaks
• loud: powerful• ‘decibel’ loud: clarity, comprehensibility• ‘air pressure’ loud: pushy, intrusive, pinched sound
• soft: small
• however:• Accepted power is very soft, very low and very slow • Nout Wellink
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loud and soft
sharp and hoarse• hoarse: intimate, personal, also
restrained and reserved • Joanna Lumley Lexi Gray and Mark Sloane
• sharp: impersonal, businesslike• Jeremy Paxman and Sting
fast and slow• fast: hurried, small, content unimportant• slow: authority, importance, content
• fast: youth, active, city: Otelli Edwards
• slow: tedious, old, country life: David von Drehle
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but also
what does your message tell us?
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what the voice tells usm als instrument:
loud: power soft: small, need support
high: kind, young low: expertise, older
high peaks: contact low peaks: security
sharp: clear, businesslike hoarse: intimate
fast: hurried, powerless slow: grand, content
To make instant connection imitate
tempo
pitch
volumeJeremy Paxman and lord Conrad Black
contact
fake male voice
• Kirsten Dunst Ann Hathaway
• Natalie Portman Michelle Williams
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role models for women• Angela Merkel
• Susan Greenfield
• Courtney Raya
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talent, mind
need, body
conscience,spirit
passion, heart
find your voice
Bron: Stephen Covey, 8th Habit
Voice
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reassurance: And they lived happily ever after
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin
connection with the audience
• Claudio Baglioni in 2001, live in Napels
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Ik hoor het aan je stem12,50 euro
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