Chapter 9 Reflections
Chapter 9 Reflections:
Articulation: refers to mechanics of producing speech sounds
Enunciation: refers to the act or manner of pronouncing syllables, words, or sentences in a clear, distinct manner
Diction: is a general term that refers to using the prevailing standards of word usage and pronunciation
Each language uses these differently
The German umlaut vowels- These confuse me, I don’t know much about language so its hard for me to grasp and understand theses sounds
International Phonetic Alphabet: a worldwide standardized system for translating all speech sounds into phonetic symbols that can be read and translated back into uniform sounds of speech. – the IPA depends on understanding what the symbols mean, I get frustrated because I don’t know what they mean and the sounds they make…
Factors that determine subtle differences in vowel formation:
1. individual vowel characteristics
2. individual differences in articulating organs
3. gender differences
4. range of vocalization
5. peculiar dialects or accents
6. intended emotional effects
7. dynamic levels
I never really thought about vowel formation, I didn’t realize so much went into it, I especially never considered how gender and intended emotional effects changed vowel formation…
I have several friends in a high school show choir, and I watch them often…they sing a song with the word dance in it and they pronounce the “a� long…I was wondering why they do this…Does it have to do with diction, do they do this because of the way it sounds to the audience…
In elementary school I was in speech because, I pronounced my “s� wrong…I learned from speech how to correct this, but it is still a problem, I don’t always use what I learned but I can do it when I am aware of it… I am subconscious about this when I am in front of people I don’t really know, especially when I am singing. It makes me really nervous because I focus on what others will think…I try to hide it when I sing, but it is very hard to think about it when I have so much other stuff to think about