Vocal Anatomy: Estill Voice

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Across
  1. 2. a.k.a the "soft palate"; the door between the mouth and the nose
  2. 7. encloses our lungs, diaphragm, and stomach; helps our voice sound strong and feel free
  3. 9. the "voice box" that moves up and down when we yawn, swallow, speak, and sing
  4. 11. the True Vocal Folds that vibrate open and closed to create a sound wave
  5. 12. the cartilage at the bottom of the Larynx or "voice box" and at the top of the trachea or "wind pipe"
  6. 14. the energy it takes to speak or sing which can be given a number
  7. 18. constrict, mid, retract; beside and above the True Vocal Folds; helps protect our lungs; moves when we speak
Down
  1. 1. encloses our brain, Vocal Tract, and Vocal Folds; helps our voice sound strong and feel free
  2. 3. located on the outside of the mouth; changes quality by making the vocal tract longer or shorter
  3. 4. the cartilage at the top of the Larynx or "voice box" that acts as a shield around the Vocal Folds
  4. 5. the breath from the lungs that moves air to the sound source
  5. 6. the Vocal Tract that shapes the sound waves into qualities, tones, and words
  6. 8. the start of sound at the True Vocal Folds
  7. 10. a muscle in the mouth that moves around to help us eat and speak and sing clearly
  8. 13. wide, narrow; helps us swallow and cough; moves when we speak
  9. 15. the stop of sound at the True Vocal Folds
  10. 16. slack, thick, thin, and stiff; the True Vocal Folds open and close in different ways to create sound waves
  11. 17. the bone that moves when we chew, speak, and sing