Producing Sound: Voice Box

Objective:
-Observe how your vocal chords affect the sounds you make
-Observe how your lips, tongue, and teeth influence the sounds you make.

Procedure:
- Pronounce the words in the list below to your partner. Pay attention to how you pronounce the first letter of each word.

- Together decide if you are stopped your breath when you are pronouncing the first letter of each word. Use a check mark to record the the Data and Observations section if the consonant is stopped or open.

Word list:- Boat
- Fan
- Kite
- pen
- sister
- Dog
- Vote- Gate
- Zebra
- Tone
Data and Observations:

First Letter	Stopped	Open
B	Yes
F		Yes
K	Yes
P	Yes
S		Yes
D		Yes
V		Yes
G		Yes
Z		Yes
T	Yes

Conclusion:
Is the shape of your mouth or the position of your teeth or tongue different when you pronounce a "d" than when you pronounce a "t." It is the same sound and position of your mouth

What is the difference between the sound of a "d" and the sound of a "v." D = tongue and lips --> V = Teeth bottom lip.

For which first letter sounds in the table do you use your lips and your boice, but not your tongue or your teeth? B, P

What part of the larynx is like the strings of a guitar? Your voice box.

Going Further:
Why are women's voices urualy of a higher pitch than men's: Men have a larger voice box than woman do.

Why, then, are the voices of young girls and boys of about the same pitch? Boy voice boxes don't develop until later on.