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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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tekst

resonancehigh frequencies:penetrating voice

tekst

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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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