SUMMER VOCOLOGY INSTITUTE
PRINCIPLES OF VOICE PRODUCTION (3:201/25:201)
SUMMER SEMESTER 2005, 8:00-10:00, 11:00-12:00 DAILY
June 6-24, 2005
Professor: Ingo Titze, Ph.D., 303-446-4834
Textbook: Principles of Voice Production
by Ingo Titze
Principles of Voice Production may be ordered directly from
the NCVS. Consult the Publications
link for full details.
PLEASE NOTE: This course requires a working knowledge
of basic algebraic operations. Homework assignments may include a
number of calculations. A familiarity with the metric system of units
and with introductory level physics is advised. Bringing a calculator
is recommended to help with calculations.
|
Day |
Lecture |
Homework |
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Week 1, Day 1 |
Anatomy of the Larynx |
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| Week 1, Day 2 |
Biomechanics of Laryngeal Tissues |
|
| Week 1, Day 3 |
Aerodynamics/Breathing |
Homework for Ch. 1 due |
| Week 1, Day 4 |
Breathing/Vocal Fold Oscillation |
Homework for Ch. 2 due |
| Week 1, Day 5 |
Vocal Fold Oscillation |
Homework for Ch. 3 due |
| Week 2, Day 1 |
Sound Generation |
First exam 8:00-9:00, Homework for Ch. 4 due |
| Week 2, Day 2 |
Propagation of Sound |
|
| Week 2, Day 3 |
Source-Filter Theory of Vowels |
Homework for Ch. 5 due |
| Week 2, Day 4 |
Voice Classification |
Homework for Ch. 6 due |
| Week 2, Day 5 |
Control of pitch |
Homework for Ch. 7 due |
| Week 3, Day 1 |
Control of loudness |
Second exam, 8:00-9:00 Homework for Ch. 8 due |
| Week 3, Day 2 |
Control of loudness, Registers |
|
| Week 3, Day 3 |
Registers |
Homework for Ch. 9 due |
| Week 3, Day 4 |
Voice perturbation, Vibrato, Trill |
Homework for Ch. 10 due |
| Week 3, Day 5 |
Final exam |
Final exam, 8:00-10:00
Homework for Ch. 11 due
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GRADING:
Final Exam 30%
Test One 20%
Test Two 20%
Homework 30%
Also see the course study guides |
~ National Center for Voice and Speech, www.ncvs.org
