Larynx and Voice

Strengthening Exercises

What is the larynx?

The larynx, also called the voice box, is the part
of the throat where the vocal cords are. It is
used when you breathe, swallow, and talk.
The larynx helps protect your windpipe, called
the trachea, when you swallow. The larynx
sits just below where the throat splits into the
trachea and the esophagus. The trachea goes
to your lungs and the esophagus goes to your
stomach. Pharynx
(throat)

Epiglottis
Larynx (cartilage covering top of larynx)
Why strengthen the larynx? Vocal Cords Esophagus
Larynx exercises help: Trachea (windpipe) to stomach

• Strengthen and increase the movement of to lungs

the vocal cords

• Increase muscle movement in the larynx
• Improve closure of the larynx when swallowing
These exercises can help people with swallowing problems or those with poor voice quality.
If you have high blood pressure, check with your doctor or therapist before doing these
exercises, as they may cause an increase in blood pressure.

Exercises
Do these exercises _____ times each day as directed by your speech therapist.

‰‰ Sustained Vowels
Sit on a firm chair for these exercises.
• Hold the vowels “e” and “a” for as long and loud as you can. Try to hold for 14 to 17
seconds. Be sure to stop voicing before your voice fades out. Repeat 5 to 10 times.
• Repeat the sounds, this time pushing down with your arms on the seat of your chair. Bear
your weight on your arms as you push. Make your voice as loud and smooth as you can.
Repeat 5 to 10 times.

‰‰ Syllable Repetition
• Say “ah ah ah” as loudly and clearly as you can. Repeat 10 times.
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‰‰ Glides
• Hold the vowel “e” and glide smoothly up in pitch. The word “whoop” can also be used.
Repeat 5 to 10 times.
• Hold the vowel “e” and glide smoothly down in pitch. The word “boom” can also be used.
Repeat 5 to 10 times.

‰‰ Diaphragmatic Breathing
You use your diaphragm to breathe more deeply and easily.
• Sit in a chair or stand up straight.
• Place both hands on your stomach.
• Breathe in through your nose and push out your
stomach, so you feel your hands move.
• Let the air out slowly through you mouth and pull your
stomach back in. Repeat 5 times.
Your voice may fade because you are running out of air:
When you start to feel like you are running out of air or you
hear your voice getting softer, take another breath in with
your stomach.
Practice these breaths while you read out loud: Reading
out loud helps you learn to use this breathing when you are
talking to people.
Also try: You can also use pinwheels, balloons, and your incentive spirometer to practice
diaphragmatic breathing.

‰‰ Good Posture
Good posture is needed for the best breath support for speech. It is harder to maintain breath
support when lying in bed or reclining in a chair.

Your speech language pathologist (SLP) can give you other activities to try.

Talk to your doctor or health care team if you have any questions about your care.
For more health information, contact the Library for Health Information at 614-293-3707 or
e-mail health-info@osu.edu.
© 2008 - December 29, 2017, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
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1.  Maximum phonation time
§  Sustain “ah”
• Normal loudness
• As long as possible
§  Minimum of 8-9 seconds for ages 7-adult
• For adult length utterances
§  Optimal is 20+ seconds
Step 3: Syllables

Me me
May may

Ma ma

Mo mo

Moo moo
Step 3: Turning voice on and off

Meet me Peter meet me

Mama Papa Mama

Moo moo poo poo moo moo

Mooching pooches mooching

 Vocal Compression:-
Aa.Uh.Aa-Aa.Uh.Aa-Aa.Uh.Aa-Aa.Uh.Aaa
EE – Eh (EYyeaH) Lip Tongue Soft
Palette
-ng sound:- 1. doing nothing; 2. f eeling strong (X) F,P,T,S,K ,F,CH,TH B,D,Z,G,J,L,M,N,R,V,TH
AaA-AaA-AaA-AaA-AaAh --legato [[[[[[ K-K ee-K ii-K o-Ku He-Hee-Hii-Ho-Hu
Huh-Huh-Huh-Huaaaah (Stacatto) Huh-Huh-Huh-Haaah (legato like Taming) C
Crying Gge-Gee-Gii- Go-Gu throat muscles responsible f or swallowing
1. Siren - Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ---------- Ugh-Ugh-Ugh-Ugh- Ee-Ee-Ee-Ee-Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh ]]]]]
2. Wah-Wah-Wahhhh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Leh-Leh-Leh-Leh-Leh-Lehhhh Lah-Lah-Lah-Lah-
3. WahhhEeeeeeeeh --- ---- -- -- -- gi.gi.gi.gi.gi.gee
1 Gu-G u -G u -G u -G u–Gu-G u------G u-G u-G oo g -- 11 J a -J a -J a------J a -J a -J aaaJ Gee-Gee -------Gee -Gee -Gee
2 Ga-Ga -Ga -G a -G a –Ga-Ga-Ga-----Ga-Ga-Gaa g -- 10 Ba -B a -Ba ----------------B a -B a –Baab
ya --ya --ya --ya --ya --ya --ya --ya ------ya -ya -ya (11ya 's) bla -bla -bla -bla -bla -bla -bla --bl a ------ bla -bla -bl a
MooM-Moom-MooM
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3 Mum-M u m------M u m-M u m-M u m - - 10 Da-Da –Da -Da -Da -Da ------------Da -Da -D uh
May.may.may.may.may.may.May meh.meh.meh.meh.meh.meh
4 No -N o -N o -No ------------No -N o -N o --1 0 Nay-Na y-----------------Na y-Na y-Na y

5 Ney -Ne y -Ne y-Ne y -----------N e y -Ne y-N e y –10 NehNe hNe hNe hNe hN e hhh
.meee
6 NaAh-naah-naah
Naa-Naa -N aah -Naah--------------Naa -Naa -Naa h --10 NiiiNiiiNiiiNiiiNiiiNiiiNiii
Expert village - Larissa
Legato: S m o o t h e ni n g of C o ns o na nt s : B oh - G o h - D o h -- B o h - G o h -Doh
Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma
-- B o h - G o h - D o h - B o h - G o h -Doh ( 1 - 3 -5 -3 -1)
Octa ve: Mi Me Ma Mo Mu
Gu-G u -G uG uGoo g pendatonic scale Dove Vocal Exercise
Ga-Ga -GaGaGaa g
Ma -Ma -M u mM u mM um ee yeh aah ooo vuu He HeY He HeY Huh Huh Huh
[i ee ye h aah vuu]
[zi-------- uuu -------------] YAWN+Warm-up Exercises
[zi ---u ---ee---u ---ee ---u ---ee ---u ---ee] Humming LipTrill
[ae---o ---ee ---o ---ee ---o ---ee ---o ---ee]
[zi ---u ---ee---u ---ee]
[ze---aah ---ye---aah ---ye] EEEEEE--UHUHUH--The Creek Vocal Exercise
[ze---o ---ye ---o ---ye]
ya --ya --ya --ya --ya --ya --ya --ya ------ya -ya -ya (11 ya 's)
bla-bla -bla -bla -bla -bla -bla --bla ------ bl a -bl a -bla
(Da ga ba) Dah ---- (Da ga ba) (Da ga ba) Da h
Unvoi ced:
(Pa Ta Ka) Pa h (Pa Ta Ka) Pah (Da ga ba) Dow ---(Da ga ba) (Da ga ba) DoW
(Pa Ta Ka) Paw
(Pa Ta Ka) Poo (Da ga ba) Doo --- (Da ga ba) (Da ga ba) Doo
(Pa Ta Ka) Pee (Da ga ba) Dee -- (Da ga ba) (Da ga ba) Dee
(Pa Ta Ka) Pa y
--- ---- -- -- -- -- - (Da ga ba) Da y -- (Da ga ba) (Da ga ba) Day
(Ta Pa Ka) Ta h ( Ta Pa Ka)( Ta Pa Ka) Ta h
(Ta Pa Ka) Ta w
(Ta Pa Ka) Too
(Ta Pa Ka) Te e
(Ta Pa Ka) Ta y
--- ---- -- -- -- -- --
(Ka Pa Ta) Ka h ( Ka Pa Ta)( Ka Pa Ta) Ka h
(Ka Pa Ta) Kaw
(Ka Pa Ta) Koo
(Ka Pa Ta) Kee
(Ka Pa Ta) Ka y
 YAWN 10, 20, 30 times TAH VAH ZAH Tongue Trill

mah nah lah thah vah zah

 NG sounds for Soft Palette & Opening the mouth
Ah - (Ma h na h la h) Ma h (Ma h na h la h) (Ma h na h la h) Ma h
moh noh loh thoh voh zoh

Ay - Ma y na y la y (Ma y na y la y)(Ma y na y la y) Ma y moo noo loo thoo voo zoo

mee nee lee thee vee zee

Aw - Maw naw law (Maw naw law)(Maw naw law) Maw
may nay lay thay vay zay
E e -Mee nee lee ( Mee nee lee)( Mee nee lee) Mee

Oo -Moo noo loo (Moo noo loo)(Moo noo loo) Moo RUBEN: B ,D,G, M,N,L R,J, V,TH
Voi ced: BA DA GA
(Ba da ga) Ba h Be (Ba da ga)(Ba da ga) Ba h Lip Trill
(Ba da ga) Baw Bay (Ba da ga)(Ba da ga) Baw
1 bah dah gah pah dah gah ||
(Ba da ga) Boo Bah (Ba da ga)(Ba da ga) Boo
(Ba da ga) Bee (Ba da ga)(Ba da ga) Bee 2 boh doh goh poh doh goh ||
Boo
(Ba da ga) Ba y (Ba da ga)(Ba da ga) Ba y
Buu 3 boo doo goo poo doo goo ||
-- -- -- DA GA BA
(Da ga ba) Da h (Da ga ba) (Da ga ba) Da h 4 bee dee gee pee dee gee ||
(Da ga ba) Daw
(Da ga ba) Doo 5 bay day gay pay day gay ||
(Da ga ba) Dee gada.bada-gada.bada
(Da ga ba) Da y
--- ---- -- -- -- GA
- DA BA lalilooli..zipidoda b d g m n l,Ta,Th v z, R
(Ga da ba) Gah (Ga da ba) (Ga da ba) Gah sa.ka.se.fa.ra
(Ga da ba) Gaw pa.ka.se.fa.ra
(Ga da ba) Goo wa.ka.se.fa.ra
(Ga da ba) Gee da.ka.se.fa.ra
(Ga da ba) Gay
baj.ka.se.fa.ra
Conso nant s: Voiced Consonant s: t hat ca n be sung: - B,D,Z,G,J,L,M,N,R,V,TH
(Unvoied) F,P,T,S,K ,F,CH,TH
L, M, N, R, Wa nd Y Ot her s: ng, t h
L, T,D, K,G la la la la lala lala lala
lalala lalala lalala
ta ta ta ta tata tata tata MNL
tatata tatata tatata
da da da da JRZ
dada dada dada
dadada dadada dadada
ka ka ka ka kaka kaka kaka Now, now pump-pump-pump-pum-pum-pump-pump it up
kakaka kakaka kakaka
ga ga ga ga Ooh Eeh Ooh Ah Aah Ting Tang Walla Walla Bing Bang
ga ga ga ga ga ga
Ba Ba Ba Ba Da Da Da Da Ph Ph Ph Ph Fa Fa Fa Fa
Ma Ma Ma Ma Na Na Na Na Th Th Th Th Ta Ta Ta Ta
Va Va Va Va Wa, Wa, Wa, Wa Sa Sa Sa Sa Sha Sha Sha Sha
Th Th Th Th Ng, Ng, Ng, Ng Ch Ch Ch Ch Ka Ka Ka Ka
Za Za Za Za Zsh Zsh Zsh Zsh B,D,Z,G,J,L,M,N,R,V,TH

La La La La Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha WohOo. ohohO... ohohOo

Ja, Ja, Ja, Ja Ya, Ya, Ya, Ya lalala.... la.la.la.lalala Wuh uh oh uh uh oh oh uh oh uh uh oh

Ra Ra Ra Ra Ga, Ga, Ga, Ga La la la la la la la la la la la la Wuh uh oh uh uh oh oh uh oh uh uh oh

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3. Stand Back, be gone 4. Away, away, Bounce
Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Bah 9. Sail on, sail on, Sail On and On
Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Baw 5. Whose there, stand hold

Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Boo 6. Charge, Chester Charge, All Standing On:)

Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Bee 7. The sea, the sea, the open sea

Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Bay 8. A horse, a horse my kingdom for a horse

10. Boom le, boom le, boom le; Boom
Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Dah An agile, angry ape addled up the avenue.

Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Daw "Beware," the bee buzzed boistrously, "Beware the bitter brew."

Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Doo Crying came the crone creeping from the cold cafe.

Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Dee Doubting Dan decided daring do's don't save the day.

Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Day Earnest Edgar eyed everything everywhere.

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Gah Frieda flamboyantly fluttered to the famous Flower Fair.

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Gaw Gilbert grabbed a golden globe, giving it to Gilda.

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Goo Harry's hurting heart healed whole, he hands his heart to Hilda.

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Gee Inside Inez's instincts indicated infamy.

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Gay Justin jumping joyous joined in Johnna's jubilee.

Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Mah Keenly keeping Kate off-keel, Kurt kicked Katie's kite.

Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Paw Lou Lou licked on lollipops while Larry lit a light.

Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Poo Myrtle made moist, Mango muffins mostly meant for Mina.

Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pee Naughty nighthawks noisily, narrowly neared Nina.

Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pay Ostentatious over ovens, Oswald ordered out.

Na Na Na Na Na NaNa Na Na Nah Peter poorly penniless prepares a peekish pout.

Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Taw Quails quoted a quandry quickly quarrel qualities.

Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Too Rita reads reciting Robert's rules to raw rookies.

Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Tee Silly Sammy seagull searching, slowly swoops sideways.

Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Tay Two-toned Thomas talks to Tiny Tony toting trays.

Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Kah
Uma utters undiscovered, "Uphold unity."
Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Kaw
Vera vocalizes, venting, verbal vanity.
Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Koo
William wonders what went wrong with Witchy's wicked ways.
Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Kee
Xander examines xylophones while xeroxing x-rays.
Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka
Yolanda's yellow yogurt yields a yummy yearning yen.

Zachary's zenith zones on the zodiac and zen.

 MOO.NOO.ROO.WOO

MOON.NOON.ROOM.WOOM
MOW.NO.ROW.LOW
MOAN.KNOLL.ROLL.LOAN
Continuing With Resonance Therapy Drills

b. One to three Reps Of The Same Pattern

Moo
Moo moo
Mow
Moo moo moo
Mow Mow
Moon
Mow mow mow
Moon moon
Moan
Moon moon moon
Moan moan
Noo
Moan moan moan
Noo Noo
No
Noo Noo Noo
No No
Noon
No No No
Noon Noon
Knoll
Noon Noon Noon
Roo Knoll Knoll \
·~. Knoll Knoll Knoll
Roo Roo ~~~~~
Row
Roo Roo Roo
Row Row
Room
Row Row Row
Room Room
Roll
Room Room Room
Roll Roll
Roll Roll Roll
Woo
Woo Woo
Low
WooWooWoo
Low Low
Woom
Low Low Low
WoomWoom
Loan
Woom Woom Woom
Loan Loan
Loan Loan Loan
Continuing With Resonance Therapy Drills

c. Phrases And Short Sentences

Controlled Phonemic Content

2 Syllables 3 Syllables 4 Syllables 5-6 Syllables

1.No one No one knows No one knows me No one knows my name

2.We know We all know We all know you We all know your name
9. Leave me Leave me now Leave me alone Leave me alone now
10. Will you? When will you? When will you know? When will you all know?
11. We're one. Where are you? Where are you going? Where are you going now?
12. We won When we leave When will we leave? When will you need mine?
13. What will What we need. What will you need? What will you name me?
14. Where now? Where are we? Where is it now? Where is William now?
15. What now? What time now? What time is it? What time is it now?
16. Where now? Where and when? Where have you been? Where have you been Noel?
17. Where's more Where are more? Where did Wayne move? Where did Wayne move Monday?
18. What's new? What's new now? What's new with you? What new with you Mary?
19. No one? No one knows. No one knows me No one really knows me.
20. Nine men Nine million Nine million men Nine million men and women
21. Need me You need me When you need me Lean on me when you need me
22. New ring My new ring Wear my new ring Lauren wore my new ring
23. Will you? When will you? When will you talk? When will you talk to me?

d. Mixed Phoneme Sentences Reading 4-7 syllable mixed phoneme sentences Then increase the length (as
indicated in your goal!) Obviously mixed phonemes are more functional than controlling the phonemic content.

1. They danced until dawn.

2. Do it your way form now.
3. I'd love to lose some weight!
4. I am an only child.
5. We're having a snow storm.
6. When will you take a day off?
7. How do you like your new job?
8. I'd love to go to lunch!
9. Do you want to go out tonight?
1o. Let's go to a movie!
11. Go ahead if you want to.
12. The power of persuasion.
13. I feel like dancing tonight!
14. We all need some fun at times!
15. They finally got married.
16. You can't take it with you.
17. Can you prove it to me?
18. Live a little!!
19. Where would you like to go?
20. Use your imagination.
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Short Sentences: 5-8 syllables
They danced until dawn.
Will you listen to me?
Just keep on trying.
You really sound awesome.
Do it your way for now.
What are you saying?
I am sooo hungry!
Uve a little bit
You really can trust me.
can you picture it now?
Happy Birthday to you.
Picture perfect condo.
Let me go over now.
When can 1 take over?
Go ahead, if you want to.
I'd love to get a massage.
The islands are paradise.
I'm not very religious.
Play it cool in there.
Where would you like to go?
No one smokes any morel
I am an only child.
We're having a snow storm.
The power of persuasion.
I played golfall day!
I finally got cable.
I feel like dancing tonight.
When will you take a day off?
How do you like your new job?
We all need some fun sometimes!
I'd love to lose some weight.
I want to go out for lunch.
They finally got married.
Working out is good for you.
How many are willing to wait?
- - - - - - - - - --
Leave me alone now.
You can't take it with you.
can you prove it to me.
I need to take a break.
You can trust me on this.
You can tell me the truth.
Your hands are ice cold.
You can close the deal now.
I love strawberries.
Come on over tonight.
Build it and they will come.
He works long hours at .night
I love Buttermilk pancakes.
I hate writing letters.
!11 have steak, medium rare.
Happy holidays to you.
Let me introduce you.
Use your imagination.
I accept the challenge.
I'd love to go to lunch.
Do you play the lottery?
There's no room for both of us.
'Time for a new president!
I'm leaving on vacation.
It's too hot for tennis.
I'm planting seedlings indoors.
How about a movie?
She is a great manager.
I know how tiard you work.
Meditation really helps.
Please answer the telephone.
We work well together.
I sometimes hate politics.
We're meeting 'fri the .North End.
I hate to cook for myself.
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1'-
/ 2-3 Syllables:
I. No one
2. Newyear
( 3. Rare wine
, 4. Many meals
· 5. Lawn mower
6. Nearly noon
7. Main men
8. Wewon
9. Will you leave
10. Marilyn Monroe
11. Nine miles
12. No more
13. New ring
14. Nine years
15. Nearly no
16. Million men
17. No memory
18. When will
) 19. Worry no more
l . _ - - 20. What will

4-6 Syllables:
I. No one knows me
2. We aJJ know you
3. Leave me alone
4. When will you know?
5. What will you need?
6. Where is it now?
7. What time is it?
8. Where is William now?
9. What will you name me?
10. Where are you going?
11. Nine million men
12. What's new with you?
13. When will you talk?
14. When will you all know?
15. Lean on me when you need me
16. When will you talk to me?
17. When you need me
18. Wear my new ring
19. What's new with you Mary?
20. What time is it now?
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4-7 Syllable (mixed phoneme)

1. They danced until dawn.
2. Do it your way now.
3. I'd love to lose some weight!
4. I am an only child.
5. We're having a snowstorm.
6. When will you take a day off?
7. How do you like your new job?
8. I'd Jove to go to lunch!
9. Do you want to go out?
10. Let's go to a movie!
11. Go ahead if you want to.
12. The power of persuasion.
13. I feel like dancing.
14. We all need some fun at times.
15. They finally got married.
16. You can't take it with you.
17. Can you prove it to me?
18. Live a little!
19. Where would you like to go?
20. Use your imagination.
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yourself to use healthier vocal patterns. PRACTICE 10 MINUTES 3-5 X DAllY until next
vi sit.

FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING

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m I. Inhale using your belly for eacb !Proper oosture. Reloxed chest. shoulders, neck . ond jaw)
2. Release your air os you speak each CAVOID HOLDING THE BREATH)
3. Begin ot o slightly higher pitch and relax !RHE.ASE THE BODY> as you soy the line.
4. Feel oral resonance (the buzt, vibration or tickle in/around your mouth) on eoch word

--1 5. Soften your belly

6. Slow and easy pace

:I: 7. Concentrat e witltovttlte elluiarleffort

8. If you become hoarse , strained or oravelly STOP. Reset yourself. Repeat and correct.

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MOON
MOON MQON MOON MOON MOON

-a NOON·
ROOM
NOON
ROOM
NOON
ROOM
MOAN
MEAN
MOAN
MEAN
MOAN
MEAN

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LOOM
YOU
WOMB
LOOM
YOU
WOMB
LOOM
YOU
MAIN
MINE
MEN
MAIN
MINE
MEN
MAIN
MINE
MEN

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HO ONE MAN AND WOMAN WHEN WILL WE KNOW
NEW YEAR WILLIAM AND MARY NO o-NE REALLY KNOWS ME
MANY MEALS WOiRY NO MORE NINE MILLION MEN AND WOMEN
RARE WINE HEARL Y NOON LEAN ON ME WHEN YOU'RE NEAR ME

0 NO ONE KNOWS
MARILYN MONROE
WE UN NINE MILES
HEARL Y NINE YEARS
WILliAM WILL KNOW
NO ONE KNOWS MAYOR MORAN
LAUREN WORE MY NEW RING
NO ONE REALLY KNOWS MY NAME

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LAWN MOWER
WILL YOU LEAVE NEARLY NO MEMORY WOW, YOU LOOK MARVELOUS!

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FOUR TO FIVE SYllABLE PHRASES AND SENTEN CES

WHERE ARE MY KEYS?
WHAT TIME IS IT?
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
WHERE DID SHE GO?
WHAT'S NEW WITH YOU?
WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
WHAT ON EARTH FOR?
WHEN IS IT DUE?
WHEN IS PAY DAY?
WAIT A MINUTE!
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
WHERE IS THE TONE?
WE LIVE AND LEARN
WHEN CAN YOU COME?
YOU ARE DOING GREATI
YOU SOUND AWESOME
VOICE MOV ES UP AND DOWN
MM HMM REALLY HELPS
MY THROAT IS FREE HOW
NOBODY'S HOME
MUSIC TO MY EARS
NEVER SAY NEVER
WATCH YOUR VOCAL PIT CH
lET GO OF THE BREATH
RElEASE THE CHEST
LET YOUR BODY GO
YOU SOUND WONDERFUL
YOU ARE DOING WELL
KEEP ON TRYING
KEEP THE PITCH UP
CA N YOU FEEL IT STILL?
PLACE THE FORWARD TONE
FEEL THE TON E BUZZ
PUT YOU TONE IN FRONT
FORWARD TONE NOW
TRUST THE LOW BREATH
SOFT BELLY BREATHING
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
HAPPY MELODY
A MEDIUM BREATH
A RELAXED BREATH
ANYONE CAN DO IT
EVERY BREATH IS SOFT
NOW YOU ARE FREE

SIX TO EIGHT SYLLABLE SENTENCES

RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AllOW THE CHEST TO RELEASE

LEAVE THE WINDOW OPEN
WILL YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND?
WHERE ON EARTH DID YOU FINO HIM?
WHAT IS RIGHT CANNOT BE WRONG
RELAX THE FACIAL MUSCLES
MOVE YOUR TONGUE AROUND A lOT
NEVER HOLD THE BREATH IN
FEEL THE BUZZ ON YOUR PALATE
KEEP THE AIR FLOWING AS YOU SPEAK
KEEP THE TONE FORWARD IN THE FACE
FEEL TH E BUZZ ON THE LIP S
OPEN YOUR BACK TEETH AS YOU SPEAK
TRUST THE BREATH TO CARRY THE VOICE
ALLOW THE SHOULDERS TO RELEASE

NINE TO FIFTEEN SYL LABLE SENTENCES

MONEY BURNS A HOLE IN MY POCKET WILL YOU MIX ME A SCOTCH AND WATER
HAVE YOU SEEN ANY GOOD MOVIES LATELY? YOU'RE MAKING A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEH ILL
lYNN'S IN THE MOOD FOR SEAFOOD TONIGH T WORKING OUT HAS GOT TO TAKE A PRIORITY
WH EN WILL YOU GIVE ME A STRA I GHT ANSWER WHAT ARE YOU DOING AFTER WORK TOMORROW?
V/HERE ARE WE GOING TO HAVE DINNER TONIGHT? WE GOT IN AT THREE IN THE MORNING
WHERE 00 YOU WANT ME TO MEET YOU TONIGHT?
YOU 'll NEVER KNOW HOW GOOD YOU ARE UNTIL YOU TRY
YOUR LEFT HAND DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT HAND IS DOING
Nasal words and sentence stimuli

 Mama, me me, new new, no no, inga inga

 Mama made some lemon jam.
 Nancy is a nurse.
 The monkey had a banana.
 Hand the mean dog some meat.
 The swing is neat and clean.
 Many men walked many miles.
 Amanda came from Maine.
 Santa came when the snow fell.
 Jane came in when the phone rang.
Oral sentences
 Buy a baby bib.  Dick took Patty.
 Pop a bubble.  Peter had a puppy.
 Purple paper  Buy a baby bib.
 Daddy did it.  Tell Dad to do it.
 It’s too tight.  Katy had a cookie.
 Go get it.  Go get a big egg.
 Cookie and cake  I see a black dog.
 Chocolate chip  Zippers are easy.
cookies
Oral sentences
 Sissy sees the sky.
 Shoes and socks
 Stop the bus.
 Should I wash the dishes?
 Zippers are easy to close.
 Jack had a magic badge.
 Chad’s teacher was at church.
 Check your watch.
 Chocolate chip cookies are delicious.
 Go get a big egg.
 On The Unmodified Version of the Gettysburg Address Below, Use
Diaphragmatic S!:lJ2Port For Your Inhalation Where It Feels Right To You_ ..

The Gettysburg Address

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
November 19, 1863

On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most
famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called it a
"monumental act." He said Lincoln was mistaken that "the world will little note, nor long
remember what we say here." Rather, the Bostonian remarked, "The world noted at once what he
said, and will never cease to remember it. The battle itself was less important than the speech."

Four Score And Seven Years Ago Our Fathers Brought Forth On This Continent, A New
Nation, Conceived In Liberty, And Dedicated To The Proposition That All Men Are
Created Equal.

Now We Are Engaged In A Great Civil War, Testing Whether That Nation, Or Any
Nation So Conceived And So Dedicated , Can Long Endure. We Are Met On A Great
Battle-Field Of That War. We Have Come To Dedicate A Portion Of That Field, As A
Final Resting Place For Those Who Here Gave Their Lives That That Nation Might Live.
It Is Altogether Fitting And Proper That We Should Do This.

But, In A Larger Sense, We Can Not Dedicate -- We Can Not Consecrate --We Can
Not Hallow-- This Ground. The Brave Men, Living And Dead , Who Struggled Here,
Have Consecrated It, Far Above Our Poor Power To Add Or Detract. The World Will
Little Note, Nor Long Remember What We Say Here, But It Can Never Forget What
They Did Here. It Is For Us The Living, Rather, To Be Dedicated Here To The
Unfinished Work Which They Who Fought Here Have Thus Far So Nobly Advanced. Jt
Is Rather For Us To Be Here Dedicated To The Great Task Remaining Before Us--
That From These Honored Dead We Take Increased Devotion To That Cause For
Which They Gave The Last Full Measure Of Devotion-- That We Here Highly Resolve
That These Dead Shall Not Have Died In Vain -That This Nation, Under God, Shall
Have A New Birth Of Freedom- And That Government Of The People, By The People,
For The People, Shall Not Perish From The Earth.
 TOWNE-HEUER PASSAGE

If I taka a trip this August, I will probably go to Austria. Or I could go to Italy. All of the places of Europa

are easy to get to by air, rail, ship or auto. Everybody I have talked to says he would like to go to Europe also.

Every year there are varieties of festivals or fairs at a lot of places. All sorts of activities, such as, foods to

eat, sights to see, occur. Oh, I love to eat ices seated outdoors! The people of each area are reported to like us--

the people of the U.S.A. It is said that that is true except for Paris.

Aid is easy to gat because the officials are helpful. Aid is always available if trouble arises. It helps to

have with you a list of offices or officials to call if you do require aid. If you are lost, you will always be helped to

locate your route or hotel. The local police will assist you, if they are able to speak as you do. Otherwise, a phrase

book is useful.

I have had to have help of this sort each trip abroad. However, it was always easy to locate. Happily, I

hope, lass help will be required this trip. Last trip avery hotel was occupied. I had to ask everywhere for flats. Two

earlier trips were hard because of heat or lack of heat at hotels.

On second thought, I may want to travel in autumn instead of in August. Many countries can be

expensive in the summer months and much less so in autumn.

November and December can make fine months for entertainment in many European countries. There may be

concerts and musical events more often than during the summer. Milan, Rome, and Hamburg, not to mention

Berlin, Vienna, and Madrid are most often mentioned for music.

Most of my friends and I wouldn't miss the chance to try the exciting, interesting, and appetizing menus at

most continental restaurants. In many European countries food is inexpensive and interestingly prepared.

Servings may be small but meals are taken mora often so that there is no need to go hungry.

Maritime countries make many meals of seafood, such as mussels, clams, shrimp, flounder, and salmon

or herring. Planning and making your own meals cannot be dona evan in most small, inexpensive hotels. One

must eat in the dining room or in restaurants. Much fun can be had meeting the local natives during mealtimes.

Many of them can tell you whereto find amusing and interesting shops and sights not mentioned in tour manuals.

Reprinted with permission from Heuer R, Towne C, Hockstein N, et al: The Towne-Heuer reading passage -A
reliable aid to the evaluation of voice, Journal of Voice 14(2):236-239, 2000.
 The Rainbow Passage

When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act as a prism and form a rainbow.
The rainbow is a division of white light into many beautiful colors. These take the
shape of a long round arch, with its path high above, and its two ends apparently
beyond the horizon. There is , according to legend, a boiling pot of gold at one end.
People look, but no one ever finds it. When a man looks for something beyond his
reach, his friends say he is looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Throughout the centuries people have explained the rainbow in various ways. Some
have accepted it as a miracle without physical explanation. To the Hebrews it was a
token that there would be no more universal floods. The Greeks used to imagine that
it was a sign from the gods to foretell war or heavy rain. The Norsemen considered
the rainbow as a bridge over which the gods passed from earth to their home in the
sky. Others have tried to explain the phenomenon physically. Aristotle thought that
the rainbow was caused by reflection of the sun's rays by the rain. Since then
physicists have found that it is not reflection, but refraction by the raindrops which
causes the rainbows. Many complicated ideas about the rainbow have been formed.
The difference in the rainbow depends considerably upon the size of the drops, and
the width of the colored band increases as the size of the drops increases. The actual
primary rainbow observed is said to be the effect of super-imposition of a number of
bows. If the red of the second bow falls upon the green of the first, the result is to give
a bow with an abnormally wide yellow band, since red and green light when mixed
form yellow. This is a very common type of bow, one showing mainly red and
yellow, with little or no green or blue.

From Fairbanks, G. (1960). Voice and articulation drillbook, 2nd edn. New York:
Harper & Row. pp124-139.
 Comma Gets a Cure
A Diagnostic Passage for Accent Study (Draft September 7, 2000)
by Jill McCullough & Barbara Somerville
Edited by Douglas N. Honorof

Comma Gets a Cure and derivative works may be used freely for any purpose without special
permission provided the present sentence and the following copyright notification accompany the
passage in print, if reproduced in print, and in audio format in the case of a sound recording: Copyright
2000 Douglas N. Honorof, Jill McCullough & Barbara Somerville. All rights reserved.

Well, here's a story for you: Sarah Perry was a veterinary nurse who had been
working daily at an old zoo in a deserted district of the territory, so she was very
happy to start a new job at a superb private practice in north square near the Duke
Street Tower. That area was much nearer for her and more to her liking. Even so, on
her first morning, she felt stressed. She ate a bowl of porridge, checked herself in the
mirror and washed her face in a hurry. Then she put on a plain yellow dress and a
fleece jacket, picked up her kit and headed for work. When she got there, there was a
woman with a goose waiting for her. The woman gave Sarah an official letter from
the vet. The letter implied that the animal could be suffering from a rare form of foot
and mouth disease, which was surprising, because normally you would only expect to
see it in a dog or a goat. Sarah was sentimental, so this made her feel sorry for the
beautiful bird.

Before long, that itchy goose began to strut around the office like a lunatic, which
made an unsanitary mess. The goose's owner, Mary Harrison, kept calling, "Comma,
Comma," which Sarah thought was an odd choice for a name. Comma was strong and
huge, so it would take some force to trap her, but Sarah had a different idea. First she
tried gently stroking the goose's lower back with her palm, then singing a tune to her.
Finally, she administered ether. Her efforts were not futile. In no time, the goose
began to tire, so Sarah was able to hold onto Comma and give her a relaxing bath.

Once Sarah had managed to bathe the goose, she wiped her off with a cloth and laid
her on her right side. Then Sarah confirmed the vet’s diagnosis. Almost immediately,
she remembered an effective treatment that required her to measure out a lot of
medicine. Sarah warned that this course of treatment might be expensive—either five
or six times the cost of penicillin. I can’t imagine paying so much, but Mrs.
Harrison—a millionaire lawyer—thought it was a fair price for a cure
 The North Wind and the Sun

The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger, when a traveller
came along wrapped in a warm cloak. They agreed that the one who first succeeded in
making the traveller take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other.
Then the North Wind blew as hard as he could, but the more he blew the more closely
did the traveller fold his cloak around him, and at last the North Wind gave up the
attempt. Then the Sun shone out warmly, and immediately the traveller took off his
cloak. And so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of
the two.
 Arthur the Rat

Once upon a time there was a rat who couldn't make up his mind. Whenever the other
rats asked him if he would like to come out hunting with them, he would answer in a
hoarse voice, "I don't know." And when they said, "Would you rather stay inside?" he
wouldn't say yes, or no either. He'd always shirk making a choice.

One fine day his aunt Josephine said to him, "Now look here! No one will ever care
for you if you carry on like this. You have no more mind of your own than a greasy
old blade of grass!" The young rat coughed and looked wise, as usual, but said
nothing.

"Don't you think so?" said his aunt stamping with her foot, for she couldn't bear to
see the young rat so coldblooded.

"I don't know," was all he ever answered, and then he'd walk off to think for an hour
or more, whether he would stay in his hole in the ground or go out into the loft.

One night the rats heard a loud noise in the loft. It was a very dreary old place. The
roof let the rain come washing in, the beams and rafters had all rotted through, so that
the whole thing was quite unsafe.

At last one of the joists gave way, and the beams fell with one edge on the floor. The
walls shook, and the cupola fell off, and all the rats' hair stood on end with fear and
horror.

"This won't do," said their leader. "We can't stay cooped up here any longer." So
they sent out scouts to search for a new home.

A little later on that evening the scouts came back and said they had found an old-
fashioned horse-barn where there would be room and board for all of them.

The leader gave the order at once, "Company fall in!" and the rats crawled out of
their holes right away and stood on the floor in a long line.

Just then the old rat caught sight of young Arthur - that was the name of the shirker.
He wasn't in the line, and he wasn't exactly outside it - he stood just by it.

"Come on, get in line!" growled the old rat coarsely. "Of course you're coming too?"

"I don't know," said Arthur calmly.

"Why, the idea of it! You don't think it's safe here any more, do you?"

"I'm not certain," said Arthur undaunted. "The roof may not fall down yet."

"Well," said the old rat, "we can't wait for you to join us." Then he turned to the
others and shouted, "Right about face! March!" and the long line marched out of the
barn while the young rat watched them.
 "I think I'll go tomorrow," he said to himself, "but then again, perhaps I won't - it's so
nice and snug here. I guess I'll go back to my hole under the log for a while just to
make up my mind."

But during the night there was a big crash. Down came beams, rafters, joists - the
whole business.

Next morning - it was a foggy day - some men came to look over the damage. It
seemed odd that the old building was not haunted by rats. But at last one of them
happened to move a board, and he caught sight of a young rat, quite dead, half in and
half out of his hole.

Thus the shirker got his due, and there was no mourning for him.
 The Grandfather Passage

You wished to know all about my grandfather. Well, he is nearly ninety-three years
old; he dresses himself in an ancient black frock coat, usually minus several buttons;
yet he still thinks as swiftly as ever. A long, flowing beard clings to his chin, giving
those who observe him a pronounced feeling of the utmost respect. When he speaks,
his voice is just a bit cracked and quivers a trifle. Twice each day he plays skilfully
and with zest upon our small organ. Except in the winter when the ooze or snow or ice
prevents, he slowly takes a short walk in the open air each day. We have often urged
him to walk more and smoke less, but he always answers, “Banana oil!” Grandfather
likes to be modern in his language.