047 What are Plosives and Fricatives?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week, we will go through some necessary and exciting theories about sounds. After working with the basics of articulation, release and toning, the next natural step is learning about the sounds of words. In this show, we will divide our speaking sounds into two large groups, vowels and consonants, and we will dive into the mechanics of how these sounds are produced. Hop on and join me in today's entertaining technical interlude. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What You Will Learn In This Episode:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- The difference between obstructed and unobstructed sounds</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- What are short, long, and sliding vowels, and how we can identify them</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- What are plosive and fricative sounds, and what is the difference between them</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- What are voiced and unvoiced fricatives</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The main goal of learning to identify the elements of our voicing is to use this information to our advantage and produce lovely, expressing and engaging sounds. This way, we can avoid making annoying sounds on the mic, like extreme explosions from our plosives, which distort our words' sounds. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Join the Voice and Accent Hub</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/thevoiceandaccenthub"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thevoiceandaccenthub</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- The Vocal Arts Workbook by David and Rebecca Carey</span> <a href= "https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780713688245?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=CjwKCAiA1aiMBhAUEiwACw25MQoCQN-Bbilj94XuIM6AGBN7LONglde46HhBT_Y-34153484FgIsiBoCm9YQAvD_BwE"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780713688245?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=CjwKCAiA1aiMBhAUEiwAC