038 Articulation 007: Yawning and How It Can Help Your Voice and Articulation

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, in the shortest episode of the history of this podcast, we will learn to release and stretch the soft palate. We will go through the benefits of stretching and releasing this movable articulator, and then we will perform a cheeky voice exercise to stretch and release the tension of the naughty kid in the back, the soft palate.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What You Will Learn In This Episode:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Why it is useful to release and stretch the soft palate</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- The role of the soft palate in our voicing  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- How to stretch and release the soft palate</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The soft palate is exclusively responsible for a couple of sounds and serves as the back door of the nasal cavity. Raising awareness of our soft palate will help us increase and decrease nasality in our vocal tone, encourage oral resonance, and help us with the volume when speaking. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources:</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Yawning - A Critical View</span></p> <p><a href="http://baillement.com/voice/voice.html"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://baillement.com/voice/voice.html</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Yawning to exercise the face, throat diaphragm and voice</span></p> <p><a href= "https://parkinsonsdisease.net/living/the-power-of-a-good-yawn-exercise"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://parkinsonsdisease.net/living/the-power-of-a-good-yawn-exercise</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- The Voice & Accent Hub Facebook group</span></p> <p><a href= "https://m.facebook.com/groups/160080935058642"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://m.facebook.com/groups/160080935058642</span></a></p>