SPCH 322 The Sound of Your Voice
This course explores the human voice from the perspective of production and acoustic characteristics. Students also consider the human voice via readings from the disciplines of physics, speech therapy, performing arts, personality theory, and media. Thus, this course is an interdisciplinary look at the science of voice. Students learn about the human voice from various angles, yet never lose the theme of the study of voice as a science. A semester project using the speech-analysis software in the MMC Speech Laboratory allows students a hands-on experience sampling and measuring their own voices. Students also write a research paper that allows them accesss to the professional literature.