Patrice-McCoy- Ch. 4

  Better Late than Never McCoy Ch. 4

The intricacy of the larynx is INCREDIBLE. However, because of that intricacy it is easy to overthink and try to control every bit of the larynx and one's vocal folds. In my mind, the purpose for this chapter is to understand how they larynx and the folds work, then an instructor can know what to teach or focus on to have the larynx and folds work properly. Knowing what the body is doing when certain sounds are made (like onsets, offsets, and phonation modes) is crucial in teaching. But it will be not help in telling the student to fix their aspirated offset they need to make sure they stop the air all the way and not let air pass through an open glottis. We cannot consciously control each muscle in our larynx, so know what it is doing and know how to adjust in other ways is crucial.