Vocal exercise - Speaking #5: What's your pitch pattern?

Anything you say has a pitch pattern. Changing the intonation and stress in your voice can give different meanings to the same phrase.

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[theone]

OMG this is amazing. As stupid as this makes me feel it actually works.

[kannan]

1.why Pitch important
a.monotomous and the listeners will switch off.
b.Different pitch will mean different meaning when communicating.
2.choose a phrase that i normally would use.
-for example, i need to feed the dog
3.say the phrase as normally you would but with lips closed.
- "mm" sound lets u focus on the pitch pattern rather than the words
-focus on sound internally
4.repeat the "lips closed "version and then exaggerate it.
by making lower notes lower and higher notes higher
5. open the mouth and say the exaggerated version.
6.Pitch indicates emotional state and intention behind it.
pitch also changes according to context.
notice how pitch patterns changes understanding and communication meaning.

[christinewennerberg]

I never said I stole her purse


Change the intonation of this sentence on any word you like, and it changes the meaning.

[YuriRadavchuk]

Greatly put. The trick is to internalize a bunch of different patterns to utilize.
A great source of pitch patterns for reference are audiobooks.

Now, after this video, I know how to collect and internalize them.

[icethea]

Actually helps a bit for trans voice. Raising and controlling the pitch and therefore the larynx/adams apple. Now I just need to reduce my vocal fold mass...

[THEMATT]

Here from David JP Philips's second account's playlist. This is amazing 👍

[michaelgannon]

The first time he said he sounded fine. Second time he just sounds aggressive and it just went downhill from there. I'd rather sound monotonous than have my nearest n dearest on edge I'm about to punch them through a window

[keegster]

This almost made me laugh, but it's a good idea!

[Nyck]

Watching this video to understand voice intonation. I need speech therapy for stuttering but his video is very good.

[lenink]

Woooow.... This just works...1000 likes

[JonathanAllen]

I have to go back now and watch the video over again as I've spent the entire first run through fantasizing about the woman featured here and wasn't really paying all that much attention.

[KravMagoo]

It's weird that adults are taking about this like its a revelation. I figured this stuff out when I was about 5-6 years old.

[shubh]

I'm boy and i have 2 piched voice how to make 1 😢😢