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- Vocal cords (1030 bytes)
1: The '''vocal cords''', also known as '''vocal folds''', are composed of twin infoldings of [[mu...
5: ...uency averages about 125 [[hertz|Hz]], adult females around 210, in children the frequency is over 300... - Vocal percussion (1212 bytes)
1: ...ss drum, snare drum, and cymbal. Variations on these sounds can be used to approximate other elements...
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- Vocal cords (1030 bytes)
1: The '''vocal cords''', also known as '''vocal folds''', are composed of twin infoldings of [[mu...
5: ...uency averages about 125 [[hertz|Hz]], adult females around 210, in children the frequency is over 300... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ... [[16 October]] [[1793]]) Daughter of [[Maria Theresa of Austria]], wife of [[Louis XVI]] and mother o...
4: ... baby as "a small, but completely healthy Archduchess."
6: ...erdinand-Karl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
7: ...nsidered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
9: ...r in marriage - Marie-Antoinette (much to the Empress's amusement.) - Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
3: ...he [[New Deal]] and visited troops at the frontlines during [[World War II]]. She was a [[First-wave f...
5: ...Rights|Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]. President [[Harry S. Truman]] called her the ''First L...
9: ...s hand to her husband to be. Their marriage was blessed with six childeren, of which five survived inf...
11: ...scended from the Johannes branch and Franklin is descended from the Jacobus branch.
13: ...s an afront to Theodore Roosevelt's position as President. - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
9: |'''PM Predecessor:'''
10: |[[James Callaghan]]
12: |'''PM Succesor:'''
27: ...[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation that...
29: ... "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and formed a close bond with [[Ronald Reagan]]... - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
2: ...c.[[July 2]], [[1937]]) was a famous [[United States|American]] [[aviator]], known for breaking new gr...
8: ...she became interested in flying and began taking lessons from [[Neta Snook]]. With financial help from...
10: ...tape parade in New York and a reception held by President [[Calvin Coolidge]] at the [[White House]]. ...
14: ...dal of the [[National Geographic Society]] from President [[Herbert Hoover]].
16: ...nia]]. Later that year she soloed from [[Los Angeles]] to [[Mexico City]] and back to [[Newark, New Je... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...een [[Grammy Award]]s. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she is noted for her purity of tone and "h...
4: ... born in [[Newport News, Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She w...
6: ...to hire her. She started singing with Webb's Orchestra in [[1935]], in Harlem's [[Savoy Ballroom]]. S...
8: ...the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra."
10: ...ctly [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s voice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s. - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...nd she is normally ranked as the greatest female vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outle...
6: ...r gave full rein to Franklin's talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was yet to come.
8: ...with producers [[Jerry Wexler]] and Arif Mardin, resulting in some of the most influential R&B recordi...
10: ...it to number one in the UK pop charts - the best result being a number four with her version of [[Burt...
12: ...cal Performance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]]. - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
2: ...sh; [[October 4]], [[1970]]) was an American [[blues]]-influenced [[rock and roll|rock]], [[R&B]], and...
4: ...r completed a degree. There, she began singing blues and [[folk music]] with friends.
6: ...yled herself in part after her female blues heroines, and in part after the [[beat poet]]s. She left T...
8: ...m being withheld until after their subsequent success.
10: ...one of the leading musical stars of the late Sixties. - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: ...oni Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''Both Sides Now'']]
3: ...] and [[jazz]], to become one of the most highly respected [[singer-songwriter]]s of the late [[20th c...
5: ...xplain the unique texture to her voice, which was especially prominent in her later albums.
7: ... by other artists, "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides Now".
9: ...her stardom and its costs, both in terms of its pressure and of the loss of privacy and freedom it ent... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
2: ... [[singer-songwriter]] and occasional [[actor|actress]].
6: ... anger or resentment. Since the extraordinary success of ''[[Jagged Little Pill]]'', Morissette's popu...
12: ...idols, and said over the intercom at the front gates: ''"Hi, I'm Alanis. I want to meet you one day an...
21: With the help of her childhood mentor [[Leslie Howe]], Morissette released "Fate Stay With Me...
23: ... to [[New York City]] to meet with record executives, an experience that she would later write about i... - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
1: ...he_Very_Best_of_Sheryl_Crow.jpg|thumb|''The Very Best of Sheryl Crow'' album released October 2003]]
3: ...uri]], [[United States|USA]]) is an American [[blues rock]] [[singer]], [[guitarist]] and song writer....
7: ...fornia|Los Angeles]] and found work as a [[backup vocalist]] for many major label acts. She was recruited...
9: ...d other musicians to form what they called "The Tuesday Night Music Club." They would get together and...
11: ...o"; Record of the Year for "All I Wanna Do"; and Best New Artist. - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ... wider public for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professional Widow]]", her sole single to reach number o...
7: ...t and became her first single, released as a 7" pressed for family and friends. At around this time s...
10: ... a band called "Tess Makes Good" with "additional vocals by Ellen Amos".
12: ===''Little Earthquakes''===
13: ...anying singles were "Me and a Gun", "Silent All These Years", "China", "Winter" and "[[Crucify (song)|... - Hildegard of Bingen (14070 bytes)
3: ...]], [[1179]]) was a [[German people|German]] [[abbess]], [[Monasticism|monastic]] leader, [[Mystics|my...
6: ...o the church (as was customary in [[medieval]] times). Hildegard was put in the care of Jutta (sister ...
8: ... of her, "Write what you see". At first she was hesitant about writing her visions, holding them insi...
11: During all these years Hildegard confided of her visions only to ...
13: ...s also overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy and hesitated to act. - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
1: ...my Award]] winning [[Australia|Australian]] [[actress]], [[producer]], and [[singer]].
2: ...acNeille). At the time, her father was a cancer research specialist in [[Washington, D.C]].
3: ... four years old, when Tony Kidman took on a lectureship at the [[University of Technology, Sydney]].
8: ...s Kidman concentrated on her family responsibilities until her mother's recovery.
10: ...alm]]'' which gained her notice in the United States. - Larynx (2361 bytes)
1: ...upper tract splits into the [[trachea]] and the [[esophagus]].
4: ...in the body; it is not 'attached' to any other bones. The [[epiglottis]] is another cartilage that ext...
6: ...em close together during sound production. The lowest portion of the larynx is the subglottis.
9: ...geal nerve]] (subglottis and muscles), both branches of the [[vagus nerve]].
11: ... the larynx, while articulation of the sound derives from the use of [[teeth]], [[tongue]], [[palate]]... - Tongue (3711 bytes)
1: ...x|Many animals have longer and more flexible tongues than humans.]]
2: ...scles on the floor of the [[mouth]] that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing. It is one of the...
6: ...also observed diagnostically in [[traditional Chinese medicine]].
8: ...ndible]] and the [[styloid process|styloid processes]] of the [[temporal bone]].
10: ...o supporting [[skeletal]] structures for the muscles, the tongue is an example of a [[muscular hydrost... - Music (16462 bytes)
1: ...age:Music_animation.gif|thumb|200px|Clip Art courtesy of
7: ==Types of Musical Instruments==
16: ...ial location or the movement in space of sounds, gesture, and dance. [[Silence]] is also often conside...
18: ...ects included as music vary, their importance varies. For instance, melody and harmony are often consi...
20: ...c is heard, understood, even learned." <sup>[[#Notes|6]]</sup> - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...[[sheet music]]) to any organized sound(s). The question of what the art form called music actually co...
4: ...an any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses.
8: In the European [[Middle Ages]], [[musica]] was part of the mathematical [[quad...
10: ...resulted the romantic idea of a music of the spheres.
12: ...—some of which are very much in vogue in [[Western society]] today. - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ...more information, see [[United Nations member states]].
3: ...l these obligations. The General Assembly determines admission upon recommendation of the Security Cou...
5: ...ions]], which committed the Allies to the principles of the [[Atlantic Charter]] and pledged them not ...
12: *[[UN Trusteeship Council]]
18: ''Main articles: [[League of Nations]] and [[History of the Unite... - Piccolo (2812 bytes)
1: ...ingerings may be used to tune the individual pitches, as many are consistently out of tune.
3: ...ere is a piccolo pitched in D flat that is sometimes used in bands.
6: ...e the same, the [[embouchure]] and other differences do require a separate effort to learn.
8: ...eing generally sensitive to tuning, the piccolo does require a great deal of breath support and is qui...
10: ... piccolo is durable enough for marching and produces a fair quality sound.
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