The human vocal tract is like a musical instrument: you start a buzzing in your throat, and then…

lingthusiasm:ALTALTALTALTALTThe human vocal tract is like a musical instrument: you start a buzzing in your throat, and then shape it on the way out. Like a clarinet, but made of meat. In this Lingthusiasm zine, Gretchen McCulloch gets a little bit too enthusiastic about this horrifying metaphor to encourage you to explore the workings of your own meat clarinet. If you love body horror and the vocal tract, you can also get our meat clarinet art by Lucy Maddox on a mug, a t-shirt, and other disturbing objects. Print and fold your own copies8.5 by 11: colour, black and whitea4: colour, black and whiteHow to cut and fold a minizineLearn more about your vocal tractPink trombone (Interactive website, warning: makes sound)Vowel gymnastics (Lingthusiasm podcast episode)Various vocal fold vibes (Lingthusiasm podcast episode)What visualizing our vowels tells us about who we are (Lingthusiasm podcast episode)Language sounds that could exist, but don’t (Tom Scott’s Language Files on…