when drawn across the strings, produces sounds which resonate. While the violin body is used to throw that sound out, our bodies have built-in amplifiers, or cavities. (Warning: much harm can be done to the voice if speaking regularly at a raised volume with insufficient breath flow and failing to use the diaphragm correctly.) So, what is the difference between voice and speech? Voice is the basic ‘noise’ produced when the breath ‘plays’ the vocal cords in the throat; speech is