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Printable banana graphic (PDF)

I'm a Speech Banana (mp3), by Christine Barton, FIRST YEARS student and co-developer of TuneUps, winner of Therapy Times’ 2009 Most Valuable Product
I'm a Speech Banana: lyrics

Every sound measured has a particular frequency and amplitude. On this audiogram you can see the frequency and amplitude of a variety of common sounds.
Speech banana - the range of frequency and amplitude (pitch and loudness) of average conversational speech
Loudness Levels of Common Sounds (in decibels)
-10 dB
10 dB
30 dB
40-60 dB
70 dB Leaves rustling
Breathing
Whisper
Conversation
Typewriter 80 dB
90 dB
100 dB
110 dB Rush hour traffic
Food blender
Train
Chain Saw 120 dB
120 dB
140 dB Rock band
Airport
Shotgun blast

**Loudness Levels of Common Sounds (in decibels)**
-10 dB 10 dB 30 dB 40-60 dB 70 dB	Leaves rustling Breathing Whisper Conversation Typewriter	80 dB 90 dB 100 dB 110 dB	Rush hour traffic Food blender Train Chain Saw	120 dB 120 dB 140 dB	Rock band Airport Shotgun blast

Graphics adapted from: Where do we go from Hear? Retrieved June 2007 from http://www.gohear.org/tech/audio.html

Alexander Graham Bell Association | UNC-CH Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences
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