The uvular is the soft dangly bit at the back of your mouth. Uvular beatbox sounds are made between the back of the tongue and the uvular. An example of ...

Velar means the soft palate on the roof of the mouth. Velar beatbox sounds are made between the tongue (usually the back of the tongue) against the soft palate. An example ...

Palatal means the hard palate on the roof of the mouth. Palatal beatbox sounds are made between the tongue and the hard palate area of the mouth. An example of a ...

Alveopalatal means alveolar AND palatal. This is the place where the alveolar ridge meets the hard palate on the roof of the mouth. Alveopalatal beatbox sounds are made using the ...

The alveolar ridge is the boney ridge behind the front teeth. Alveolar beatbox sounds are made with the tongue (any part) against the alveolar ridge. An example of an alveolar ...

Interdental means between-teeth. Interdental beatbox sounds are created with the tip of the tongue between the upper and lower from teeth. An example of an interdental sound is 'th' as ...

Labiodental literally means lip-teeth. Labiodental beatbox sounds are created with the top front teeth resting on the lower lip or the bottom front teeth resting on the upper lip. An example ...

Bilabial literally means two-lipped. Bilabial beatbox sounds can be created with the two lips. An example of a bilabial sound is the Classic Kick Drum { B }.

Your browser does not support SVG Introduction Welcome to this short animated guide to the phonetic descriptions of the mouth parts used in beatboxing. Hover over a title in the ...