Voice & Sound
How high or low a sound is
What is pitch?
The way you sit or stand on stage
What is posture?
The GOAL or WANT of your character.
When you feel sure of yourself on stage.
What is confidence?
How fast or slow music or speech is.
What is tempo?
What is tone?
Moving your body or hands to show how you feel
What is Gesture?
The action your character takes to get what they want.
What are tactics?
How much energy and focus you show during a perfromance.
The way musical or spoken phrases are grouped and said.
What is phrasing?
What is diction?
When you move on stage following a planned path
What is blocking?
Something that gets in the way of your character’s goal.
What is an Obstacle?
A signal that tells you when to speak or move on stage.
What is a Cue?
How soft or loud the sound is in a perfromance.
What is Dynamics?
Speaking loudly and clearly so everyone can hear you
What is Projection?
Moving around the stage as part of your character’s routine (like sweeping, folding clothes)
What is Stage Business?
The meaning BEHIND the words that your character says.
What is subtext?
The reason why your character does something.
What is Motivation?
Full range of notes a singer can sing from low to high
What is Vocal Range?
Singing word means a wave-like sound in your voice
What is vibrato?
The look on your face to show emotion
What are Facial Expressions?
The thoughts a character is having that they don’t say out loud
What is internal monologue?
The choices you make to show who your character is.
What is characterization?
What is Breath Support?