Relaxation
Before using your voice on stage, you should do this
What is relax
This is the muscle that helps with breathing
What is a diaphragm
This is the highs and lows in your voice
What is your pitch
Flexibility is using these muscles in a lively manner
What is your face, tongue, jaw, lips, and throat
This is what determines a person's volume
What is breath control
This is another word for relaxation
What is freedom
What is quality
This quality makes a voice interesting
What is inflection (the use of pitch in your voice)
This is when we begin learning the sounds that words make (vowels and consonants)
Early Childhood
The audience becomes lost and confused when an actor does either of these two things
Speaks too fast, slur their words
This is how we sit/stand
What is posture
Once actors learn breath control, they should notice that they have more of this
You can find the pitch of your voice using this
What is a piano
An actor may be hesitant to use these, but they are extremely good for communicating on stage
What are pauses
Projection is like playing darts. When you begin to speak you must aim your voice at a _____ ____
What is a directed target
Relaxation before a performance does helps with these two things
Improve sound
Smooth movement
When performers first begin performing, they're movements can be described like this
awkward and unnatural
These are the two common flaws on stage
High tone and monotone
Articulation is shaping sounds into syllables. Reciting these helps improve articulation
What are tongue twisters
As weird as it may sound, having this is CRITICAL to being able to projecting your voice.
What is the right attitude