Vocab 1
How we sit and stand.
What is posture
The musical tone of a voice.
What is pitch?
How softly or loudly a person
speaks.
What is volume?
The speed at which someone
speaks.
What is rate?
Freedom from all bodily
tensions.
What is relaxation?
The necessary process of
inhaling and exhaling air to live.
What is breathing?
The muscle located between the
abdomen and the rib cage.
What is your diaphragm?
The shaping and molding of
sounds into syllables.
What is articulation?
The way sounds or syllables
that represent a word are
said and stressed according
to the proper notation
found in the dictionary.
What is pronunciation?
The manner in which people
speak and the way words are
pronounced in different parts
of the world.
What is accent?
A pronunciation of words from
different languages blended
together to form a distinct
language for a group of people.
What is dialect?
A person's pronunciation of
words, choice of words, and
manner in which the person
expresses himself or herself.
What is diction?
The effective control of all voice
elements and body movements.
What is poise?
The rising and falling of pitch.
Inflection adds meaning, color,
and rhythm to spoken words.
What is inflection?
The amount of force you use in
inhaling and exhaling.
What is breath control?
The voice element that makes
one person sound different
from everyone else.
What is quality?
Muscular membranes in the
larynx that produce sound.
What are vocal folds?
An instrument that can be
used to record voice
vibrations and show voice
patterns.
What is oscilloscope?
The placement and delivery of
voice elements used effectively
in communicating to an
audience.
What is projection?
The voice element that makes
one person sound different
from everyone else.
What is quality?