Vocal Anatomy
What is Larynx?
We study pantomime because this is the first thing an audience notices.
What is the Body?
This is the definition of Improvisation.
What is "the portrayal of a character or scene without preparation"?
This first "Big Rule" of Improv means to offer and accept information.
What is "Yes, and..."?
Speaking so that your voice fills the space is called this.
What is projection?
Also known as the roof of the mouth, this area behind the teeth is used to articulate many consonant sounds.
What is the hard palate?
Pantomime is also called "the art of acting without" ______.
What are words?
One reason we study improv is that it removes the fear of this.
What is failure?
The Second "Big Rule" encourages actors to share the stage and encourage everyone to participate in the scene.
What is "Make your partner look good?"
When someone hits all of their consonants crisply, they are said to have good this.
What is articulation?
This large, open space located behind the nose and eyes helps to amplify the voice. This is one of the reasons your voice sounds funny when you're sick and snuffly.
What is the sinus cavity?
Observable embodied actions that illustrate a character's personality, values, beliefs, and history are called this.
What are character traits?
An improviser should work to avoid this, defined as diverting attention away from another actor.
What is scene-stealing?
The third Big Rule states to be this, not funny.
What is real?
This large muscle is located beneath the lungs and aids in breathing.
What is the diaphragm?
Also known as the windpipe, this is the tube through which we breathe. The larynx sits at the top of it.
What is the trachea?
Behaviors and elements of speech aside from words themselves that transmit meaning are known as this.
What is Non-Verbal Communication?
Improv focuses on making these natural, forcing the actor to concentrate on immediate responses.
What are actions and reactions?
The fourth big rule helps to keep the scene on-track, and Mrs. Maxwell often says it as side-coaching.
What is "work to an end" or "Tell a story with the end in mind."
This is the variety present in the voice to convey thoughts or emotions.
This flap of cartilage sits behind the tongue and protects the windpipe from liquid or food when swallowing. It can also be used to make sounds, but we don't really use them in English.
What is the epiglottis?
What is Kinesthesis?
This improv game incorporates lines generated by the audience.
acceptable: Who's Line
The fifth rule is one of the most important to establish trust and security for all actors in an improvised piece.
What is "Keep it Safe for Everyone"?
These are open, sustained sounds.
What are Vowels?