Speech Terms
Capacity of sound coming from your voice
What is Volume?
Lips, Teeth, Tongue, Jaw
What are the Articulators?
How you sit and stand
Why are vocal warm ups important?
Making sure the voice is protected, helps the actor produce better sound, actor has more control over the voice
A short break in speech
What is Pausing?
The speed of speech
What is Rate?
Phonation is completed by what muscles?
What are the Vocal Folds
The muscle located between the abdomen and the rib cage
What is the diaphragm?
Give an example of an actor's vocal warm up
"Brrrr", "Sssss", "Shhhh", "The lips, the teeth, the tip of the tongue", saying the alphabet very slowly, tongue twisters
High and low sounds coming from speech
What is Pitch?
Aiming your voice across the room
What is Projection?
The lungs and diaphragm are from what body system?
What is the Respiratory system?
The effective control of all voice elements and body movements
What is poise?
What parts of the vocal system are impacted when working on vocal warm ups?
What are the Articulators?
Name 2 out of the 3 types of speeches we discussed in class
Object, Demonstration, Persuasive
Pronouncing each word with clarity
What is Articulation?
Name 2 out of the 4 resonators
What are the Nasal Cavity/Mask, Pharynx, Mouth, and Larynx
A person's pronunciation of words, choice of words, and manner in which the person expresses himself or herself
What is Diction?
How do you effectively project your voice?
Feet standing shoulder width apart, inhaling deeply, relax vocal folds and push out the words/breath from the diaphragm
Strong and weak beats in speech
What is rhythm?
Variations in pitch during speech
What is Intonation?
What is #2?
The voice element that makes one person sound different than everybody else
What is Quality?
Provide an example of a physical warm up we've done in class
Rolling shoulders, Bending down to touch toes and slowly coming up, rolling neck side to side
The lingering of vocal vibrations