Voice and speech 2
Voice portfolio
Voice practice and behind the scenes
Skills audit
Vocally I definitely think I've improved compared to last year as over these past few recordings I've spoken less quickly with my voice being more audible and clear. Improvements I can make are improving pronunciation on words and making sentences more coherent.
Vocal practitioners
Cicely berry was a British theatre director and voice coach who conducted workshops all around the globe. Her works suggest that are many factors that influence the voice. One factor is personality as it develops character voices and forms the voice. Another is a physical factor in which if there's hesitation in speech the vocal muscles will slacken. She thought of vocal exercises as ways to help an actor find there true potential.
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Lessac developed the Lessac Kinesensic Training which is an approach to voice, speech and movement that offers a unique way of learning by integrating all three to deepen human behavior, communication and creativity. This helps many actors with articulation, clarity and vocal health.
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Estill voice training uses 13 vocal exercises each representing a different vocal mechanism. They are as follows:
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True Vocal Folds: Onset/Offset Control
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False Vocal Folds Control
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True Vocal Folds: Body-Cover Control
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Thyroid Cartilage Control
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Cricoid Cartilage Control
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Larynx Control
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Velum Control
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Tongue Control
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Aryepiglottic Sphincter Control
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Jaw Control
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Lips Control
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Head and Neck Control
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Torso Control
warm up
To help an actors diction and vocal clarity they could practice different tongue twisters. This will help with getting words out clearer and help with pronunciation. Another way to warm up the voice is to try different breathing exercises and warm ups that can prepare your mouth muscles,
Actors should also drink water before any performance.