Grade 7&8 Theory Flashcards
What is inflection ?
Inflection is the upward or downward glide of the voice, within pitch,
on any word or phrase
What is an upward inflection/ what is it used for ?
is used to ask a question requiring a yes or no answer, to convey doubt and in unfinished phrases.
E.G.: “Are you going out?”
Or “I think I left it over there…”
What is downward inflection/ what is it used for?
is used in questions expressed by interrogatives such as ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘when’, in commands and at the end of a thought.
E.G.: “Where are you going?”
Or “Sit down right now”
What is a similie
It is a figure of speech where you compare a subject to something else using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.
E.G.: “As strong as an ox.”
Or “Like a bull in a china shop.”
What is a metaphor?
It is a figure of speech where a comparison or link is made between unrelated objects, not using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
E.G.: “Life is a bowl of cherries.”
“The eyes are the windows of the soul.”
What is the correct method of breathing ?
Intercostal diaphragmatic breathing
What are the 2 incorrect methods of breathing?
Clavicular Breathing (chest breathing there is no abdominal muscular control over the diaphragm)
Abdominal breathing(the diaphragm drops too far into the abdomen)
What is a ballad?
The Ballad is a narrative poem that is sometimes set to music. It will often have a very distinctive structure of quatrains (4 lines to a stanza) and a strong rhyming pattern.
How does one approach the speaking of the ballad?
U can use facial expression
It’s purpose is to tell a story
Communication with the audience is vital
Gesture and movement r ok if they help the story but they must be spontaneous
What is a monophthong?
Vowel sounds that have one shaping in the mouth.
E.G~ The A sound in ‘mad’
The EE sound in ‘leaves’
What is a diphthong?
Sounds that have two shapings in the mouth that blend into one.
There are three types. The Pure diphthongs made of a long and a short vowel sound
E.G~ The EW sound in ‘new’ (EE + OO)
The vanish diphthong made up of two short vowel sounds
E.G~ The AY sound in ‘play’ ( E + I )
And the murmur diphthongs made of a monophthong plus the neutral vowel
E.G~ The AIR sound in ‘pair’ or ‘pear’ ( E + UH )
What is a triphthong?
These are sounds that have three shapings in the
mouth that blend into one. They are made up of a Principle Diphthong
plus the neutral vowel.
E.G~ The IRE sound in ‘fire’ (AH + I + UH)
What is the neutral vowel?
It is and indefinate sound, a little bit like ‘uh’. It is an
unstressed vowel sound.
E.G~ to is (tuh) ‘I go tUH town’
What is resonance?
Resonance is the extra amplification of the sound made by ur larynx and it is enriched by the resonators
What are 5 the resonators?
The chest The pharynx The sinuses The mouth The nose
