Voice + Accent

Question 1

Italian accent

Answer 1

• Enlongate double constants
• H-dropping from the beginning of words
• Pronouncing ‘th’ as ‘T’ or ‘d’
• adding vowel sounds to the ends of words especially those ending in consonants as Italian words often end in vowels ~ add ‘uh’ or ‘eh’ sound to word ending with silent ‘e’ or consonant

Question 2

Northern/ Geordie/ Scottish

Answer 2

• Short ah vowel - Bath/TRAP split
• Close u - STRUT/Foot split
• Scottish rhotic - sounds out the r’s

Question 3

West Country

Answer 3

Rhotic - the /r/ sound is pronounced in all positions, including at the end of words and after vowels

H-dropping

T-glottalisation - the “t” sound is often dropped or replaced with a glottal stop

Long vowels

Question 4

Cockney/ Estuary accent

Answer 4

Cockney/Estuary Accent

Glottal stops - a consonant sound produced by closing the space between the vocal cords, to obstruct airflow in the vocal tract

H dropping

Flattened vowels

Th-fronting - replacing the ’th’ sound with a ‘f’ or ‘v’ ~ biting the lower lip which makes the “th” sound merge with “f” and “v”.

Question 5

RP accent

Answer 5

clearly articulated (T)

Aspirate (h) sound

Elongate vowles ~ long ah BATH/Trap split

Question 6

Adjectives

Answer 6

nasal-husky; sarcastic undertone; shrill-quickening; guttural-booming; warm-cold; erratic

Question 7

Description

Answer 7

pause/silence

breath

rhythm

stress/emphasis

projection

articulation/clarity/diction

nuance

Question 8

Vocal effects

Answer 8

Sobbing or gasping

Question 9

Quality

Answer 9

1) Breathy quality when more air is let through the vocal folds

2) Creaky quality if they reduce the amount of air that is let through the vocal folds

Question 10

8 vocal skills

Answer 10

1) tone
2) monotone
3) Inflection - varying pitch during line or speech
4) Intonation - rise/fall in speech
5) Pitch
6) Pace
7) Volume
8) Accent