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Voice theory paper Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 tools of an actor ?

A

-voice
-body
-imagination

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What is the main muscle involved in breathing ?

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The Diaphragm

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3
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What is another name for the windpipe ?

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Trachea

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4
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What happens when you breathe in ?

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Diaphragm moves down

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What happens when you breath out ?

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Diaphragm moves back

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How can breath be inhaled ?

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Breath Is inhaled through mouth and nose

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where does breath pass down ?

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it passes down the pharynx (neck)

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where does the breath pass down after it passes down through the pharynx?

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it then passes down through the larynx into the trachea then into the lungs

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what happens after the breath passes down through the larynx then into the trachea then into the lungs ?

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ribs and chest cavity expand, intercostal muscles contract - going out and up , diaphragm flattens and contracts

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what happens after the diaphragm flattens and contracts ?

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ribs and chest cavity return back to original size , moving in and down , diaphragm relaxes returning to dome shape

then breath retraces it’s journey

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what is the passage of breath ?

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  • breath is inhaled through mouth and nose
    -passes down through pharynx (neck)
    -passes down through larynx into trachea then into lungs
  • ribs and chest cavity expand , intercostal muscles contract - going out and up, diaphragm flattens and contracts
  • ribs and chest cavity return to original size, moving in and down, diaphragm relaxes returning to dome shape
    -breath retraces it’s journey
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12
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why is breath control important for actors ?

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breath control is important for actors because it :

  • releases tension
  • to project
    -increases strength in vocal emotion
    -increases strength in vocal range
    -improves phrasing of text
  • ensures voice is not damaged
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13
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what is the name of the muscle that connects the ribs together ?

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intercostal muscles

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14
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give 2 reasons why breath control is important for and actor ?

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  • to project
    -to release tension
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15
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what is the correct anatomical name given to the voice box ?

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Larynx

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16
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what are the 3 main resonators of the body ?

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  • nasal cavity (nose)
  • oral cavity (mouth
  • pharynx (throat)
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17
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how do you breath ?

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breathing in for 4 hold for 4 and out for 4,6,8

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18
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what is resonance ?

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resonance is the vibration of the voice passing through the amplifying spaces of the resonators

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19
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where can secondary resonance be felt ?

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secondary resonance can be felt in the rest of the body including the chest.

20
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what do resonators do ?

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resonators enhance the voice by giving it fullness , roundness and audibility

21
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what does resonance do ?

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resonance improves the tone of the voice

22
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how is breath turned into voice ?

A

voice is made by breath passing through the vibrating vocal folds

23
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what is pitch ?

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the perceived highness or lowness of a voice

24
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how do you know it’s a lower pitch ?

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because it has longer, thicker, looser vocal folds

24
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how is pitch controlled ?

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pitch is controlled by the length, thickness and tension ( how fast they vibrate) of the vocal folds.

25
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what are good exercises for developing pitch ?

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  • pitch matching
    -pitch glides
  • vocal scales
25
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how do you know it’s a higher pitch ?

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because it has a shorter, thinner, tighter vocal folds

26
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what is pitch matching ?

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pitch matching is when you play a note on an instrument and match it with your voice.

27
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what is pitch glides ?

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pitch glides are when you start on a comfortable note and gradually slide up or down to another note.

28
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what are vocal scales ?

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vocal scales are when you sing scales in different keys focusing on hitting each note accurately.

29
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what to do when working with text ?

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  1. underline important words in each sentence/phrase
  2. circle any words you do not understand or know the meaning of - google them
  3. put a / where you take a breath - walk these sentence’s
  4. ^ pause ( marked between two words or at the end of a sentence before another)
  5. note where you get louder and quieter with a >for louder < for quieter - why do you get louder/quieter?
  6. note where you get faster or slower with ‘f’ or ‘s’ - why do you get faster or slower

7.why are you saying these words now? what are you trying to communicate?

  1. decide who you are speaking to.
  2. decide what is around you. draw a map of the space.
30
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What is articulation ?

A

Articulation is when the vibrating voice enters the mouth, it is turned into
speech by the action and movement of the tongue, lips, jaw,
teeth and palates

31
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What are the 5 main articulators ?

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1.Tongue
2. Lips
3. Jaw
4. Teeth
5. Palates

32
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How are vowels made ?

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Vowels are made by vocalised breath passing through the
mouth and these speech organs positioning into a
Particular shape.

33
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How are consonants made ?

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Consonants are made by these speech organs positioning
to stop the vocalised breath.

34
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the muscles that connects the ribs are called what ?

A

intercoastal muscles

35
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the main muscle involved in developing breath control is ?

A

Diaphragm

36
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the larynx is situated at the top the ?

A

trachea

37
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what turns breath into vocalised sound ?

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the vibration of the vocal folds and the use of movement through the articulators

38
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what 3 things affect the pitch of the voice ?

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1, Vocal pitch is determined by the degree of tension in the vocal folds of the larynx

2, the thickness of the vocal folds

3, the length of the vocal folds

39
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what are the 3 main resonators ?

A

nasal cavity, oral cavity, pharynx

40
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what is one function of the resonators ?

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to produce sound and give it fullness roundness and audibility

41
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what are the 5 articulators ?

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lips , teeth , tongue , jaw , palates

42
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name 2 exercises that help develop articulation?

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1, tongue twisters
2, only saying vowels or consinents in a word

43
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name exercises that help with breath control ?

A

Diaphragmatic breathing : During diaphragmatic breathing, you consciously use your diaphragm to take deep breaths. When you breathe normally, you don’t use your lungs to their full capacity. Diaphragmatic breathing allows you to use your lungs at 100% capacity to increase lung efficiency.

Resonance breathing : resonance breathing is breathing at a slow rate, usually 4.5 to 7 breaths per minute, which depends on each individual, to maximise their RSA

box breathing : 1. Box breathing
Breathe in slowly to a count of four. …
After breathing in, hold your breath for another count of four.
Breathe out slowly and steadily through your mouth, again counting to four in your mind.
After breathing out, hold your breath again for another count of four.

44
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in a piece of text , what does a full stop tell us to do as actors ?

A

somewhere you could potentially put in a breath or let us know its the end of a sentence or sometimes hold the thought.

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