
Ch 5 Vocab- Developing your Voice
Quiz by Debra Anderson
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Freedom from all bodily tension is:
How we sit and stand
The necessary process of inhaling and exhaling air to live
The muscle located between the abdomen and the rib cage.
The amount of force you use in inhaling and exhaling is:
The voice element that makes one person sound different from everyone else:
The musical tone of a voice is:
Muscular membranes in the larynx that produce sound
The rising and falling of pitch; adds meaning, color, and rhythm to spoken words.
An instrument that can be used to recourd voice vibrations and show voice patterns:
A voice that is used effectively conveys a wide range of emotions and reflects a person's personality, moods, and attitudes.
Good speech habits can be developed at any age.
Relaxation gives the actor a deeper level of awareness and provides the energy needed for the stage.
Relaxation means having a body like a wet noodle.
Relaxation techniques will improve your posture and help with controlled breathing.
Relaxation will improve the sound of your voice and make your movement smoother onstage.
When you learn how to breath onstage effectively you will also be developing muscle control.
Breath control is how much force you use in inhaling and exhaling.
Controlled breathing does not add to the effectiveness of your voice onstage, or provide the support you will need to sustatin you through the performance.
Most actors experience more energy after learning and rehearsing proper breathing exercises.
Breath control influences the body and its movements.
Actors have to regulate the amount of air being used when performing their speaking parts.
Proper voice placement is when you as the actor direct your voice to the other actors onstage.
Shouting might be necessary for your audience to hear you.
The diaphragm plays the key role in producing volume for the stage.
Many people mispronounce and slur their words when they speak too fast.Â
Rate is one of the elements of the voice that can be effectively used for characterization.
You must give your audience time to listen and think about what they hear.
The voice element that makes one person sound different from everyone else is:
The shaping and molding of sounds into syllables is:
The process of varying inflections of the voice is:
The way sounds or syllables that represent a word are said and stressed according to the proper notation found in the dictionary
A pronunciation of words from different languages blended together to form a distant language.
The effective control of all your vocal elements and body.
The manner in which people speak; it is the way words are pronounced in different parts of the world.
A person's pronunciation of words, choice of words, and manner in which the person expresses him or herself is: