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Acting Vocal Quality
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The vibrant tone produced when sound waves strike the chambers of the throat, head, nose, and mouth. | Resonance |
| The individual sound of a particular voice. | Quality |
| Variety in pitch. | Inflection |
| Relative highness or lowness of the voice at any given point. | Pitch |
| The sound produced when nasal passages are blocked, leaving the voice flat. | Nasality |
| Selection and pronunciation of words and their combination of speech. | Diction |
| Relative strength, force, or intensity with which sound is made. | Volume |
| Using correct vowel and consonant sounds in speech. | Pronunciation |
| Speaking continuously on one level. | Monotone |
| The speed at which words are spoken. | Rate |
| Which is not one of the four characteristics of voice: pitch, volume, rate, resonance. | Resonance |
| The quality of your voice can be improved by keeping the ___________ of your throat and head open. | resonating chambers |
| _________ is determined by the length of the vocal chords. | Pitch |
| A higher pitch is used when a person is | angry |
| Brief, rising inflections are used when a person is | timid |
| Falling inflections are used when a person is | dominant |
| Rising-falling inflections to convey subtle meanings are used when a person is | sarcastic |
| ______ depends on the pressure with which the air from the lungs strikes the vocal folds. | volume |
| A sudden, sharp breath such as a shout, scream, or loud laughter is classified as __________ volume. | explosive |
| A steady breath released gradually used when reading a long passage without loss of breath is classified as ______________ volume. | expulsive |
| The aim of __________ should be clear, correct, pleasing speech that carries well. | diction |
| The __________ of your voice is affected by emotion. | quality |
| _________ have the highest pitch voices. | children |
| __________ in pitch is caused by a person’s inability to hear pitch changes or a lack of vocal flexibility. | monotony |
| The __________ include the throat, head, nose, mouth, cheeks, and eyes. | vocal resonators |
| __________ should be stressed. | verbs |
| __________ words are vividly descriptive and should be stressed. | color |
| __________ stress pronouns, negatives, and articles. | Do not |
| When a word is repeated, each repetition is stressed __________ the preceding. | less than |
| Reader’s theatre is a style of theatre where two or more interpreters appear to be ____________________________ from a script. | reading |
| Reader’s theatre teaches kids to read aloud and to_______________ literature. | interpret |
| ______________ the pages of your reader’s theatre script is important. | Numbering |
| Changes to your script should be written in ________________ so that the performer can see the changes easily. | pencil |
| Only________________ words should be highlighted on a reader’s theatre script to avoid saying stage directions out loud. | spoken |
| Performers should read the script ______________ several times during the first few rehearsals. | aloud |
| Emphasis should be placed on ______________ and adverbs. | verbs |
| Reader’ theatre performers should ____________ be grouped in a horizontal line. | never |
| A performer can ____________ the scene by stepping back, turning the back, and lowering the head. | exit |
| Reader’s theatre performances are _______________. | rehearsed |
| True/False: Reader’s theatre performers do not take on a character. | False |
| True/False: Reader’s theatre performances are not blocked or staged. | False |
| True/False: Reader’s theatre performances do not use costumes or props. | False |
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