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Voice. Vocal Warm-ups . Stretch your face Big face, little face Vocal Warm-Ups Annunciate, use good diction Diction: A way of speaking, usually assessed in terms of prevailing standards of pronunciation Fully open mouth Speak loudly Work vowel and consonant sounds in English language.
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Vocal Warm-ups • Stretch your face • Big face, little face • Vocal Warm-Ups • Annunciate, use good diction • Diction: A way of speaking, usually assessed in terms of prevailing standards of pronunciation • Fully open mouth • Speak loudly • Work vowel and consonant sounds in English language
Why warm up? • Good speech takes muscle • Leg muscles work better when warmed up, same with your voice • Stronger, clearer voice • Clear and crisp articulation • Easier to understand • Able to talk longer without vocal fatigue
Vocal Warm-ups • Warm up by using your voice, making sounds but no words, as follows:* Fast to slow tempo * Slow to fast tempo * High to low notes * Low to high notes * Loud to soft sound * Soft to loud sound * Repeat sound in short bursts * Repeat sound, held as long as breath permits
Vocal Warm-ups • A (pronounced ah) • ah - zah - ah - zah - ah - zah - ah • bah - yah - bah - yah - bah - yah - bah • cah - xah - dah - xah - cah - xah - cah • dah - wah - dah - dah - gah - dah - gah • E (pronounced eh) • feh - veh - feh - veh - feh - veh - feh • geh - teh - geh - teh - geh - teh - geh • heh - seh - heh - seh - heh - seh - heh • jeh - reh - jeh - reh - jeh - reh - jeh • I (pronounced ee) • kee - nee - kee - nee - kee - nee - kee • lee - mee - lee - mee - lee - mee - lee • mee - lee - mee - lee - mee - lee - mee • nee - kee - nee - kee - nee - kee - nee • O (pronounced oh) • poh - joh - poh - joh - poh - joh - poh • roh - hoh - roh - hoh - roh - hoh - roh • soh - goh - soh - goh - soh - goh - soh • toh - foh - toh - foh - toh - foh - toh • U (pronounced oo) • voo - doo - voo - doo - voo - doo - voo • woo - coo - woo - coo - woo - coo - woo • yoo - boo - yoo - boo - yoo - boo - yoo • zoo - oo - zoo - oo - zoo - oo - zoo
Vocal Warm-Ups • Warming up and warming down is worth a little time. • Much can be accomplished with some rhythm and some rhyme. • They will help your voice to help itself to get to maxi-range. • Even though the sounds of them can be a little strange.
Vocal Warm-ups • Ugly vampires wear extraordinarily yellow zippers. • Honduras has horrible hamburgers. • Babbling, Ben brought Babs to behave badly. • David tried drying tomatoes daily, due to Dina's tremendous diet. • Mashed Potato. Smashed Tomato. • Baked Tomato. Burned Potato. • Lunch with Potatoes. Dinner with Tomatoes. • Potato, Tomato. Tomatoes, Potatoes.
Voice inflection • Tone, pitch, volume • On stage, exaggerate pitch change • No! No!! No!!! • No? No?? No??? • Well • Go • Maybe • Please • Hey • Wow • So
Voice Inflection • Practice voice inflection sentences • Practice volume sentences
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