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Components of the Vocal Mechanism
• Breath – diaphragm• Throat• Larynx• Mouth
• Tongue• Teeth• Lips
• Nasal cavities
Exercises One
• Breathing Exercise• Practice diaphragmatic breathing• relax your jaw• Say “aahhhhhhh” with full round sound• Babble like a baby: “dah-dah-dah-dah-dah,
lah-lah-lah-lah-lah” repeat• Yawn• Say “loh-lay-lee-lah-loo” repeat
Exercises TwoFor lips and tongue
• Say “The teeth, the lips, the tip of the tongue” over and over
• Say “oo-oh-ah” moving smoothly from one to the other so it sounds like one sound. Reverse.
• Say “mee-moh-mee-moh-mee-moh” over and over. Repeat with “bee-boh, lee-loh, tee-toh, wee-who”
• Say “fud-dud-dud-dud-dah, fud-dud-dud-dud-dah, fud-dud-dud-dud-dah, frill” (trill the “r” in “frill”)
Exercises for Qualitysay one of these words, each with
a different emotion
• No
• Yes
• Really
• Of course
• Right
No, Yes, Really, Of Course, Right
• surprise• scorn• irritation• sarcasm• boredom• suspicion• eagerness• love• doubt
• weariness• exaltation• determination• horror• pain• despair• joy• anger• relief
“Now is the time to make your choice.”
• A carefree young child• A mean old man• A dictatorial boss• A discouraged job hunter
Say the following sentence as each of these characters might:
• An eloquent clergyman• A distinguished actor• A plotting criminal• A hysterical mother
“Oh, what a beautiful morning!”
• A carefree young child• A mean old man• A dictatorial boss• A discouraged job hunter
Say the following sentence as each of these characters might:
• An eloquent clergyman• A distinguished actor• A plotting criminal• A hysterical mother
“Whatever will be will be.”
• A carefree young child• A mean old man• A dictatorial boss• A discouraged job hunter
Say the following sentence as each of these characters might:
• An eloquent clergyman• A distinguished actor• A plotting criminal• A hysterical mother
“Stop! Think it over before you do anything rash!”
• A carefree young child• A mean old man• A dictatorial boss• A discouraged job hunter
Say the following sentence as each of these characters might:
• An eloquent clergyman• A distinguished actor• A plotting criminal• A hysterical mother
Exercises for Pitch
• Count from one to ten going from your lowest pitch to your highest as if on steps.
• Go back from highest to lowest.• Same, but on each successive “step” take
an “elevator” to the bottom. Reverse.• Use the alphabet to talk as if you were:
– Preaching a sermon– Explaining a math problem– Describing an accident you witnessed– Trying to comfort an upset child
Exercises for Volume
• “Throw” your voice as you use numbers, backing up after several “throws” at each range. Increase you volume as you go.
• Repeat the alphabet, increasing your volume every time you come to a vowel. Reverse.
• Say “I am going home” as if to:– A friend sitting next to you.– A person ten feet away.– Someone across the room.– Someone on the other end of the football stadium seats.
Exercises for Volume
• “I didn’t say that to her.”
• “You don’t think I stole the book, do you?”
• Why didn’t you warn me before it happened?”
Change the emphasis one word at a time in each of the following sentences, and see how it affects the meaning:
Rate
• Fast – light, happy, excited, urgent
• Slow – calm, serene, tragic, reverent
• Phrasing – break passages into thought groups.
• Breathe – between thought groups.
Vowel sounds
Middle Backu as in up a as in ah
a as in alone o as in occur
u as in urn o as in lord
e as in maker o as in old
oo as in hood
oo as in food
Vowel sounds
• feel, fill, fell, fall, fail, file, foil, foul
• tea, tin, ten, tan ton, turn, tarn, torn, tune, town
• eat, it, at, ought, ate
• peak, pick, peck, pack, puck, perk, park, pock, pork, poke, pike
Consonant Sounds
• formed by obstructing air flow by the tongue, soft palate, or lips
• voiced = when vibrations from the vocal folds are present.
• un-voiced = when vibrations are absent.