The Voice The written word can be erased - not so with the spoken word. Author Unknown

Requirements of the Actor’s Voice Must be heard and understood by everyone in the audience Must convey the kind of character you are playing Must convey what your character thinks and feels about the events taking place Must be able to withstand arduous rehearsals

Vocal Production The Diaphragm muscular body partition between the chest and abdomen Diaphragmatic breathing requires less effort than chest breathing and allows you to project for long passages without running out of breath Your chest cavity is relatively still while your waistline expands and contracts

Articulators tongue, teeth, cheeks, jaw, lips, hard and soft palates Parts of the mouth that control the enunciation and clarity of sounds produced

Resonators Throat, nasal cavity (nose), oral cavity (mouth) Controls vocal tone and the way each individual sounds

Other vocal production elements Lungs- hold air Larynx- upper part of trachea, contains vocal cords Vocal folds-known popularly as vocal cords, are stretched horizontally across the larynx. They vibrate, modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during vocalization.

Vocal Characteristics Volume Articulation Pitch Emphasis Rate/tempo

Vocal Characteristics