Voice

3rd October

Vocal warm up- helped us get focused/ready

- Talked about aspects of the voice e.g. articulation/tone/pitch/pace- what they all mean

- Discussed our own voices- strengths/ weaknesses/background/accents

- Posh/cockney- depending who I'm with- accent got lazier over the years

- Miss 'Ts' e.g. 'chatting' = 'cha'in'.

- Can't differentiate between 'f'' and 'th' sound.

-Strong/powerful voice- good pace- good expression/emotion

- Need to vary tone/pitch in monologues

Helped me see what I need to imrpove in my voice

Helped me trasnfer voice qualities to characters- voices for each character are different

Relaxation/focus exercise- feel relaxed/out of it/focused- really concentrate on specific things/features in detail- no distractions- mind won't drift- very effective

10th October

Get into partners- place hand on their coxic bone (bottom of spine)- walk around- see effect on movement/posture.

One person becomes like puppet- lets partner take control- move them around like a ragdoll- release any tention/nerves in their body.

- Move arms/flop

switch arms- repeat

lift shoulders/rop

arms on knee- they control your hand/ you control their knee

rub/dry legs/arms

back massage/rub shoulder joints

put body pressure on feet

switch A/B

Made me feel relaxed/warm/tired- weird not having control over our bodies

Wasn't clear how this related to our voice- confsuing

Daddy bear- low/slouched

Mama bear- medium/ open arms out

Baby bear- High pitch/looking up

Make noises for each, see how body language affects our voices for characters

17th October

- Worked on breathing- lying on the floor 

- Partner places hands on our coxic bone- moves a lot when breathing

-Lies across our backs- restricts our breathing- painful/difficult- helps us notice breathing patterns

- Swapped round

- Looked at areas of the body affected by in-breath/out-breath- bones/muscles

- Breathing quick = angry/stressed

- Breathing slow= Happy/relaxed

Articulation- Tongue twisters- helps emphasize vowel sounds/brings colour to our words

Posture affects how open we are/physicality- helps us create a character

Good posture = Loud/ good breath/ open