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Let’s talk: Performance Elements

Let’s talk: Performance Elements. Breath control- how much force you use in inhalation & exhalation Inhale- on stage--- inhale more deeply than you do in regular breathing…. builds volume & varies vocal sounds without running out of breath or straining voice. Performance Elements.

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Let’s talk: Performance Elements

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  1. Let’s talk: Performance Elements • Breath control- how much force you use in inhalation & exhalation • Inhale- on stage---inhale more deeply than you do in regular breathing…. • builds volume & varies vocal sounds without running out of breath or straining voice

  2. Performance Elements • Exhale stronger & with more control than everyday breathing • Diaphragm- main muscle you must use to control breathing… b/t abdomen & ribcage

  3. Performance Elements • 3 ways to practice breath control: • 1) air release- inhale slowly, hold your breath & release air while slowly counting aloud from 1-6 • 2) snake- inhale as if you were about to speak…now exhale & make sound of a snake • 3) recite poetry

  4. Rapper’s Delight I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie to the hip hip hop, a you dont stop the rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat

  5. Performance Elements • Diction- a person’s pronunciation of words, choice of words, & manner in which person expresses themselves • Articulation-shaping & molding of sounds into syllables; used to pronounce words • Daily articulation practice helps develop good vocal habits for the stage….reciting tongue twisters….

  6. Tongue Twisters • Six sick slick slim sycamore saplings. • A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk,but the stump thunk the skunk stunk. • One smart fellow, he felt smart.Two smart fellows, they felt smart.Three smart fellows, they all felt smart. • A Tudor who tooted a flutetried to tutor two tooters to toot.Said the two to their tutor,"Is it harder to tootor to tutor two tooters to toot?"

  7. McDonald’s Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjT2F7hnOPo&mode=related&search=

  8. Questions • How did the McDonald’s rapper use: • Breath control • Diction • articulation

  9. Performance Elements • Pitch & inflection affect the way words are delivered • Pitch-the musical tone of your voice…how high or low you speak on a musical scale • Born with a natural pitch—can’t do much to change that… • You can learn to manipulate your pitch for the stage

  10. Performance Elements • Inflection-the rising & falling of pitch • Can keep you from speaking in a monotone voice (no change in pitch) • Inflection is essential to all actors…gives variety in a person’s pitch, adds meaning & rhythm to words • Makes a voice interesting • Changing inflection & body language can alter meanings of actor’s lines

  11. Performance Elements • Body alignment- your body has a natural body alignment…it can be placed, transformed, or aligned to portray certain characters • Control of isolated parts of body- each body movement can enhance actor’s portrayal of a character

  12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dcmDscwEcI

  13. Performance Elements • All body movements (even minor ones) help tell the story & should be planned & practiced

  14. What you should know… • What are performance elements? • Define these words: breath control, diction, articulation, pitch, inflection, body alignment • How do performance elements enhance the portrayal of a character?

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