Articulation
Articulators are parts of the mouth which the actor should
experiment such as the energy, precision and quality of action. The articulators
are the lips, the tongue, the jaw, the soft palate, the uvula, the pharynx, and
the glottis.
The jaw is one of the strongest muscles in the body. It is
known as the Masseter. The stability in the jaw is the foundation for speech
production. Movements in the jaw are linked to speech clarity.
The tongue is one of the hardest work muscles that a human
uses. The tongue is a vital instrument that gives everyone the ability to
speak. To get the tongue moving it is always good to practice tongue twisters
to open your mouth more and pronounce every word right. Also a great exercise to
do is to poke your tongue out like a lion and slowly bring it back in to your
mouth. This is show that you are controlling your tongue. As an actor this is an
important skill to have because you need to be aware of the tongue in plays
etc.
The soft palate is located at the back of the roof of the
mouth. There is also a hard palate which is located at the front of the roof of
the mouth. You can tell where the soft palate and the hard palate is because the
hard palate is more bony and hard compared to the soft palate. The soft palate
is made up of muscle that allows to press down as part of swallowing and to
rise up creating space for yawns and bright open sounds. The tensor and levator
palate muscles form a sling lifting the soft palate up and backwards closing
off the entrance of the nasal cavities. A experiment to do for the soft palate
is to say “hit” without releasing the final “t” sound. Make the “t” sound but don’t
let the tongue release the air. You may feel the air pressure pushing towards the
top of the tongue and you may feel a gentle pressure at the back of the roof of
your mouth as the air pushes against your closed velum or soft palate.
Resonation
Resonation
There are three resonators that actors use in daily life.
They are:
The head voice
The nasal voice
The chest voice
The head voice is associated with a high pitch. The nasal
voice is at medium pitch. The chest voice is the low/deep pitch of the voice.
Good work Sophie, please now relate the work to exercises you have carried out in class and what you understand about voice production relating to your personal developement.
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