Voice & Diction Written Assessment Worksheet

THE VIBRANT TONE PRODUCED WHEN SOUND WAVES STRIKE THE CHAMBERS OF THE THROAT, HEAD, NOSE, AND MOUTH
THE QUALITY OF SOUND PRODUCED THROUGH NASAL PASSAGES
THE RELATIVE HIGHNESS OR LOWNESS OF THE VOICE; DETERMINED BY THE RAPIDITY WITH WHICH THE VOCAL FOLDS VIBRATE
MODULATION, VARIETY IN PITCH
AN UNVARIED SPEAKING TONE, LACK OF INFLECTION THROUGHOUT A SPEECH
THE STRENGTH, FORCE, OR INTENSITY WITH WHICH SOUND IS MADE
THE SPEED AT WHICH WORDS ARE SPOKEN
THE SELECTION AND PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS AND THEIR COMBINATIONS IN SPEECH
A PRONOUNCIATION SYMBOL WITH THE SOUND OF "UH" AS IN "ABOUT", OFTEN THE VOWEL SOUND IN AN UNSTRESSED SYLLABLE
REFERRING TO CONSONANTS, SUCH AS P, T, AND F, THAT DO NOT CAUSE VIBRATION OF THE VOCAL FOLDS WHEN SOUNDED
REFERRING TO CONSONANTS, SUCH AS B, D, AND V, THAT CAUSE VIBRATION OF THE VOCAL FOLDS WHEN SOUNDED
THE MANNER OF SAYING WORDS USING THE CORRECT SOUNDS AND PLACING THE ACCENTS ON THE STRESSED SYLLABLES
TO BREATHE INTO THE LUNGS
THE ACT OF BREATHING OUT
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE LOWEST AND HIGHEST TONES OF A MELODY, AN INSTRUMENT, OR A VOICE.
SUDDEN, SHARP BREATH
VOCAL FORCE WHEN BREATHE IS RELEASED GRADUALLY
A LULL OR STOP IN DIALOGUE OR ACTION IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN EMOTION
SPEAKING WHILE THE THROAT IS CLOSED BY TENSION OR WHILE BREATH IS BEING CONTROLLED CARELESSLY
A RANGE OF SYMBOLS THAT COVERS ALL LANGUAGES
AIR IS STOPPED AND SUDDENLY RELEASED
AIR PASSAGE IS NARROWED AT SOME POINT AND A SLIGHT FRICTION RESULTS
MOUTH IS COMPLETELY CLOSED AST SOME POINT AND THE SOFT PALATE IS LOWERED. AS A RESULT THE AIR IS FORCED TO PASS THROUGH THE NOSE
AN OPEN RELACED THROAT,JAW, AND FLEXIBLE LIPS HELP TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL AND POWERFUL VOICE
DETERMINES THE CARRYING POWER AND LOUDNESS OF YOUR VOICE