Rofiat Ajisegiri LSC performing Arts 16/17

Below are all the vocal health development work i have done on my voice in order to help me with my shows. i have taken part is shows such as ; mother Figure - Rosemary Teechers - Mrs parry Mind the gap  - devised piece (ensemble) Othello and i played the part of Bianca and Montano plus the Ensemble work Antigone and i played the part of Antigone plus Ensemble  Ensemble Shakespeare performance - ROMEO + JULIET / SHYLOCK SPEECH Below is all the work i have done in order to help me develop my acting voice.                          vocal health programme                                Strengths                                       Weaknesses  Clarity    Breath control  Articulation P...

My vocal talents ..... my voice consist of an Alto singing pitch with a range of accents applied, i am originally from Nigeria so i have an accent and i can do other accents such as American accent, Received pronunciation (RP) and an African accent. I speak other languages such as English, Yoruba, little bit of spanish from my five years spanish lessons in secondary school, little bit of German from taking a German beginners course during my first year of college and i understand Urdu just from watching Bollywood movies. i sing a little and i strive to expand my vocal range so i work on singing other pitch alongside singing Alto pitch. i took part in last years school musical production of Hairspray and i was mainly part of the ensemble which means i was singing and dancing with the ensemble and i was also given the part of louise a mini role to showcase my talent alongside with singing and dancing. My vocal strengths are; Clarity. Breath control. Articulation. Projection.  ...

Larynx - Highly specialized structure also known as the windpipe, it is responsible for sound production, air passage during breathing and protecting the airway during swallowing. Vocal Folds (also called Vocal Cords) “Fold-like” soft tissue that is the main vibratory component of the voice box; comprised of a cover (epithelium and superficial lamina propria), vocal ligament (intermediate and deep lamina propria), and body (thyroarytenoid muscle). Glottis (also called Rima Glottidis) Opening between the two vocal folds; the glottis opens during breathing and closes during swallowing and sound production. How the voice works - the voice include of three different things such as; Voiced sound:  The basic sound produced by vocal fold, vibration is called “voiced sound.” This is frequently described as a “buzzy” sound. Voiced sound for singing differs significantly from voiced sound for speech. Resonance:  Voice sound is amplified and modified by the vocal tract resonato...

After working on my vocal weaknesses i research a few more things to do in order to improve them and make them my strength and i found theses exercises and what they do; Relaxing the jaw -  This is so important, it creates room in the mouth for the tongue to move freely, which is the part of our mouth that creates the shapes for us to articulate sounds , so it really helps with oral resonance. Try saying “ahhhh” with a tense jaw and then hear the difference when you allow the jaw to drop open. Do this a few times to warm up your jaw and it will help relax it. Strengthen your tongue.  Do exercises such as letting the jaw drop open and pointing out the tongue, touching it to the top lip, bottom lip, top teeth, bottom teeth, top gum ridge behind your top teeth, and the bottom gum ridge behind your bottom teeth, the hard palate and the floor of mouth. Repeat the sequence five times and don’t forget to breathe or make sure that the jaw  remains relaxed! Bre...

                                        vocal health programme                                                                    Strengths                                       Weaknesses  Clarity    Breath control  Articulation Projection   Pace Pitch   Tone of voice  Line delivery    Breath control is one of my weaknesses and I need to work on this because when I'm on stage saying my lines I run out of breath because I don't breathe properly from my diaphragm so I need to practise breat...