The voice is a powerful acting tool.
But the power is lost if an actor
mumbles their lines, can’t be heard,
or speaks in a monotone.

We had different warm ups to give the rest of the class one of these was how to warm your voice up properly and different techniques.
One of the ways to prepare your voice is to Make as wide a face as possible (wide open mouth, wide eyes). Then scrunch as tightly as possible. It is best to do this four times for the exercise to take effect.

·         Yawn on a descending scale.

·         Chew imaginary bubblegum.

·         Stick the tongue all the way out, the
tip pointing down.

·         Stick the tongue all the way out, the
tip pointing up. (do this to the left and right)

·         Make as big a circle as possible with
the tongue.

Breathing Exercises

When you’re in control of your breathing, you can control your voice much better. In order to do this you must do these exercises:

·         Inhale through the nose on a six count then exhale slowly with a closed mouth. Repeat four times.

·         Inhale through the nose on a six count then exhale slowly with an open mouth. Repeat four times.

·         Inhale through the nose on a six count then exhale slowly on a hum. Repeat four times.

·         Inhale through the nose on a six count then exhale slowly on a hum into an “Ahhhhhh.” Repeat four tmes.

You must do these exercises all the time on a regular base.

How to strengthen the lips:

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Do go through and look at Sue.

Wild winds and wet weather.

How to strengthen The Soft Palate and Back of Tongue:

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Imagine mending the old thing.

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