On Thursday, you will each do an individual presentation consisting of a memorized limerick (one mark for memorizing, one mark for saying it on one breath), three tongue twisters each spoken three times (for a total of 9 marks) and for reading a poem with meaning. See below for a copy of the evaluation sheet.
In the meantime, if you are serious about improving your skills, check out these sites:
Vocal Exercises from the website Amateur Dramatic
Vocal Warm-ups and Diction Exercises for Actors and Singers
ADA 10 Name:
Vocal Presentation
Evaluation: A & B Application /11; C App
/50; Com
/100; K/U /10
A.
Breath Control and Preparation - Application /2
spoke limerick on one breath yes no /1
memorized yes no /1
B.
Enunciation – Application /9
spoke tongue
twister 1 2
3 times without error /3
spoke tongue
twister 1 2
3 times without error /3
spoke tongue
twister 1 2
3 times without error /3
C.
Poem Title:
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Criteria
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Level
4
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Level
3
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To
improve to meet provincial standard
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Prepared
(App)
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projection,
confident stance and clear view of speaker’s face provide the audience with
an superior experience
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Projected
voice; audience didn’t have to strain to hear
Posture/stance enhanced
performance; audience wasn’t distracted by random and or thoughtless
movement(s)
Clear
view of face; neither paper nor
hairstyle impeded audience sightline
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Use of vocal elements
(Com)
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Superior use of vocal elements
breathes life into the poem for the audience
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Used rate of speech, volume,
pitch, and emphasis appropriately to convey meaning of poem to audience
Enunciated words so they
were clearly articulated for the audience and not misunderstood
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Pronunciation: 10 marks to begin, subtraction of one mark
per mispronunciation/stutter/false start
(K/U)
