VOCAL EXERCISE
Vocal Exercises
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.
Breathing Exercises
When you control the breath, you control
the voice.
Inhale t ❖❖ hrough the nose on a six count;
exhale slowly with a closed mouth.
Repeat four times.
❖❖ Inhale through the nose on a six count;
exhale slowly with an open mouth.
Repeat four times.
❖❖ Inhale through the nose on a six count;
exhale slowly on a hum. Repeat four
times.
❖❖ Inhale through the nose on a six
count; exhale slowly on a hum into
“Ahhhhhh.” Repeat four times.
Progressive Breathing
Great for calming nerves. Focus only on the
slow inhale and exhale.
❖❖ Inhale on a two count. Exhale on a
two count.
❖❖ Repeat on a four count, then six count,
then eight count, then ten count.
Relaxing the Jaw
A tight jaw works against you.
❖❖ Make as wide a face as possible (wide
open mouth, wide eyes). Then scrunch
as tightly as possible. Alternate four
times.
❖❖Yawn on a descending scale.
❖❖ Chew imaginary bubblegum.
❖❖Yawn on a descending scale.
❖❖ Chew thick peanut butter.
❖❖Yawn on a descending scale.
❖❖ Chew stale toffee.
❖❖ Stick the tongue all the way out, the
tip pointing down.
❖❖ Stick the tongue all the way out, the
tip pointing up.
❖❖ Stick the tongue all the way out, the
tip pointing to the left.
❖❖ Stick the tongue all the way out, the
tip pointing to the right.
❖❖ Make as big a circle as possible with
the tongue.
Adding Sound
❖❖ Buzz the lips.
❖❖ Choose a song everyone knows and
hum the melody through buzzed lips.
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