ENGLISH EXAM REVIEW

SPEECH CHOIR
- a performance by a group that recites a poem in unison.
- operates like a musical choir but without the TOTAL USE OF MUSIC.

• speech choir

• costumes

• power

• tempo

Combination of light, medium and dark voices  Communication through the voice and reactions to thoughts or emotions.

• PITCH

• PIECE

• VOICE QUALITY

• NUMBER OF VOICES

Changing of positions together with the gestures made by the members, Could be big movements or just side stepping.

• PIECE

• MEMBERS

• CLOSURE

• CHOREOGRAPHY

The ones who are going to perform, About 12 members or more (25-40), Typically divided depending on their voices.

• POWER

• ECHO READING

• MEMBERS

• COSTUMES

a stanza is to be delivered together by EVERYONE in the group.

• ALTERNATE LINES

• PIECE

• POWER

• UNISON

Volume and Emphasis.

• PITCH

• POWER

• SPEECH CHOIR

• TEMPO

the soloist delivers a line, and the group will repeat the last word of the line delivered by the soloist (to be done in all 5 lines of a stanza).

• PIECE

• VOICE QUALITY

• CLOSURE

• POWER

Simple matching outfits and/or costumes.

• COSTUMES

• VOICE QUALITY

• PIECE

• ECHO READING

divide the group into two sectors, depends upon your group on how you're going to divide it; two consecutive stanzas will be delivered alternately by each sector.

• ECHO READING

• TWO-PART ARRANGEMENT

• PITCH

• ALTERNATE LINES

Rate of speed, Central Beat.

• PIECE

• SPEECH CHOIR

• CLOSURE

• TEMPO