Vocal Awareness

There are different types of things you can do to change the way you use the voice they are Volume, Pitch, Timbre, Pace, Accent, Emphasis and Pause can be seen as a combination of Pace and Emphasis.

The use of Volume can show the emotion of a character for example in the monologue when the kid is talking about his future if the volume is loud then it can show anger and frustration but at the end of the speech when he talks about the pigeons, because this is where he calms down this is likely to be a lower volume to show he is not as upset.

If something is calmer it may be said in a lower pitch and softer whereas when somebody is shouting the pitch of their voice may rise.

The timbre can be affected by where the air is pushed from. If the air is being pushed from higher up the body the timbre will be harsher and more nasally, whereas from the diaphragm the voice is more mellow.