Diction And Vocal Exercises

November 6, 2010
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Note Good diction and speech  is NOT about changing your accent or making you ‘talk posh’. It is About clarity – making sure what you say is heard.

Vocal Exercise

  • Big smile showing teeth
  • Extend tongue between teach
  • Sing/read above lyrics remaining in above position (try not to bite your tongue!)
Key points
  • Start slowly and carefully.
  • Make sure the beginning and end of each word is crisp and avoid running the words together.
  • Repeat the song/lyric’s getting faster and clearer

Practice/Exercise with the song below this word- Supercalifragilisticexpidalidocious. Yes it a bit of a mouth full, but its a fun word which means Fantastic, very wonderful etc.

Just for the record

Supercalifragilisticexpidalidocious, has 34 letters 14 Syllables which makes the word an excellent vocal work out .

The word Supercalifragilisticexpidalidocious can be used as an exclamation, or as a way to describe joyful feeling, lovely, surprises and the things that delights you. The word is similar to the words ‘stupendous’ or ‘wonderful

Examples…
  • Feel Supercalifragilisticexpidalidocious
  • That is Supercalifragilisticexpidalidocious
It was Supercalifragilisticexpidalidocious
Here we go using the direction above  sing or read these Song lyric’s
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the sound of it
Is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough
You’ll always sound precocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Because I was afraid to speak
When I was just a lad
My father gave me nose a tweak
And told me I was bad
But then one day I learned a word
That saved me aching nose
The biggest word I ever heard
And this is how it goes:
Oh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the sound of it
Is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough
You’ll always sound precocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
So when the cat has got your tongue
There’s no need for dismay
Just summon up this word
And then you’ve got a lot to say
But better use it carefully
Or it may change your life
One night I said it to me girl
And now me girl’s my wife!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Even though the sound of it
Is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough
You’ll always sound precocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Some of the benefit of this Diction/Speech Exercise are:-

  • Strengthening and stretching the muscles involved in speech
  • Improving vocal clarity
  • Bringing to your attention habitual speech patterns which may be less than Perfect!

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