Voice 4

Why are the exercises you have chosen important for vocal development/you personally

Drop and release

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Here I am taking in a deep breath whilst raising my arms, then as I let out the breathe and saying "Ahhhh", I let my legs, knees and torso buckle and my body drops to the floor, with head down. This helps to practice releasing breath and controlling breathe, which is useful and healthy for a performer

Freeing the Larynx

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To free the larynx, I first hold the top of my throat, just under my jaw, between my thumb and forefinger and find a squidgy bit which I should be able to move slightly from side to side if I apply pressure. As I move it, the area around it becomes more flexible and soft, and after the exercise I should feel an openness to my throat. This exercise helps to relax your muscles in your throat, which is good for your voice box especially and stops it getting tight and overworked which can lead to throat problems.

Describe how you used pitch, pace, pause, inflection and idiosyncrasies/accent in your performance of text

This question is irrelevant to me, since I was sadly unable to complete the performance of text, due to a misunderstanding about whether I had completed earlier posts. Kirsty is aware of this reason for not being able to complete this question.

Voice 3

Why are the exercises you have chosen important for vocal 
development, and for you personally

1) bouncing sounds from the diaphragm: this exercise builds a connections with the diaphragm when making sounds and speaking. The sounds "Ho", "Ha", "Hor", "High", "Hey" and "Hee" practice the pronunciation of vowels and opens up your mouth and throat, making a richer and more open sound, as opposed to a more nasal, "back-of-the-nose" sound, which is something that i personally can struggle with.

2) Bouncing phrases from the diaphragm: This gives you more connection with your diaphragm area, and can also help your voice have more swing and bounce, which will aid your pace and inflection. 

What feedback have you been given when performing text

I have been told that I have a mild nasal quality to my speaking voice, which is something that I can easily train myself out of, and that I have good pitch and pace which is something that I can always improve on.