SPEECH CHOIR

Speech choirs are performance

groups that recite speeches in
unison, often with elements of
choreography and costuming to
help bring the speech to life.
THERE ARE TWO (2) TYPES OF
SPEECH CHOIR:

1. CONVENTIONAL SPEECH
CHOIR OR TRADITIONAL
SPEECH CHOIR AND:

2. DYNAMIC SPEECH CHOIR OR

THEATRICAL SPEECH CHOIR
DYNAMIC SPEECH
CHOIR -IT IS THE
REVERSE OF THE
CONVENTIONAL
SPEECH CHOIR
Traditional Speech Choir -it
does not require to use
costumes, props, nor
choreography. -the choir just
simply speaks or reads a
literary piece
 ELEMENTS
OF A SPEECH
CHOIR
 1. MEMBERS -MOST SCHOOLS
AND COMPETITIONS
FEATURES CHOIR OF 25 TO 40
MEMBERS . THE GROUP IS
TYPICALLY ARE DIVIDED INTO
GROUPS BASED ON THE
MEMBERS’ NATURAL VOICES
OR SPEAKING VOICES .
 2. PIECES SELECTIONS ARE
TYPICALLY POEMS OR POETIC
PASSAGES , SUCH AS FROM
GREEK DRAMAS OR
SHAKESPEARE’S PLAY S . THE
CONDUCTOR GIVES SOME
THOUGHT TO THE PASSAGE,
BREAKING INTO PARTS .
 3.CHOREOGRAPHY
C H O R E O G R A P H Y O F M OV E M E N T
I S N OT N E C E S S A RY C O M P O N E N T
FOR SPEECH CHOIR. MANY
SUCCESSFUL COMPETITION
CHOIRS RECITE THEIR PIECES
W H I L E S TA N D I N G I N P L A C E W I T H
THEIR HANDS AT THEIR SIDES,
A T T E N T I O N D I R E C T E D S O L E LY
A T T H E C O N D U C TO R . *
 4. COSTUMING A S W I T H A N Y
OT H E R P E R F O R M A N C E A RT,
T H O U G H T S H O U L D B E P U T I N TO
H OW T H E S P E E C H C H O I R W I L L
DRESS. COSTUMES CAN BE AS
S I M P L E A S M A TC H I N G O U T F I T S
O R RO B E S , S U C H A S A VO C A L
C H O I R WO U L D W E A R , O R
ELABORATE THEATRICAL GARB.
 5. VOICE QUALITY THE
ABILITY TO COMBINE
SUCCESSFULLY THE LIGHT,
MEDIUM, AND DARK VOICES
IN THE CHOIR . IT IS THE
ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE
THROUGH VOICE,
REACTIONS TO THOUGHTS
OR EMOTIONS
 6. NUMBER OF VOICES-
THE ABILITY TO ADD OR
SUBTRACT WHOLE
SECTIONS , BANKS , SMALLER
GROUPS , OR SOLO SPEAKERS
TO INCREASE OR DIMINISH
THE POWER OR RICHNESS
OF THE SOUND TO BETTER
EXPRESS THE MEANING .
 7.PITCH -PITCH REFERS
TO THE VARIATIONS OF
THE VOICE ON THE
MUSICAL SCALE AND IS
GENERALLY REFERRED TO
AS THE INFLECTION
8.POWER-ABILITY TO
USE VOLUME, FORCE,
OR LOUDNESS AS
EMPHASIS IN
APPROPRIATE PLACES
TO BETTER EXPRESS
FEELING AND
MEANING..
9.PHRASING AND RHYTHM
-ABILITY TO USE
PHRASING AND RHYTHM
AS REINFORCEMENTS FOR
EACH OTHER. EACH
MUCH BLEND TO BETTER
EXPRESS THE MEANING
OF THE VERSE.
 10.TEMPO- T E M P O R E F E R S TO
THE RATE OF SPEED AT WHICH A
R E A D I N G P RO G R E S S E S . T H E
A B I L I T Y TO BA L A N C E T H E
RHYTHM OF A PIECE AND THE
TEMPO OF PERFORMANCE.
T E M P O S H O U L D R E L A T E TO T H E
CENTRAL “BEAT” OF THE POEM.
I F I T I S TO O FA S T O R TO O S L OW.
 11.STAGING - THE ABILITY TO
S U C C E S S F U L LY O R G A N I Z E A N D
P O S I T I O N T H E C H O I R O N S TA G E O R
RISERS FOR THE PERFORMANCE
E F F E C T. T H E A B I L I T Y T O S TA G E
ENTRANCES AND EXITS WHICH
ENHANCE THE MOOD OF THE POEM
AND THE PERFORMANCE. THE
ABILITY TO “COSTUME” SPEAKERS
IN A WAY WHICH ALSO ENHANCES
THE PERFORMANCE AS A WHOLE.