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Performance Techniques Flashcards

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  1. A LAMDA examiner notes that a candidate's voice 'lacks variety.' Which performance element most directly addresses this critique?

    Answer: Varying pitch, pace, pause, and volume to reflect changing thought and emotion

    Vocal variety — achieved through deliberate changes in pitch, pace, pause, and volume — prevents monotony and reflects the natural shifts in a speaker's thought and feeling.

  2. In ensemble performance assessed by LAMDA, what does 'give and take' refer to?

    Answer: The collaborative dynamic where performers support each other and yield focus appropriately

    Give and take describes how ensemble performers consciously offer or withdraw focus to serve the scene, ensuring collaborative storytelling rather than individual competition.

  3. Which of the following best describes 'Meisner's Repetition Exercise' and its relevance to LAMDA-style training?

    Answer: An exercise where two actors repeat a phrase back and forth, shifting attention to genuine reaction rather than planned performance

    The Meisner repetition exercise trains actors to live moment-to-moment by focusing on their partner's changing behaviour rather than pre-planned emotional choices.

  4. What is the significance of 'breath phrase' in LAMDA verse and prose speaking?

    Answer: A unit of text that can naturally be sustained on one breath, shaping meaning and phrasing

    A breath phrase is the natural grouping of words that fits on a single breath, and skilled speakers use these units to convey meaning and maintain vocal control.

  5. During a LAMDA Acting examination, an assessor observes that a candidate 'acts alone, ignoring their scene partner.' What foundational principle is being neglected?

    Answer: Relationship and genuine connection between performers

    Acting requires authentic engagement with the other person on stage; ignoring a scene partner breaks the illusion of relationship and undermines dramatic truth.

  6. What does 'arc of the character' mean in preparing a longer performance piece for LAMDA?

    Answer: The journey of change or development a character undergoes from beginning to end

    A character arc describes how a person changes — or fails to change — over the course of a narrative, and performing this arc requires showing the before and after states.

  7. In LAMDA graded examinations, what is typically expected of a candidate performing 'own choice' material?

    Answer: Choosing appropriate, age-suitable material and demonstrating understanding of its context and meaning

    Own choice selections allow candidates to demonstrate personal engagement with material, but the piece must be suitable and the performer must show interpretive understanding.