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Expressive Skills
Year 9 Drama
What are expressive skills?
Expressive skills are used by a performer to express and
realise a character.
Expressive skills may be used in different ways in different
performance styles.
What do you think some expressive skills are?
The Four Expressive Skills are:
- Voice
- Movement
- Facial Expression
- Gesture
Voice
What are some important components of voice?
- volume
- pitch
- Pace
- tone
- emphasis
- pause
- resonance
- muscularity
- vocal sounds.
Movement
What are some important components of movement?
- gait
- posture
- stance
Facial Expression
What is facial expression?
Manipulating facial features to communicate emotions,
reactions and meaning.
What are some examples of facial expressions?
- smiling
- frowning
- raised or furrowed eyebrows
Gesture
What is gesture?
Using the body or body parts, usually the hands, to create
symbols and meaning.
What are some examples of gesture?
- waving
- thumbs up
- peace sign
Activity 1 - Moulding Pairs
- student get into pairs
- one pair choses an emotion, they need to to mould the
other pair into this without stating the emotion
Emotions to choose from: love, anger, confusion, surprise,
frightened, scared, hunger, sadness, shock
Activity 2 - Slow Motion Race
Chariots of Fire Music
- Whole class slow motion race
- Focus on your expressive skills - can you make them
bigger? Who will win?
- Let’s watch each other!
Activity 3 - The Detective and the
Thief
Pink Panther music Mission Impossible Music
- In pairs be a thief and a detective, it is a mime scene
- Swap roles when the music shifts
- Let’s watch each other!
- How does the scene change with the music?
Activity 4 - Script Work
Create a performance with one of the ‘ambiguous scripts’. Pick an emotion for each character to explore
in the scene and try to make them clear using heightened expressive skills.
Scripts:
SCRIPT 1
Try 3 different situations and characters
- I know who you are
- Show me what to do with this then
SCRIPT 2
These lines can be said in any order
- Don’t stare at me like that, it only
makes me more nervous
- Try to do it like this
- I blame you for this mess
- Since we’re here let’s make the most of it.
SCRIPT 3
Try 3 different relationships these
characters may have.
- Hello how are you?
- Oh fine thanks.
- I haven’t seen you for ages.
- Yes I know

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Expressive Skills.pptx

  • 2. What are expressive skills? Expressive skills are used by a performer to express and realise a character. Expressive skills may be used in different ways in different performance styles. What do you think some expressive skills are?
  • 3. The Four Expressive Skills are: - Voice - Movement - Facial Expression - Gesture
  • 4. Voice What are some important components of voice? - volume - pitch - Pace - tone - emphasis - pause - resonance - muscularity - vocal sounds.
  • 5. Movement What are some important components of movement? - gait - posture - stance
  • 6. Facial Expression What is facial expression? Manipulating facial features to communicate emotions, reactions and meaning. What are some examples of facial expressions? - smiling - frowning - raised or furrowed eyebrows
  • 7. Gesture What is gesture? Using the body or body parts, usually the hands, to create symbols and meaning. What are some examples of gesture? - waving - thumbs up - peace sign
  • 8. Activity 1 - Moulding Pairs - student get into pairs - one pair choses an emotion, they need to to mould the other pair into this without stating the emotion Emotions to choose from: love, anger, confusion, surprise, frightened, scared, hunger, sadness, shock
  • 9. Activity 2 - Slow Motion Race Chariots of Fire Music - Whole class slow motion race - Focus on your expressive skills - can you make them bigger? Who will win? - Let’s watch each other!
  • 10. Activity 3 - The Detective and the Thief Pink Panther music Mission Impossible Music - In pairs be a thief and a detective, it is a mime scene - Swap roles when the music shifts - Let’s watch each other! - How does the scene change with the music?
  • 11. Activity 4 - Script Work Create a performance with one of the ‘ambiguous scripts’. Pick an emotion for each character to explore in the scene and try to make them clear using heightened expressive skills. Scripts: SCRIPT 1 Try 3 different situations and characters - I know who you are - Show me what to do with this then SCRIPT 2 These lines can be said in any order - Don’t stare at me like that, it only makes me more nervous - Try to do it like this - I blame you for this mess - Since we’re here let’s make the most of it. SCRIPT 3 Try 3 different relationships these characters may have. - Hello how are you? - Oh fine thanks. - I haven’t seen you for ages. - Yes I know