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Lesson 6 SOUND: Cantonese
- White board or a smooth surface for writing
- White board pens
Sounds from our culture
The instructor guides the participants to suggest typical Cantonese expressions which they can think of
La, he, a, pei, yi, wei, wu, wa, e, ne, luo, zhe, che, gua……
Write them down on the whiteboard
Each participant selects one of the expressions from the whiteboard
First round
Test making the sound of the chosen word in a light and short way
Second round
Add emotion
Surprised
tender
doubt
sorrow
anger……
Each participant chooses the sound they want to make
The level of the tone
The duration of the pause between each breath
And when to start making the sound
Concentrate
Then start
Take a deep breath
Make the sound according to their choice of principles
Repeat until the tutor says stop
The instructor controls the duration of each session
Give a few tries with different combination of rules and vocabularies
Let the participants experience
The phonological changes and characteristics of Cantonese
To end the session
The instructor guides the participants to discuss and summarise their experience
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Danny Yung Talk Series – Creative Elements 2: The Sound
Do you prefer to “listen” or to “speak”? Understanding the things we hear through our ears can enhance our abilities to express what we want other people to know through language or sounds. Designing, constructing and managing the natural and man-made sounds are fun experiments in the theatre. Using previous experiments and illustrative examples, Danny Yung will lead you to explore and learn about the possibilities associated with sounds.
