Breath Support & Phrase Length
Diaphragmatic breath and carrying a phrase on one breath without the voice cutting or its energy dropping at line ends.
The five levels
Each anchor describes what separates one level from the next — not a general description of quality. This is the text the evaluator itself reads.
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Level 1 Below Standard
Short breath cutting the phrase mid-way with a clear energy drop.
Example A voice fading before the sentence's end.
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Level 2 Approaching
Breath enough for short phrases but long ones falter.
Example A long sentence whose voice breaks near its end.
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Level 3 At Standard
Steady breath support carrying phrases with consistent energy to the end.
Example A long phrase reaching its end with strength.
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Level 4 Above Standard
Control letting breath serve both the long phrase and the dramatic pause.
Example A measured pause taken without breaking the sentence.
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Level 5 Excellence
Breath a complete meaning-tool; taken and distributed as part of the performance.
Example A long delivery with no audible trace of breathing.
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