voiceplay
Voiceplay is a performative practice that foregrounds the human voice as the primary vehicle for sound, meaning, and expression. It encompasses a range of techniques including voice acting, spoken narration, vocalization, beatboxing, vocal effects, and the intentional manipulation of pitch, timbre, rhythm, and articulation to convey character, mood, or storytelling. In theatre, film, animation, and radio, voiceplay can involve stylized speech, vocal Foley, and other methods that create atmosphere or imply action without relying solely on visible movement or on-screen sound effects.
In music, especially within a cappella and vocal-centric genres, voiceplay refers to arranging and performing music
Origin and usage: The concept draws on long-standing practices where the voice serves as the central expressive
See also: voice acting, beatboxing, a cappella, vocal performance, voiceover, phonetics.