Topics: Shaping Sounds - Diction and Dialects

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the components of voice and speech (respiration, phonation, resonation, and articulation) through class work that focuses on physical alignment, breath support, vocal clarity, resonance, range, and articulation. The work culminates in an exploration of heightened text for performance. The course also introduces students to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), incorporating General American speech, and utilizing this foundation to explore at least two dialects/accents