Voice and Speech I

Catalog description

Vocal techniques for the actor: articulation, voice control, support, and projection. In this class students will be working in three areas: practical voice and speech work to include relaxation, body alignment, breath, resonance, pitch and range, articulation; basic anatomy; and, text (putting the skills learnt into practice). Students will develop a set of exercises that help to release tension and build breath, muscularity and strength, and good resonance. In addition, students will build an awareness of how the voice works (anatomy) and work with poetic and dramatic text to see how the imaginative demands of the text can be fulfilled by the voice. Students will also learn to use voice with language that is not their own and to be confident and clear in their speech. The final goal is to develop an awareness of `healthy voice' usage