Courses

Introduction to voice and craniofacial anomalies and the assessment and treatment of these disorders.

This course is designed to describe the assessment of vocal function and disorders and the rehabilitation of the patient with vocal abnormalities due to vocal abuse, psychological, and/or organic etiologies, including laryngectomy.

Study and practice of vocal techniques as applied to public performance. Includes principles of breath support, vocal variation and articulation.

Study and practice of vocal techniques as applied to public performance. Includes principles of breath support, vocal variation and articulation.

The study and practice of vocal techniques as applied to theatrical or public performance. An introductory course to relaxation of the body, breath support, release of sound, resonance, articulation, phonetic production and vocal performance.

An acting course designed to deepen character and ensemble acting work through the exploration of various vocal techniques focused on diction, pronunciation, intonation, vocal placement and production, and character voice.

Principles of diction, voice development, and improvement, vocal variety and expressiveness. Focus on various aspects of using the voice effectively, including volume and projection, rate and phrasing, inflection, and resonance. Study of the International Phonetic Alphabet to correct and eliminate individual articulation problems.

Use of the voice as a creative instrument in performance; principles of breathing, musicality, vocal placement, and resonance; relationship between voice and body; sensitive approaches to vocal characterization.

Students engage in beginning training in the release of the voice for effective articulation, resonance, and quality.

In this course students will focus on the ability to use speech articulators in order to allow full, healthy production of a wide variety of speech sounds. Emphasis is placed on full speech flexibility and ability to accurately create any sound the character requires.