DRAMA 32 Voice and Speech for the Actor

Units: 2
This course covers the development of voice and speech to strengthen, support, and vary the quality of the voice through practice of basic relaxation techniques, breath, resonance, articulation, and projection. The course focuses on pitch, stress, rate, quality, and inflection through a variety of material and the uses of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA-narrow transcription) to enhance clarity of speech on stage. (CSU)