THE 103 - Voice for the Actor 1, 3 credit hours

The course aims to develop a fundamental understanding and application of how the voice works, and implements practices to maintain vocal health. The course explores and implement the direct connection that relaxation, alignment and breath have with placement, tone and resonance. Simple text will be utilized to apply techniques learned. The class also begins the study of the sounds of spoken English in depth using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).