One Voice: Integrating Singing Technique and Theatre Voice Training

by Melton, Joan

• ISBN13: 9780325005638
• ISBN10: 032500563X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-23
• Publisher: Heinemann Drama

Summary

This groundbreaking work outlines a course of study for the actor that integrates basic elements of singing technique into the whole range of theatre voice training.

Author Biography

JOAN MELTON, Ph.D., heads the Voice/Movement program at California State University, Fullerton. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, London, and has taught at leading drama and music centers in the United States, Britain, Ireland, and Australia. She is a published author and composer, a specialist in twentieth century vocal music, and a Master Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework. Visit her website at onevoicebook.com.KENNETH TOM, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Communicative Disorders in the Department of Speech Communication, California State University, Fullerton. He trained in Vocal Performance at the New England Conservatory, Boston, and received his doctorate in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Iowa. His current teaching and research focus on performance voice, voice acoustics and physiology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Overview	xi
Guidelines for Using the Book	xii
Part I Basic Technique	1	(94)
The Foundation	3	(17)
Alignment	3	(5)
Exercises	4	(4)
Breathing	8	(4)
Exercises	9	(3)
Destructuring/Restructuring	12	(8)
Exercises	12	(8)
Vocal Anatomy and Physiology	20	(35)
Overview	20	(1)
Physical Systems: How They Work	21	(1)
Respiration	22	(12)
Phonation	34	(9)
Articulation	43	(2)
Sensation and Learning	45	(2)
Vocal Health and Longevity	47	(8)
Range, Resonance, and Articulation	55	(22)
Overview	55	(1)
Extending the Range	55	(11)
Exercises	56	(10)
Exploring Resonance	66	(6)
Exercises	67	(5)
Incorporating Articulation	72	(5)
Exercises	73	(4)
The Voice/Movement Relationship	77	(18)
Apparent Contradictions	77	(1)
Practical Solutions	78	(1)
Voice and the Triple Threat	79	(16)
Exercises	82	(13)
Part II Performance Details	95	(32)
Reading Music	97	(9)
Overview	97	(1)
Specific Requirements for the Actor	98	(2)
Guidelines for Preparing Material	100	(3)
Working with an Accompanist	103	(1)
Guidelines for Performance	104	(2)
Working with Text	106	(15)
Overview	106	(1)
Elements: Vowels and Consonants	107	(5)
Exercises	108	(4)
Phrasing and Connected Speech, Spoken and Sung	112	(8)
Exercises	113	(7)
Summary	120	(1)
Singing and Acting	121	(6)
Overview	121	(1)
A Formula That Works	122	(4)
Summary	126	(1)
Part III Additional Perspectives	127	(14)
Special Considerations	129	(6)
Overcoming Fears about Singing	129	(1)
Extending Kinesthetic Awareness	130	(1)
Singing as a Diagnostic Tool	131	(4)
Exercises	132	(3)
The Whole Voice	135	(6)
Overview	135	(1)
One Technical Core	135	(1)
Expanding the Vocal Parameters	136	(3)
Summary	139	(2)
Appendix: Organizations That Focus on Care of the Professional Voice	141