The Vocal Vision

by Acker, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9781557832825
• ISBN10: 155783282X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books

Summary

Twenty-four leading voice experts speak out on the changing role of voice on stage. Essay topics include: Re-Discovering Lost Voices * Thoughts on Theatre, Therapy, and the Art of Voice * Finding Our Lost Singing Voices * Voice Training, Where Have We Come From? * Vocal Coaching in Private Practice * more.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	vii
I. VOICE IN THEATRE AND SOCIETY	3	(62)
1. Thoughts on Theatre, Therapy and the Art of Voice	3	(10)
Kristin Linklater
2. From Beyond Wildness to Body Wisdom, Vocal Life, and Healthful Functioning: A Joyous Struggle for Our Discipline's Future	13	(12)
Arthur Lessac
3. That Secret Voice	25	(12)
Cicely Berry
4. Re-Discovering Lost Voices	37	(6)
Patsy Rodenburg
5. Freeing Our Singing Voice	43	(8)
Frankie Armstrong
6. Singing Acting	51	(6)
Elizabeth Nash
7. On Training and Pluralism	57	(8)
Kate Burke
II. THEORIES OF VOICE	65	(58)
8. Principles of Skill Acquisition Applied to Voice Training	65	(16)
Katherine Verdolini
9. Voice in a Visual World	81	(12)
Robert Barton
10. Psycho-Physical Techniques and Their Relevance to Voice and Actor Training	93	(14)
Mary Corrigan
11. Voice as a Source of Creativity	107	(16)
Sue Ann Park
III. THE VOICE IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT	123	(80)
12. Voice Training, Where Have We Come From?	123	(10)
Dorothy Runk Mennen
13. "What is a Voice For?": Training and the Rise of the Voice Coach	133	(10)
Andrew Wade
14. "I Charge Thee Speak": John Barrymore and His Voice Coach, Margaret Carrington	143	(12)
Barbara Acker
15. Standard Speech: The Ongoing Debate	155	(30)
Dudley Knight
16. The Roy Hart Theatre: Teaching the Totality of Self	185	(18)
Laura C. Kalo
George Whiteside
Ivan Miderigh
IV. THE VOICE AND CURRENT PRACTICE	203	(52)
17. A Consumer's Guide to Voice and Speech Training	203	(12)
Bonnie N. Raphael
18. Vocal Coaching in Private Practice	215	(10)
Lucille Schutmaat Rubin
19. Interface Between Theatre Voice and Speech Trainer and Speech-Language Pathologist	225	(12)
Katherine Verdolini
20. Pros and Cons of Voice Amplification	237	(10)
Kate Ufema
Bill Brandwein
21. Breathing is Meaning	247	(8)
Catherine Fitzmaurice
V. LAST THOUGHTS	255	(6)
22. The Human Voice: Bridge or Battlefront	255	(6)
Marian Hampton
VI. ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS	261	(8)
INDEX	269