Voice

by Barton, Robert; Dal Vera, Rocco

• ISBN13: 9780155001206
• ISBN10: 0155001205
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-01-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Owning Your Voice	1	(42)
A Stranger Inside	1	(3)
Voice Baby--Starting fresh	4	(5)
Vocal Contradictions	9	(3)
Basic Equipment	12	(2)
Imitators--A Voice Mirror	14	(2)
The Voice Recipe--Nine Ingredients	16	(13)
Your Voice Compared to Your Classmates'--The Voice Awards	29	(1)
The Cave--Your Voice's Home	30	(2)
Ownership--An End to Denial	32	(3)
Terms to Remember	35	(1)
Summary	35	(1)
Notes	36
Exercises
My Voice History	5	(1)
My vocal Profile	6	(2)
Tracking the Blocks	8	(1)
Keeping the Good Stuff	9	(2)
Voices from Hell	11	(1)
Voices from Heaven	11	(1)
Checking It Out	12	(1)
Tape Time	13	(1)
U/RTA Update	13	(2)
My Subject in Public	15	(1)
Subjects in a Scene	15	(3)
My Tempo/My Rhythm	18	(1)
My Articulation/My Pronunciation	19	(3)
My Pitch/My volume	22	(1)
My Qualities	23	(3)
My Words/My Sounds	26	(1)
My voice Recipe	26	(3)
The Voice Awards	29	(2)
The Cave's Effect	31	(1)
Comparing Notes	31	(1)
Drawing and Coloring Your Voice	32	(1)
Naming Your voice	33	(1)
Talking to Your Voice	33	(4)
A Workshop--Warming Up Your Voice	37	(6)
Healing Your Voice	43	(55)
The ``Voice Doc''/The ``Voice Shrink''	44	(1)
Vocal Health--Caring for Your Voice	45	(11)
Healing Breathing--The Source of Sound	56	(7)
Healing Tempo--Your Voice in Time	63	(3)
Healing Rhythm--Your Drum Beats	66	(5)
Healing Articulation--Vocal Dexterity	71	(2)
Healing Pitch--Notes on Your Sheet Music	73	(6)
Healing Volume--Building a Bigger Voice	79	(9)
Healing Quality--finding the Sound Core	88	(9)
Terms to Remember	97
Summary	91	(1)
Notes	91
Exercises
Observing Breathing Patterns	58	(1)
Finding the Full Breath	59	(1)
Full Breath with Sound	60	(1)
Releasing the Glottic Attack	6l	(62)
Freeing Inhalation	62	(1)
Organizing Breath--Connecting Breath and Thought	62	(3)
Rate Isolation	65	(3)
Operative Words and Ideas	68	(4)
Articulation Phrases	72	(2)
Finding the Optimal Median Note	74	(1)
Median Notes and Power Plays	75	(1)
The Heroic Build	76	(1)
Pitch Isolation	76	(1)
Pitch Patterns	77	(5)
Single Note Intensification	82	(1)
Intensification and Breath Support	82	(1)
Volume Isolation	83	(1)
Isolating Volume, Varying Pitch	84	(1)
Appropriate Size	85	(1)
Size with Intimacy--Reaching	85	(1)
Size with Intimacy--Sharing	86	(1)
Size--Expanding the World	86	(1)
Finding Room Resonance	87	(1)
Finding Room Resonance in Large Spaces	87	(1)
Focusing Sound for volume	88	(2)
Full-Body Resonance	90	(2)
Tonality Isolation	92	(2)
Exploring Breathy and Pressed Sounds	94	(1)
The Voice Awards Part 2	95	(1)
Toppling the Top Twenty	96	(2)
Mastering Your Language	98	(39)
Written Language versus Spoken Language	98	(3)
Symbols for Sounds	101	(2)
The International Phonetic Alphabet	103	(3)
Sound Groups	106	(3)
Consonant Creation	109	(5)
Vowel formation	114	(4)
Diphthong Blends	118	(2)
Phonetic Transcription	120	(12)
Pronunciation Standards	132	(1)
Pronunciation forms	133	(1)
Terms to Remember	134	(1)
Summary	135	(1)
Notes	135
Exercises
Separating Vowels from Consonants	106	(1)
Separating Voiced and Voiceless Consonants	106	(1)
Voiced Endings	106	(2)
Voiced Dialect Endings	108	(1)
Identifying Your Organs of Speech	109	(3)
Guess the Consonant	112	(7)
Diphtohongs vs. Two Syllable Words	119	(2)
How Many Syllables?	121	(1)
Which Syllables Are Accented?	122	(1)
Hearing vowels Change with Stressing	123	(1)
Strong or Weak Form?	124	(1)
Strong or Weak Form--It's Your Choice	125	(1)
``R'' Alterations	126	(1)
``R'' Alterations on Sentences	127	(1)
Released and Unreleased ``L''	127	(1)
Released and Unreleased ``L'' in Sentences	128	(1)
Transcribing Individual Words	128	(1)
Transcribing--How Many Syllables in Each Word?	129	(1)
Transcribing--Which Syllables Accented?	130	(1)
Transcribing--Strong or Weak Form?	130	(1)
Transcribing--What Are Individual Sounds in Each Word?	130	(1)
Transcribing--How Do Sounds Affect Each Other?	131	(2)
Pronunciation Attitudes	133	(4)
Expanding Your Voice	137	(43)
Rediscovering Your Voices	138	(1)
Rediscovering Language	139	(2)
Expanding Tempo/Rhythm	141	(5)
Expanding Pronunciation/Articulation	146	(7)
Expanding Pitch	153	(3)
Expanding Volume	156	(3)
Expanding Quality	159	(6)
Putting It Ail Together	165	(5)
The Vocal Gym--Getting in Shape	170	(8)
Terms to Remember	178	(1)
Summary	179
Notes	119	(19)
Exercises
Being a Baby--Getting What You Want	138	(2)
Battling Theories	140	(1)
Word Tasting--A Return to the Roots of Language	140	(1)
Word Tasting--Finding Internal Rhythms of Words	141	(2)
Revealing Rhythmic Structure	143	(1)
Rhythm--Finding Freedom within Form	143	(1)
Tempo--Racing Effortlessly	144	(3)
Articulation--Initiating with Accuracy	147	(1)
Articulation--Attacking the Terminals	148	(2)
Word Tasting--Words to Hurt or Heal	150	(1)
Using A.A.C.O. (Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, and Onomatopoeia)	151	(2)
Hidden Relationships	153	(2)
Pitch and Parallelism	155	(1)
Singing the Speech	156	(1)
Volume Building	157	(3)
Quality Control	160	(1)
Stepping Out	161	(1)
Breath and Emotions	162	(3)
Giving Meaning to the Words	165	(1)
Jabberwocking	166	(1)
Masking and Unmasking	167	(2)
Classical Masking and Unmasking	169	(8)
Voice Awards--Where Are You Now?	177	(1)
Where Do We Go From Here?	178	(2)
Refining Your Voice	180	(58)
Class Acts	180	(2)
Modes of Speech	182	(6)
R as a Consonant	188	(2)
R as a Vowel	190	(26)
Stealing from the Brits without Sounding Phony	216	(1)
Regional/Ethnic freedom--Owning All language	217	(1)
Verse versus Prose	218	(7)
Classical Speech Hints A to Z--Antithesis to Zone	225	(10)
Terms to Remember	235	(1)
Summary	236	(1)
Notes	236
Exercises
Standardizing	215	(1)
Vowel Shifts	215	(1)
Raising and Lowering	215	(2)
Stealing without Succumbing	217	(1)
Storytelling	218	(4)
Scanning	222	(1)
The Mighty Human Iambic Pentameter Line	223	(9)
Classical Speech--A to Z	232	(1)
Refinement Imitations	232	(1)
Verse Imitation/Conjecture	233	(1)
Swinging the Pendulum	233	(5)
Releasing Your Other Voices	238	(42)
Accents versus Dialects	238	(3)
Geographic Index of Dialect/Accent Sources	241	(15)
Character Voices	256
Voice-Over Lingo	210	(4)
Singing and Speaking	214	(4)
Terms to Remember	218	(60)
Summary	278	(1)
Notes	279
Exercises
Diving into a Dialect	239	(3)
Developing a Dialect Character	242	(1)
United Nations of Dialects	243	(9)
Hierarchizing	252	(2)
Thin to Thick to Thin	254	(1)
Teaching the Dialect	254	(1)
Testing Now It Took	255	(2)
Four Voices	257	(2)
Four Voices Imitations	259	(2)
Voice Personas	261	(3)
Do It and Change It	264	(1)
Voice Du Jour	265	(1)
Individual Voice Inventory	265	(2)
Character Voice Inventory	267	(3)
Voice Tape	270	(3)
Directions: ``What Are They Saying to Me?''	273	(2)
Songs as Monologues	275	(1)
Song/Monologue with Underscoring	275	(1)
Recitative--Talking the Song	276	(1)
Singing the Monologue	276	(4)
Selecting Your System	280	(31)
Who Are the Most Influential Voice and Speech Teachers?	281	(10)
Comparing the Systems	291	(1)
Comparing the Solutions	291	(9)
Other Sources	300	(8)
What Are the New Promising Approaches on the Horizon?	308	(1)
Terms to Remember	309	(1)
Summary	309	(1)
Notes	310
Exercises
Discovering How You Learn	282	(21)
Dueling Theories	303	(8)
Planning Your Voice Future	311	(26)
Owning	315	(2)
Healing	317	(2)
Mastering	319	(1)
Expanding	320	(3)
Refining	323	(2)
Releasing	325	(3)
Selecting	328	(3)
Backing into Your future--Lifelong Vocal Work	331	(3)
Summary	334	(1)
Notes	334
Exercises
An Honest Summary	312	(1)
A Final Performance Imitation	313	(1)
A Final Vocal Gift	313	(2)
Make a List, Check It Twice	315	(16)
Map of the Future	331	(6)
Index	337