This introductory text details Arthur Lessac's proven procedures for understanding, training, and improving the voice and speech of the performer by exploring the varied qualities of the physical energies associated with producing sounds.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Companies, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1559346965
ISBN-13
9781559346962
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1136535
Product Key Features
Author
Arthur Lessac
Publication Name
Use and Training of the Human Voice : a Bio-Dynamic Approach to Vocal Life
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Subject
Speech, Acting & Auditioning
Publication Year
1996
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Item Weight
14.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
3
LCCN
96-018629
Lc Classification Number
Pn4162.L46 1997
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Table of Content
Foreword by Frank Langella Acknowledgements Introduction PART I. SEEDING THE SOIL AND BUILDING THE FOUNDATION 1. Theatre As a Laboratory 2. Don't Envy a Good Voice . . . You Have One! 3. The Duality of Breathing and Posture 4. The Energy of Relaxation: The Creative Art of Resting PART II. ORGANICALLY CULTIVATING THE BODY'S VOCAL NRG STATES 5. The Dynamics of Consonant NRG: The Music of the Consonants 6. The Dynamics of Tonal NRG: The Music of the Voice Itself 7. The Dynamics of Structural NRG: The Music of the Vowels 8. The Four Neutrals: The Musical Feel of Staccato and Syncopation in Speech PART III. REAPING WHAT WE SOW 9. Exploring Creative Vocal Life: General Exploring and Discovering 10. Exploring Creative Vocal Life: SpeciFic Exploring and Discovering 11. Exploiting Your Creative Vocal Life Onstage 12. What about a Standard? APPENDICES Appendix A: A Comparative Guide to Pronunciation Appendix B: Some Related Comments Appendix C: Some Relevant Anatomical Illustrations Glossary