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Please note that this workshop is aimed at staff who research and/or teach other staff are also welcome to attend.
If you were to stand in any maternity ward in the world and listen to the cacophony of infant voices around you, you would have no idea of their gender and no clue where you were. Each of us is born with a natural voice that, over time, is shaped by the habits formed by copying the world around us. Some of our voice is governed by biology, but an enormous amount is influenced by circumstance. Distinguishing between the two is key to learning how to control and exploit the potential of your voice.
Voice and Vocal Control is a three-hour voice workshop based on theatrical as well as practical experience, and aimed towards anyone wishing to develop their vocal ability. Divided into three equal parts, the workshop first explores and examines the voice itself from intention to comprehension, and gives participants the chance to form an objective opinion about their voice; something we all too frequently shy away from.
The second part is a purely practical vocal warm up drawn from many years of theatrical practise. Participants should be under no illusion that this course, if it is to be useful, cannot remain purely theoretical. It includes elements like physical relaxation, breathing, a detailed exploration of the simple hum, the identification of body parts responsible for vocal projection and a celebration of what voices can do. All of these are undertaken in a whole group setting with no one being required to work individually.
The final section aims to equip participants with a tool with which they can develop vocal control and tonal nuance. Based on the work of the late Yat Malmgren, Movement Psychology for Voice is a toolbox for performers that harnesses the connection between an inner sensation and an outer manifestation, and can be used by anyone prepared to really roll their sleeves up and get stuck in.
Of all the body’s tools for expression, the voice is the one that works perfectly at birth and slowly becomes hampered by habits, toxins and often our own thoughts. Voice and Vocal Control aims to equip participants with a framework and methodology that helps them set out on a journey back towards the time when their voice worked tirelessly, effortless and freely.
Staff also registered as a Doctoral Student at the University of Bath cannot take part in the programme. The Doctoral College offers development opportunities (http://www.bath.ac.uk/learningandteaching/rdu/courses/pgskills/skills-development/index.html) for Doctoral students.
Please be aware that there will be no catering provided at this workshop, but you are welcome to bring your own tea/coffee/drink along.
Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/06/2020
9:15 am - 12:05 pm
Main Campus (6E 2.2)
Event Speaker/Organiser: Piero Vitelli Course Code: RSVVC Topic: UKPSF: All Curriculum Transformation: N/A Bath Blend: N/A Digital Capability: All RDF: N/A Target Audience: Staff who Teach and Research
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