The Voice Book

By: Michael McCallion

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Paperback | 16 November 1998 | Edition Number 1

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Babies have no problem in vocalising - they cry, loud and long. But as we learn how to speak language, a highly intellectual activity, we increasingly depend on speech and body language to express what we wish to communicate. This is fine for ordinary conversation but there are times for most of us when we need to be able to use our voices to present ourselves in a wider context. Most people are vocally better equipped than they know. Usually some unconscious habit gets in the way. The Voice Book shows you simply and practically what is going wrong - and how to put it right. Whether you are a professional or amateur actor, classical or popular singer, politician, public speaker, or need to present for business, church or college, The Voice Book will help you to discover how to use your voice freely, powerfully and with pleasure.

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Self-help manual written by a voice teacher of 35 years. Containing extensive information particularly suited to actors or singers, this book would also be useful to anyone - teacher, businessman, salesperson - whose career is based upon the everyday use of the voice. There are tips on avoiding voice misuse and developing good posture, as well as pointers for mumblers, people who speak too loudly or those whose tone results in misunderstanding. Crammed with excellent practice exercises. (Kirkus UK)

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List of illustrations
Complete list of exercises
Foreword
Note to this revised edition
Introduction
Explanation of the form of the book
Body use
The voice as an expression of the whole person	p. 3
Babies and football fans	p. 3
Misuse	p. 4
The case of the quiet monk	p. 5
The case of the timid actor	p. 6
The case of the shot barrister	p. 7
Change and choice	p. 7
Common misuses which affect the voice	p. 9
What is good use?	p. 13
Self-observation	p. 13
The head/neck/back relationship	p. 17
Legs and feet	p. 19
What is this 'direction'?	p. 20
Joints and muscles: not doing	p. 22
Stopping	p. 23
Won't all this self-consciousness get in the way?	p. 24
What's going to happen to my spontaneity?	p. 25
Exercises	p. 26
Memory patterns	p. 30
How do I know I'm right if when I feel right I'm wrong?	p. 31
A humpback, a limp and a withered arm	p. 32
Stage fright	p. 33
The Alexander Technique	p. 34
Further body work	p. 35
Breathing
The normal and the athletic	p. 39
The need for breath	p. 39
Oxygenation: breathing for work	p. 40
What is 'support'?	p. 41
Changeability	p. 43
Common breathing problems	p. 45
Rhythmicity in breathing	p. 48
The release	p. 48
Observing the body	p. 49
Exercises	p. 50
Whole back breathing	p. 57
A word of caution	p. 63
Tuning
What is tuning?	p. 67
The whisper	p. 67
Anatomy	p. 68
Pitch and volume	p. 72
Resonance	p. 74
The resonators	p. 75
Sensation	p. 77
Exercises	p. 81
Problems	p. 86
Changing the resonance	p. 114
Volume control	p. 117
Shouting: the effects of emotion	p. 119
Tuning the voice to a particular range	p. 122
Speech
Standard English or Received Pronunciation	p. 125
The speech organs	p. 126
The speech act	p. 127
Syllables	p. 128
Sung speech and conversation	p. 129
Speech in the theatre	p. 130
Assessing your speech clarity	p. 133
Maximum definition and minimum effort	p. 134
Voice energy and speech energy	p. 138
Vowels	p. 146
Consonants	p. 148
Exercises	p. 149
Muscular dissociation	p. 153
Testwork syllables	p. 154
Practice Paragraphs	p. 158
Speech faults	p. 186
Whisper and stage whisper	p. 188
Bringing it all together: a work routine
Sitting and breathing 1	p. 195
Sitting and breathing 2	p. 196
Voicing 1	p. 198
Voicing 2: lengthening the sound	p. 200
Humming	p. 202
Hot breath and whispering: finding the space	p. 202
Consonants	p. 204
Moving on	p. 207
Reading practice	p. 208
Using your voice
Playing with the voice	p. 227
Voice and movement	p. 228
The postural fix and predetermined interpretation	p. 232
Empathy and imitation	p. 234
Intention	p. 235
Speech and characterization	p. 238
Working on accents	p. 239
Rehearsal for the theatre	p. 243
Into the theatre	p. 254
Radio	p. 255
Film and television	p. 259
Dubbing, looping and voice-overs	p. 260
An actor's warm-up	p. 263
For teachers	p. 266
Voice care	p. 268
Breathing: a brief anatomy	p. 275
F. M. Alexander	p. 278
Select bibliography	p. 282
Index	p. 285
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