LTHR
3400

Articulating the Voice

Eugene Lang College Lib Arts: The Arts

Non-Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Degree Students
Articulating the Voice
Spring 2025
Taught By: Elizabeth McGhee
Section: A

CRN: 10670

Credits: 2

This course explores the fundamentals of good voice production based on Kristin Linklater's ""Freeing the Natural Voice"" to further develop good voice and body use through advanced exercises beginning with Sound & Movement. Students will learn elements of good speech, the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), how to prepare various texts from poetic language to political speeches and scene work, and how to develop the ability to speak with clarity, agility, and intellectual and emotional rigor. The focus will be on Neutral American Speech and the ability to speak NAS without regionalisms, not as a prescribed way to speak but as a choice to use in public speaking and professional work. The course will also include a Partner Accent Project with diagnostic tools to learn one another's native speech patterns, sounds, and rhythms. The objective is for students to develop the facility to embody language with a balanced quartet of intellect, emotion, voice, and body. This course fulfills an elective requirement for Theater majors and minors.

College: Eugene Lang College Lib Arts (LC)

Department: The Arts (ART)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Studio (S)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 16

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2025 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 3:36am EDT 10/9/2024

Meeting Info:
Days: Tuesday, Thursday
Times: 10:00am - 11:40am
Building: Johnson/Kaplan 66 West 12th
Room: 001
Date Range: 1/20/2025 - 5/8/2025