EA215-5-FY-LO:
Voice II
2023/24
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
15
08 April 2021
Requisites for this module
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BA W411 Acting,
BA W411MV Acting,
BA W83A Acting (International)
In this module you will develop and apply the rigorous foundation work of EA114-4-FY and apply it to the more demanding dramatic texts being worked on in the second year acting courses. You will connect movement, voice and acting.
You will begin exploring accents and dialects in more detail with a view to both acquiring accents and developing the skills and tools with which to work on accents throughout your career as an actor whilst also grounding your skills in your own home accent. You will speak texts in your home accent as well as in other accents. You will begin to examine the vocal demands of different styles of performance, and develop your ability to give life to complex texts. The Authentic Voices Project explores texts from your own culture and socio-cultural background. This is done to contrast the transformational work needed when speaking in an accent as well as to celebrate authenticity and individuality. Character voices and the tools to create them are explored. Texts for radio, tv and voice overs are explored, e.g. documentary, audiobook, with characters, contemporary monologues and duologues and voice for commercials. The course is designed to prepare students for independence, to ensure that they enter their third year with voices of professional standard and the vocal training necessary to maintain them
1. To develop articulatory skills for performance
2. To encourage enjoyment, release and power in the voice
3. To develop subtlety and sensitivity in pitch and resonant range
4. To provide opportunities for students to apply practical technique to complex texts
5. To combine acting choices with vocal performance
By the end of this module you will be able to demonstrate advanced use of voice techniques in increasingly complex and demanding work:
1. Physical awareness and breath
2. Breathing and voice
3. Resonance and range
4. Technical application
5. Warming up
6. Articulation
7. NSEA/Accents and Dialects
8. Openness to process
9. Emotional connection.
No additional information available.
Students work with voice tutors in group practical classes.
Normally 4 hours.
Learning also takes place in workshops and presentations.
One to one remedial tutorials on specific articulatory and vocal issues in forms of voice labs.
Independent study.
Verbal formative feedback in classes.
Written reports at the end of term 3. Feedback at the end of terms 1 and 2.
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Caban, A., Foh, J. and Parker, J. (2021)
Experiencing Speech: A Skills-Based, Panlingual Approach to Actor Training. London: Taylor & Francis Ltd. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6533568.
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Sharpe, E. and Haydn Rowles, J. (2009)
How to do accents. 2nd ed. London: Oberon Books. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6228819.
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Thompson, P., Seiple, T. and Caban, A. (2023) Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent. London: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
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Gausnell, R. (2022)
Mastering an American accent: the compact guide. London: Nick Hern Books. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6918141.
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Stream Nick Hern Books | Listen to Mastering an American Accent - audio recordings playlist online for free on SoundCloud (no date). Available at:
https://soundcloud.com/nickhernbooks/sets/american-accent/s-lYa47FKkvf5?si=585e38af44094cce80590ab086d0d78f.
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The Color Vowel Chart | American English (no date). Available at:
https://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/color-vowel-chart.
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Audio resource of American English vowels from The Color Vowel Chart (no date). Available at:
https://soundcloud.com/colorvowelchart/sets/mini-chart-audio-files.
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Dictionary by Merriam-Webster: America’s most-trusted online dictionary (no date). Available at:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/.
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Sharpe, E. and Haydn Rowles, J. (2011) How to do standard English accents - link for reading extracts. London: Oberon.
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‘Intonation for Classic RP & Standard British - YouTube’ (no date). Available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-0Me_Ssn48&t=2s&ab_channel=AccentHelp.
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Gutekunst, C. and Gillet, J. (2014)
Voice into acting: integrating voice and the Stanislavski approach. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama. Available at:
https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/57411.
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Wells, J.C. (1982b)
Accents of English: 2: The British Isles. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Available at:
https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.1017/CBO9780511611759.
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Wells, J.C. (1982c)
Accents of English: Volume 3: Beyond the British Isles. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Available at:
https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.1017/CBO9780511611766.
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Trudgill, P. and Hannah, J. (2017)
International English: a guide to varieties of English around the world. Sixth edition. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. Available at:
https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.4324/9781315192932.
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‘Comma Gets a Cure - Accent collection or practice text’ (no date). Available at:
https://www.dialectsarchive.com/CommaGetsACure.pdf.
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‘The Rainbow Passage - Accent collection or practice text’ (no date). Available at:
https://www.dialectsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/The-Rainbow-Passage.pdf.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
Coursework |
Term One: BA INTERNATIONALS: Reflection on Term on Voice, Articulation and Summerfolk |
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Coursework |
Term 2: BA Acting - General American Accent Skills |
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Practical |
Articulation - Practical |
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40% |
Practical |
Term 2: BA Cherry Orchard Feedback - ASL |
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Practical |
Term 2 Shakespeare O for a Muse |
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Practical |
Term 2 Shakespeare O for a Muse |
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Practical |
BA 2.1 Uncle Vanya Feedback from ASL |
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Practical |
Term One: BA Internationals - Classic Scenes and Authentic Voices Practical Voice and Articulation |
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Practical |
Term One: BA Acting - Articulation Feedback |
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Practical |
Voice - Practical Term 1 |
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60% |
Practical |
Term Two: BA International - General American Accent Skills |
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Practical |
Term Two: BA International Shakespeare Monologue |
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Additional coursework information
Term One:
Practical Voice and Articulation/Accent are assessed in the warm up prior to and in the Term One performance and character speeches and scenes at the end of term in class. Authentic use of voice on texts from the students’ own culture will be assessed. General American and NSEA accents are assessed.
Term Two:
Practical Voice: Performance of Shakespeareantextwith a preparatory warm up will be assessed in class at the end of term. Articulation and accent: Performance of a text in the accent and of a speech in another accent/dialect of English.
Term Three:
Practical Voice: performance of character voice and speech taken from the Shakespeare play they are working on in acting or of their own choice with a prior preparatory warm up. Performances of texts for tv, documentary, radio and film as well as voice for commercials will be assessed. The integration of skills into the Shakespeare play in acting will be assessed.
Articulation/Accent: Performing an accent other than their own at the end of the term in class.
- Formative assessment in Terms One and Two. The module will be summatively assessed and a final mark awarded at the end of TermThree.
- Practical Voice is weighted 60%and Articulation is weighted 40% in the final module mark.
- Compliance with Professional Code of Conduct
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Ms Christina Gutekunst, email: cgutek@essex.ac.uk.
Christina Gutekunst and staff
East 15 Acting School
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Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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