One of the first things you're going to notice about your voice,
is that it will get stronger. The tonality training begins
carrying over into your daily speech very rapidly, and the
results are a richer, more vibrant, and decidedly more confident
voice. As your feeling awareness of all the component parts
of speech builds, you'll discover a new control over the dynamics
of your speech. The student working intentionally to improve the
quality of his voice and speech, and the student working
on accent modification, have exactly the same approach to
this course. They are both working to gain sensitivity to, and some
control over, their own instrument.
Tonality is Anchored in Feeling Vibration on the Gumridge (Yellow)
The
vowels E, A, and Y become your Tonal Anchors.
The entire phonic system here is based on "feeling", not
"ear training".
(Deaf people learn speech this way.)
The advantage to feeling sounds is that they become a part
of your Sense Memory, and thus permanent and automatic.
Much like "riding a bicycle" is something that your muscles and
your sense memory retain, and then becomes automatic. This is why
actors
prefer this approach to speech training. Sensory awareness
internalizes vocal energy.
It becomes a part of you.
List of Operative Words
Every
drill begins with an Animation showing the precise articulation
and contact points for feeling the sound.
That is followed by a Word List of the Operative Words
in the exercise to follow.
The
Word List is performed in a Triple Repetition at Three Levels of Vocal Energy:
1 Sustaining the sounds to develop
muscle and sense memory
2
Sustained, but faster moving
3
Normal pronunciation with good Feeling Awareness
Operative Words in Sentences
Next,
the Operative Words are moved into Sentences.
The Sentences are performed in a Triple Repetition
at the same Three Levels of Vocal Energy:
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Contents of Tape 1
Breathing
and Relaxation
Vowels: Y (Initial/Final Position)
Long E
Long A
