Evangeline Machlin

Speech for the Stage

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From its original publication, thousands of actors have used this classic text to develop and refine their voice and speech. Evangeline Machlin includes warm-up routines for the voice but initially focuses on the importance of listening. She also discusses such important elements as relaxation, phonetics, articulation, resonance, pitch, rate of speech and stress. In addition, there are chapters on dialects, on reading aloud, sight reading, auditioning and performance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9780878300150
• ISBN-10: 0878300155
• Artikelnr.: 21970799

Autorenporträt

Evangeline Machlin trained such actors as Steve McQueen, Lee Grant, Suzanne Pleshette, Joanne Woodward and Faye Dunaway. Dr. Machlin was formerly Director of Speech studies at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and Lecturer in Speech at Columbia University.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreward 1.Listening and Learning: Speech Appreciation 2. Listening and
Learning: Speech Analysis 3. Projecting Your Speech 4. The Speech
Instrument 5. Relaxation for Speech 6. Breath Control for Speech 7.
Resonance in Speech 8. Articulation and the Phonetic Alphabet 9. VAriety in
Speech: Pitch, RAte and Stress 10. The Speaking of Shakespeare 11. Dialects
for the Stage 12. Reading Aloud, Auditioning and Performing A Listening
Library of Records Bibliography Appendix A: Exercises for the Correction of
Tonal Faults Appendix B: a) The Actor's warm-up Routine b) The Actor's
Warm-up Exercises Appendix C: Advanced Exercises in Speech Techniques Index