Make Your Voice Heard: An Actor's Guide to Increased Dramatic Range Through Vocal Training

Jones, Chuck/ Patten, Caymichael (Foreward By)

ISBN 10: 0823083705 / ISBN 13: 9780823083701

Published by Back Stage Books, 2005

About this Item

2nd edition. 159 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0823083705

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Make Your Voice Heard: An Actor's Guide to Increased Dramatic Range Through Vocal Training
• Publisher: Back Stage Books
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823083705
• ISBN 13: 9780823083701
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.25 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

• Focuses on the relationship between
voice training and acting


• Simple, easy-to-follow exercises to strengthen the voice in just 10 minutes
per day


• Revised and expanded edition includes
new techniques


• Replaces ISBN 0-8230-8333-0

Chuck Jones, the leading expert on using the voice to convey character, explains his groundbreaking techniques clearly and concisely in this revised edition of a classic. First, Jones examines acting basics related to the voice: being heard, character choices, and power. Then he introduces daily exercises that release, stretch, and strengthen the voice, in order to increase the actor’s expressive range. For any actor who wants to grow and develop, Make Your Voice Heard offers powerful, practical tools for connecting the voice to emotions—and using the vocal instrument to create new levels of meaning.

About the Author

Chuck Jones is a graduate of Cornell University and has taught voice at various schools including Playwrights Horizons Theater School and the University of California, Berkeley. He has fifteen years of professional acting credits on stage and on the small screen. He lives in Kingston, NY.