voice one

a training programme especially tailor-made to focus on the voice, which takes an individual from the basics of voice exercises to its application in media. this programme moves further into understanding and appreciating language, its dynamics and its potential.  with a mix of solo and group related activity, the focus is maintained to bring out the latent strengths in the individual related to voice, and therefore, personality.  activities of learning cover all areas such as listening, reading aloud, text analysis and interpretation.  at the end of the programme, the aim is to make the individual understand voice and its applications in any stream of the media and to understand various aspects of language. this study would equip a student to train further as well as enhance their experience through work in relevant media streams.

age criteria: 14-17 and 18 onwards

batch size: maximum 24 students 

duration: 50-60 hours spread across 
4-5 weeks

what you will learn…

• basic voice theory and applications
• physical warm-up routine
• voice warm-up routine through vocal exercises
• understanding the application of warm-up routines
• basics of human sound and its functions
• application of techniques learnt in actual role-play exercises
• emotions – its relation to voice and application methods
• language, its construction and formation
• understanding language in relation to its reproduction by voice
• advanced voice exercises and applications
• speech skills – theory, practice and application
• pronunciation, enunciation, diction skills
• pitch, modulation, tones – theory, skills and application
• listening and reading skills – theory, practice and application
• media-specific applications and exercises e.g. radio, voiceovers etc.
• application of skills learnt through exercises of narratives and story-telling
• introduction to poetry
• poetry reading – theory, skills of analysis for rendering and performance
• text analysis and interpretation through poetry and text reading techniques
• freehand improvisations using the skills acquired and the application
• final assessment, feedback and interactive sessions