San José State University
College of Humanities and Arts/Department of TV,
Radio, Film, and Theatre
TA 15: Voice and Diction: Section 1, Spring 2010
Instructor:
Kathleen Normington
Office Location:
HGH 213
Telephone:
(408) 924-4542
Email:
[email protected]
Office Hours:
Tuesday/Thursday 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
and by appointment
Class Days/Time:
Monday/Wednesday 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Classroom:
HGH 103 (Hal Todd Theatre)
Course Fees:
Course Reader $5.00
Faculty Web Page and MYSJSU Messaging (Optional)
Copies of the course materials such as the syllabus, major assignment handouts, etc. may be
found on my Google group:
http://groups.google.com/group/kathleens-theatre-classes?
hl=en
. Please join this group ASAP.
My SJSU faculty web page is:
http://www.sjsu.edu/people/kathleen.normington/
.
You are responsible for regularly checking with the messaging system through MySJSU.
Course Description
Voice production and articulation for the actor. Voice and speech improvement through
guided exercises in posture/relaxation, respiration, phonation, resonance and
articulation. Standard American diction taught through use of the International
Phonetic Alphabet.
Misc/Lab: Lecture 2 hours/lab 3 hours. (3 Units) No Prerequisites.
Course Goals and Student Learning Objectives
Course Content Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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Students will develop their speaking voices through exercises and drills.
LO2
Student will learn and apply the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to a variety of
dramatic and poetic texts. Through the study of the IPA they will master Standard
American Stage Speech and the differences between off stage and on stage speech.
LO3
Student will learn to be heard and understood in a variety of spaces and performance
conditions.
LO4
Students will learn to work with heightened language in dramatic text. They will
learn to score and to apply figures of speech in a performance situation.
Required Texts/Readings
Textbook
Course Reader (Available at the ASU Copy Center in the Old Cafeteria Building) Cost is under
$5.00.
Other Readings
Play scripts and additional reading materials
will be distributed during the semester or
available online and should be considered as supplements to the text.
Recommended Texts.
A Pronouncing Dictionary with CD-Rom
by John Kenyon
English Pronouncing Dictionary
by Daniel Jones
Other equipment / material requirements
Class Attire.
Appropriate for freedom of movement.
Avoid wearing clothing and
footwear that is distracting or limits your ability to move freely and participate in class. No
flip flops or heels.
Voice Recorder.
During the semester you will be asked to record certain drills and
exercises. You will need access to a recording device. The IRC loans tape recorders and
other equipment to students free of charge.

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