Voice and Articulation

Crannell's text offers students a chance to both learn and do. First, students read to discover how their vocal apparatus works and find ways to recognize a variety of speech patterns. Then, as they practice with the numerous and varied exercises provided in the text, they develop the skills needed for personal and professional success.

List of contents

PART I: VOICE.1. Motivation and Expectation.2. Breathing.3. The Voice.4. Vocal Relaxation.5. Common Voice Problems.PART II: SPEECH.6. The Production of Vowels.7. The Production of Consonants.8. Pronunciation.9. Vocal Dynamics.10. Kinetics.11. Application to the Speech Occasion.12. The Four Major Dialects of American English.13. Stage Speech and Selected Foreign Accents.APPENDICES:A. English Pronunciation for Asian-Language Speakers.B. News Copy and Commercials.C. Voice and Speech Evaluation Forms.GLOSSARY.INDEX OF NAMES AND TOPICS.INDEX OF AUTHORS AND SELECTIONS.

About the author

Professor Crannell is a performer and speech consultant. His PhD is from Northwestern University.

Summary

Crannell's text offers students a chance to both learn and do. First, students read to discover how their vocal apparatus works and find ways to recognize a variety of speech patterns. Then, as they practice with the numerous and varied exercises provided in the text, they develop the skills needed for personal and professional success.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Crannell, Kenneth C. Crannell
• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2011
• EAN: 9780534514990
• ISBN: 978-0-534-51499-0
• No. of pages: 432
• Weight: 860 g
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Fiction > Poetry, drama; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Theaterwissenschaft, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Speech, DRAMA / General, Drama, Theaterstücke, Drehbücher, Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General