Notes. Deborah Carlson of Word of Mouth @ A/C Studios: An acting class based on the work of Patsy Rodenburg

New Training/Lessons:

• Placing the voice: (see The Actor Speaks, exercise 17, p.75): speak "1," "2," "3," . . . "10" alternating between the top and bottom of my vocal range (using just enough breath -- see The Actor Speaks, exercise 21, p.79), and then find my middle/natural voice/tone -- it is from there that I should always speak.
• Building more breath support: Sigh from the top of my range to about half way down (to my eyes, my middle/natural voice/tone) and then intone a speech: use lips, full breath, and go slow. When I start the sigh, train myself to be immediately on voice, i.e., no empty breath before a sound.
• Find the high palette: (see The Actor Speaks, exercise 17, p.75). "ooo" into "ah," full breath, easy, slow, place the vibration. Intake should be silent if my palette is up.

Soliloquy notes:

All soliloquies are to someone who listens and "gets it." Communicate clearly the thoughts to that person, and I'm half way there, the most important part of the way.