The Moment of Speech

Creative Articulation for Actors

Annie Morrison (RADA, UK)

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Methuen Drama
16 December 2021

Acting techniques

Series: RADA Guides

Annie Morrison, creator of the Morrison Bone Prop, abandons the notion that language and thought are mainly processed in the left cerebral hemisphere, and coaches the actor to speak from the heart. Through this method, words acquire physical properties, such as weight, texture, colour and kinetic force.

Think about Martin Luther King, Mao Zedong or Malala Yousafzai; potent speech impacts external events. And internally, it forms and shapes the world of the speaker. Seeing articulation as a purely mechanical skill is detrimental to an actor's process: it is crucial to understand what language is doing on a biological level.

This workbook is invaluable for actors, both professional and in training, and also for voice and speech teachers.

By: Annie Morrison (RADA UK)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm,
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9781350107922
ISBN 10: 1350107921
Series: RADA Guides
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 16 December 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Chapter One: Intelligibility Chapter Two: Fundamentals Chapter Three: Centering Chapter Four: Releasing Tension Chapter Five: Exploring the Articulators Chapter Six: Exploring Sounds Chapter Seven: Troublesome Sounds Chapter Eight: Connected Speech Chapter Nine: Poetry Chapter Ten: Drills & Word Lists Appendix I: Vocal Health, Nasal & Sinus Health, Aural Health Appendix II: Additional Eye Exercises References

Annie Morrison has worked for over 40 years as a voice and speech therapist and teacher. She teaches at RADA and is a visiting lecturer on several BA & MA Acting courses, as well as the MA Voice Studies course at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. She runs workshops on articulation and effective strategies for dysfunctional voice and speech issues for voice coaches and singing teachers in the UK and abroad.

Reviews for The Moment of Speech: Creative Articulation for Actors

Annie Morrison is an inspirational leader within the field of voice and speech work. Highly regarded within the world of actor training and within the world of the film, theatre and recorded media industries, this book makes her work available to a wider audience and it will be of invaluable use to any professional voice user as well as to anyone who wishes to become a more effective or expressive speaker. The book is filled with useful, practical exercises and illustrated with thought-provoking texts as illustrations that help to inform and contextualize the work she offers. * Alex Taylor, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, UK *