Speech & Lamda

Depending on students age all students follow the four stages in the production of voice and speech.

• Breath Control
• Note
• Tone
• Word

Breath Control

• Relaxation
• Projection
• Posture & Stance
• Intercostal/Diaphragmatic Breathing Method

• the larynx
• the vocal cords
• centring the note
• pitch changes
• volume control

Tone

• resonance
• raining the resonators
• formation of the vowels
• tone and vocal practise
• exercises and selected material
• rectify tonal faults

Word

• the speech organs
• vowels and consonants in detail
• the word and connected speech
• modulation: pitch, pace, [pause, power, inflection, phrasing, tone quality

At every stage of the work numerous practical exercises are given
Reading aloud - different material to test skill poetry and prose
Articulation exercises/ tongue twisters - corrections made
Pronunciation - stress emphasis
Vocabulary improvement - games and quizzes
Developing vocal range - different speeches taken from plays
Play reading involving the whole class - selected duologues
Public speaking - own choice of subject
Discussions - formal and informal
Developing communication - public speaking

Presentation

• structuring the informative and persuasive speeches
• interviewing techniques
• structured discussions
• dialects and accents
• listening to recordings

Most of the work done in speech lessons is carried over to the examination where the skill of each candidate may be judged, personality and confidence being very important requisites.

LAMDA SYLLABUS
Students progress through grades and choose whether they take a verse and prose examination or acting examinations.