Introduction to professional practise

The various roles you will find within performing arts are; 

- Actor 

- Broadcaster / Journalist

- Musician

- Drama/Dance/Music Teachers

- Film/TV producer.

- Sports presenters 

- Screenwriters

- Directors

- ECT...

There are many options you can choose from within the wonderful world known as, "The Arts".

From Sports presenters to broadcasters there is one thing that they all have in common. And that is they too, are performing. Maybe not from a script or with a storyline; but they are selling themselves to an audience of who watches the specific programme. Even news presenters have an audience. And overall the common they thing they all obtain is a "Voice". it is a powerful trick all humans can use. Some ae loud some are quite but the joy is that everyone has one and can use it to their advantage. Some voices cause bad situations, but some voices change and shape the society we all live in today.

A director uses their "Voice" to input and change a shot, which could in-fact change the show/film  for the better and it only takes one person to suggest something that has the power to change for better or for worse. 

A singer/musician is another example. A particular singer may suit a kind of song which another may not. And its their voice that may make the song memorable and the audience love. An original singer with raw talent, will not use even think of using auto tune. If they constantly practise using their voice on its own it will begin to settle into something raw and full of talent. Olden day stars like The jam would perform in pubs/bars and backyard events before being noticed which geared them up for the real stage and Motown stars especially were used to the crowd because they weren't allowed during the 60s to perform in front of their own stage because of their race and colour. They used to perform on pirate radio stations before they were allowed to integrate onto their own radio stations and under the record label Motown. My point is that if one person never spoke up or they never fought for their rights using their talent and Voices then people wouldn't have been able to enjoy their music. I remember hearing of a story that Diana Ross and the Supremes; Miss Ross is understandably the most notable artist under Motown but one commented that she wasn't the best singer out of the whole group, not knocking her talent of course,  but what she had was charisma and charm and loved her audiences that's what got her to the top, as well as having a beautiful voice. 

In order to work as an actor my chosen career path would be to continue my studies at Westminster Kingsway until I my expected finish date of 2020.Then I hope to go to Mountview: academy of theatre arts, and possibly study adult courses at the Sylvia young theatre school. Mountview is situated within the Peckham are of south London. It was founded in 1945, by Peter Coxhead and Ralph Nossek. It was an armature Repertory staging company that launched a six day run every second week. It officially launched in November 1947, and in 1969 it started full time drama courses. The current president is Dame Judi Dench herself. The support an FdA Undergraduate in Theatre Production Arts. They also support a BA-Hons performance (acting). At Sylvia young they provide Adult part time classes. It is for any age from 18 upwards with any skill an ability. They give out acting and singing classes. At the acting classes you will learn devising and improvisation skills as well as stagecraft and performance. On Fridays the package now includes the art of camera technique.  Singing lessons are provided and you are taught vocal technique, performance and repertoire. they are given to those who have experience and to those who are completely new to the skill. Talented people like Amy Winehouse went here; she was a talented singer with an incredible talent , And actress Billie piper went here whose most notably started off with a singing career then starting acting when she was cast as Rose Tyler, companion to the 9th and 10th Doctors in the revived series of Doctor Who. 

The health and Safety aspects involved with voice for an actor are warming up the voice and supporting muscles that help with that. We as actors at West-King already use warm up techniques to help us prepare for the roles. We tend to stretch out the whole of our body. We roll our joints slowly, vertebrae by vertebrae of the spine till we cant touch the ground and slowly back up again. This helps to focus and gets rid of any tension we have within our joints and muscles. It helps us to get into "Neutral" position. This helps focus and get into the "Zone" for a good performance. We use vowel warm ups which consist of "Nah nah nah, mah mah mah, bah bah bah baaarr.". These help with pronunciation and clarity with in speeches of dialogue. A vocal warm up is necessary because it well prevent vocal strain and damage to the chords. Also overall body warm ups help to warm up the diaphragm and all supporting muscles that help the vocal ones; helps to focus the mind and voice.