INSTRUCTION

Voice One 2016 Class Schedule
VOICE-OVER • ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Additional Skills - All Levels
ADR & VOICE IMPROVEMENT RECORDING
DIALECTS & ACCENTS
Advanced Core
VOICE-OVER • ADVANCED CORE
SCRIPT ANALYSIS/DEMO PREP SCRIPT ANALYSIS/DEMO PREP STAY IN SHAPE
PEAK PERFORMANCE
with Jennarose Johnson
Are nerves, confidence, commitment,
and follow- through holding you back?
The best actors, singers, dancers,
and athletes KNOW the importance
of peak performance, entering and
maintaining “state,” and “being in the
zone.” Vocal Awakening guides you to
“step into state” & believe in yourself
so you can start landing more jobs.
Jan 14 Th 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Investment: $95
DICTION & CLARITY
with Eugene O’Reilly
Mouth clicks, slurred words,
regionalisms, weak breath support,
vocal fatigue, or diction issues
holding you back? Have a quiet or
thin voice that needs strengthening?
Let a Certified Speech-Language
Pathologist zero in on problem areas…
that you may or may not be aware of!
His professional advice and exercises
will improve, protect, and define
your voice.
Session 1
Mar 14 Mo 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Session 2
Sep 20 Tu 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Investment: $100
YOUR VOICE AS AN
INSTRUMENT
with Desiree Goyette
Singers and non-singers: strengthen
and improve your speaking voice,
placement, melody, and breath
support. Isolate and use your chest,
head and mask voices, sustain your
reads and create new sounds as you
apply singing principles in voice-over
and voice-over principles to singing.
Apr 10 Su 10am - 5pm
Investment: $195
ADR/LOOPING
with Kathy Garver
Sync your voice to principal and
background actor’s lip movements
in movies, TV shows, games and
cartoons. Learn specific research
and mic techniques needed for ADR,
looping, and walla sessions.
Session 1
May 2 Mo 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Session 2
Nov 1 Tu 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Investment: $100
HOME RECORDING I:
AUDACITY
with David Menashe
The industry requires home studios
to record auditions and jobs. Bring
in your laptop or learn how to operate
Audacity on ours. You’ll record, edit,
adjust levels, and convert to mp3.
(Class limited to ten students)
Session 1
Jan 13 We 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Session 2
Mar 10 Th 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Session 3
May 10 Tu 10:00am - 1pm
Session 4
Jun 14 Tu 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Session 5
Aug 9 Tu 10:00am - 1pm
Session 6
Sep 21 We 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Session 7
Nov 21 Mo 10:00am - 1pm
Investment: $105
HOME RECORDING II:
STUDIO SETUP
with Brian Burge
Does your studio sound professional?
What kind of mic should you buy?
Test your voice on different mics, get
your home recording sample analyzed,
learn advanced editing techniques
such as de-breathing, VST plug-ins,
EQ notching, and software options.
[Bring your laptop and mic to class] (Class limited
to ten students)
Session 1
Feb 10 We 6:30 - 9:30pm
Session 2
Apr 27 We 6:30 - 9:30pm
Session 3
Jul 12 Tu 6:30 - 9:30pm
Session 4
Nov 29 Tu 6:30 - 9:30pm
Investment: $120
Make one payment for
Home Recording I & II
and pay $200
A savings of
$25
6
BASIC BRITISH
with Ian Price
British is commonly requested in
many VO and acting jobs. Get into
that psyche by learning basic London
and South East UK pronunciations
with a real Brit! Week one, you’ll
practice key sounds and common
pitfalls. Week two, you’ll perform
scripts that put your new British
accents to the test.
Mar 23 – 30 2 We 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Investment: $195
Save $100!
Attend all 5 days of
Articultory Flexibility,
Dialects I & II and pay
only $775
ARTICULATORY FLEXIBILITY
with Doug Honorof
Explore your voice and expand your
range with an expert phonetician
and dialect coach for film, TV, and
stage. You’ll be guided through all
the sounds of the world’s languages,
master reference vowels, lexical sets
and other tools needed to pick up
accents in a hurry.
Jun 16 – 17 Th/Fr 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Investment: $245
DIALECTS I
with Doug Honorof
Doug will coach you individually
and in groups on accents from the
Southeast of England - RP, London,
and Estuary, Northern Cities (U.S.),
Metro NY, Southern, Mountain, Irish
and East Asian accents. You’ll also
receive dozens of sound files and
voice placement charts. (Prerequisite:
Articulatory Flexibility)
Jun 18 – 19 Sa/Su 10am - 5pm
Investment: $385
DIALECTS II
with Doug Honorof
Using the process you mastered in
his other classes, Doug will help you
create new characters from accents
you already worked up, need for an
audition or job, and build new accents
based on voices found in Internet
archives. (Prerequisite: Dialects I)
Jun 20 Mo 10am - 5pm
Investment: $245
PREPARING FOR A DEMO
with Elaine Clark & David
Menashe
Watch your stress levels relax as
you plan, practice, and understand
the demo production process. We’ll
discuss the types of material needed
and where to find it. Then, we’ll
practice reading one of your new
scripts in the studio with music and
effects.
(Note: Demos are produced separately on an
individual basis.)
Session 1
Jan 20 & 27 2 We 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Session 2
Jun 6 & 13 2 Mo 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Session 3
Sep 7 & 14 2 We 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Investment: $195
COPY INTENSIVE
with Sally Clawson
Only by reading a great deal of copy
can you see the breadth of choices
available and begin to develop your
own unique style. Copy will be made
available in advance and direction
will be tight and specific. Focus is
on reading lots and LOTS of copy!
Jan 19 – Feb 9 4 Tu
Investment: $380
VO TECHNIQUES
with Elaine Clark
6:30pm - 9:30pm
This class picks up where “By
the Book” left off. “Land” the
commercial, find new ways to perfect
your timing, use melody to separate
information, finesse “money words”
without pushing, and emotionally
energize audiences to take action.
You’ll also write a piece of copy and
experience directing someone else
reading it.
Aug 1 – 15 3 Mo 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Investment: $295
YOUR $MONEY VOICE
with Bob Wood
Can you define your voice in one or
two words? Do you know what voiceover
categories best suit you? Do
you know which jobs best suit your
voice? Every voice is unique, just
like a fingerprint. Make sure that your
voice print matches what producers,
agents, and directors hear. Discover
how your money voice can leave a
lasting impression.
Aug 14 Su 12pm - 4pm
Investment: $130
NUTS & BOLTS
with Tom Chantler
What is this thing? What’s in there?
Who is this person? Can you identify
the type of spot: retail or image?
In this “thinking” workshop, you’ll
analyze a wide swath of copy as
you learn to find structure, rhythm,
marketing and branding messages
hidden in the copy. WARNING! When
you can do all this consistently, you’ll
be in danger of booking work.
Oct 4 – 18 3 Tu 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Investment: $295
MUSICAL LITERACY
with Ed Bogas
You’ll be astounded at how your
readings become more dynamic
when music is added as your
“scene partner.” Work with this
award winning writer, composer and
producer to make adjustments to your
performance as the intensity shifts. It
will heighten your listening, broaden
your stylistic choices, help bring the
message in on time, prepare you for
making a demo, and adjust to your
client’s musical selections.
Oct 19 We 6:30 – 9:30pm
Investment: $95
CRACK THAT COPY
with Michael O’Brien & Jenny
Debevec
Feel outside your body watching
yourself record? Unsure what to do
about it? Unclear what understated,
Dry, Real, Conversational really means
and how to get there? Auditions
“almost” hitting the mark? It’s time
to tweak your vocal performance
skeleton. Plenty of mic time and
insightful feedback.
Nov 10 Th 6:30 - 9:30pm
Investment: $95
7
SMALL GROUP
WORKOUT
with Elaine Clark,
Tom Chantler and Talent Agent
MONTHLY WORKOUT
Keep your voice-over skills sharp
with these 2-hour semi-private
workouts. Read from our scripts
or bring in your current audition
scripts to delve deeper, add
believability, and uncover more
meaning. Attend all the classes…
or just a few. It’s your career. Stay
on top of it!
(Register Early. Class size limited
to 6. )
Elaine directs in the recording
studio to improve recording and
performances. Tom and the Talent
Agent work in the classroom.
Emphasis is commercials,
narration, and video games.
Jan 5 Tu 10am-12pm
Tom Chantler
Feb 3 We 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Elaine
Mar 17 Th 12pm - 2pm
Elaine
Apr 6 We 10am - 12pm
Elaine
May 16 Mo 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Talent Agent
Jun 15 We 12pm - 2pm
Elaine
Jul 6 We 10am - 12pm
Tom Chantler
Aug 4 Th 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Elaine
Sep 8 Th 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tom Chantler
Oct 4 Tu 10am - 12pm
Elaine
Nov 15 Tu 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Talent Agent
Dec 7 We 12pm - 2pm
Elaine
Investment: $80
&&
The Small Group Workout was as
valuable as ever, and I can’t wait for
the next one. I learn a ton from you
at each one, no matter what’s on
the agenda.
April Karys, Actor