Lesson 1 SOUND: Voice (1)

Creative Elements

Method

Workshop

Duration

20 Min

Objectives

Outcome

Begin to be aware of the characteristics and limitation of one’s sound
Begin to be aware of the others and able to interact with others with sound
To construct simple sound piece with their own voice and simple rules and vocabularies

Breath and sound

Participants sit in a circle with a distance of around half a meter from each other

Take a deep breath
Exhaled with the lowest volume issuing a "U" sound naturally
Until the breath is completely exhaled

No force
The level of volume should be just able to be heard
Listen to others throughout the whole exercise

When everyone finishes
Take another deep breath and repeat the steps

After practising several times
Make the sound "O" instead of “U” while exhaling

Once again
This time increase the volume

One more time
This time make the sound "A"

And then try to do "E" and "I"

Breathing is the beginning of sound

Danny Yung Talk Series – Creative Elements 2: The Sound
Do you prefer to “listen” or to “speak”? Understanding the things we hear through our ears can enhance our abilities to express what we want other people to know through language or sounds. Designing, constructing and managing the natural and man-made sounds are fun experiments in the theatre. Using previous experiments and illustrative examples, Danny Yung will lead you to explore and learn about the possibilities associated with sounds.