Chicago High School for the Arts – Voice and Speech I

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

An introduction to voice production, including how sound is produced, how it is connected to image and intention, and how it is affective for an audience. Students learn to identify their habits, as well as larger cultural vocal holds that affect the voice, and begin the process of release through physical exploration and warm ups. Using a variety of texts students explore the muscularity and size of speech and sound, and begin to learn to use their vocal mechanism to radiate energy up and out, in order to fill any space they are performing in through the concepts of placement, pitch, tone, pace, and range.