Chicago High School for the Arts – Voice and Speech II

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Building on the foundations of Voice and Speech 1A, students continue to specify and deepen their own awareness of habits, and continue to work through physical warms ups to assist in the release of breath and connection to sound and intention. They begin to focus on character expression, based on text analysis, and begin to explore the journey toward vocal transformation. They explore their interior emotional landscape and the connection to image, breath, and release. Using a variety of texts, including poetry, Shakespeare and contemporary playwrights, they focus on rhythm, meter, rhetorical and poetic devices. Students strengthen their articulation and diction and continue to speak with energy that is forward moving through space.