Speech and Drama training is our core programme as is available through private lessons and group lessons.
- Voice training is key with all the fundamentals of the craft including posture, breathing, relaxation, projection and articulation.
- Techniques of interpretation include how to use the voice most effectively through variations in pitch, inflection, tone, pace, volume and pause.
- Voice training is through good literature with students given a wide variety of texts to stretch their imaginations
- Verse-speaking is fundamental as students learn to convey mood, meaning and feeling.
- Storytelling is another fundamental and students are exposed to storytelling in all genres and from around the world
- Mime and movement - “Free the body, free the voice”
- Public speaking: students are taken through the steps: brainstorming a topic, writing a speech, performing a speech, creating a slide deck and integrating it into the performance
- Debate preparation and procedure
- Acting styles including improvisation
- History of theatre and periods of literature
At the end of the last term, we offer examinations in Trinity College London Syllabi which allow the student a wide range of examinations from Initial to Grade 8 and Diplomas including the Associate, the Licentiate and the Fellowship:
- Speech and Drama
- Performing text
- Individual Acting Skills
- Shakespeare
- Performance Arts
- Acting in Pairs
- Group acting, devised or scripted
Trinity College London exams starting at Grade 5 are accredited by the Ministry of Education. Students can claim credits by presenting their certificate to their School Counsellor.
Contact us for further information about our Speech and Drama programme and Trinity College London examinations.