Small Tongue Rolls
This post is available for download as an audio file, so you can do the work along with the recording. The assumption with this exercise is that you’ve already read and done the Tongue Stretch Basics exercise; if you haven’t …
Author: Eric Armstrong
Eric Armstrong is the voiceguy. Eric is a dialect, voice, speech and text coach based in Toronto, Canada, where he normally teaches full-time at York University’s Dept. of Theatre. Eric has been teaching voice for the actor full-time since 1994, and has taught in Canada and the US, at the University of Windsor, Brandeis University, Roosevelt University, Canada's National Voice Intensive and York University. He has worked for nationally and internationally recognized companies such as Crow’s Theatre, Volcano, SoulPepper, & Canadian Stage in Toronto, and The Court Theatre and Steppenwolf in Chicago.
Eric holds a BFA from Concordia University (Montreal) in Theatre Performance, and an MFA from York University (Toronto) in Acting. His mentors were David Smukler (York, Canada’s National Voice Intensive) and Andrew Wade (Royal Shakespeare Company). He has also studied at the Drama Studio, London, and Il Stage Internazzionale di Commedia dell’Arte in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
He’s a long time member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association, where he has served on the board, as a conference planner, photo editor for the Voice and Speech Review, Founding Director of Technology and Internet Services, and has written numerous peer-reviewed articles, essays and reviews for the VASTA Newsletter, the VASTA Voice, and The Voice and Speech Review.
Jaw Swinging
This post is available for download as an audio file, so you can do the work along with the recording. The assumption with this exercise is that you’ve already read and done the Jaw Basics exercise; if you haven’t you …
Exploring Lower Range
This post is available for download as an audio file, so you can do the work along with the recording. For this step in the Intermediate Warm-up Series, we’ll be working our way down in your range, warming up the …
Dabs of Sound
This post is available for download as an audio file, so you can do the work along with the recording. Now that you’re aware of how your breath is working today, let’s connect with the vibrations of your voice on …
Roll-Down
This post is available for download as an audio file. This exercise is a great way to check in with your body and voice, and helps to mix things up, so that you’re exploring voice outside of the ‘box’ of …