Kristin Linklater's main theory is that
"knowing how to connect language to breath and voice is a golden key to
hang on the chain of an actors craft"
- Kristin Linklater
Linklater is along with Berry brings more of a
formal approach to theatre with extensive research into the voice and
resonators.
Linklater speaks about a natural sounding voice,
freeing your voice. Using humming, sighing, yawning, buzzing of the lips and
pushing sounds up or down into the different resonators around the body.
Completing the exercises set out by Linklater you must never imitate the sound
but let it come naturally.
Using the exercise created by Kristin Linklater I
can construct a warm up and down for the voice. Beginning with breathing from
the diaphragm, working our way through the exercises. Starting with a soft hum
(my voice when not pushing or imitating a sound is quiet) then opening it up
into an ahh sound, still not pushing the voice. I then yawn as many times as I
need and make sure I smile as I yawn to stretch and open up my mouth, this also
creates a natural ah sound. The laying on the ground I pant. Lying on the
ground helps me to see that I am working my diaphragm. The panting warms up my
diaphragm and helps me remind myself how to breathe with it, especially if I am
doing this in the morning. Then I can go through a brrring of the lips on
one note then repeat the burr but exploring different pitches. I then begin to
explore the sounds of different resonators around my body. Trying to get the
sound up in my nose, front of the skull, back of the skull and ribs by humming.
I then go through another deep breathing and I feel as if I am ready for a
stage performance.
Utilizing these skills that can be learnt through
repetition I can enhance not only my voice but also the work presented in
performance because of having a stronger sounding voice.
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