Freeing and developing the voice is at the centre of actor training. This practical workbook and DVD will help you develop the skills to use your voice so that it fully and accurately represents your intentions - just as the writer uses her words or the dancer his body. It will enable you to express yourself with greater ease and success - to communicate thoughts and feelings with the precision and power of an artist. Written by two voice experts from RADA, and with a foreword by Alan Rickman, this is a powerful teaching tool that can be used by individuals as 'a classroom in a book', within education as the basis for a year-long voice class, or to integrate 20-30 minutes of voice work per session into an acting class. Many of the exercises can also be adapted for singing classes. At the heart of the book are practical projects, with examples supplied on the accompanying DVD, that enable you to connect your breath with your voice, to meet the demands of your performance and to use your voice expressively with pitch and range. Each chapter consists of several sections- Framework; Exploration; Exercises; Follow Up; Suggested Texts; and Further Reading - a unique, student-centred approach that sets out a systematic and coherent learning programme.