Vocal Masterclass for Drama Scholarship and Enrichment Students – October 2024

Last Thursday, the first Drama Vocal Masterclass of the academic year took place for our scholarship and enrichment students. Year 11’s Ed shares his experience of the Masterclass below.

Year 11’s Ed

I was intrigued by the idea of a vocal workshop, and I really enjoyed exploring in depth the different ways you can improve the diction, clarity, tone, and professionalism of the human voice.

Mrs Lockwood got us to find out where we hold the most tension in our body, so we could learn and adapt to let go of that tension in a vocal warm-up, or before delivering a speech or going on stage.

Personally, I never knew how much tension I held in my jaw, and just letting go and relaxing it by using a technique of gently massaging the jaw hinge was very helpful and I could really feel the difference in the clarity and clearness of my voice.

Throughout the workshop, we experimented with different vocal techniques which all helped improve our voices dramatically.

I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and recommend it very highly. Mrs Lockwood uncovered parts of my voice I never knew I had. Five stars!