• Commitment, participation, attitude 40%
• Progress, integration, application 30%
• Assignments & Showings 30%

NOTES:

Grading:

Commitment, Participation, Attitude (40%) Attendance, curiosity, active engaged participation, willingness to explore, depth of investigation, respect for peers, leadership, willingness to take risks.  

Progress, Integration, Application (30%) Individual demonstration of understanding and progress; evidence of practice; application of studio work to presentations; integration of physical, vocal, and acting skills.  

Assignments (30%)  

Reflection Papers (10% of final grade)
Due Dates: Feb. 7, Apr. 4
Students are to hand in reflection papers at mid-term and end of term. These papers should each be 2 – 3 typed double-spaced pages. Legible hand-written responses will also be accepted, and should reflect a similar word count. These papers are an opportunity for you to reflect on your work of the term and should document your personal discoveries, questions, observations, habits, patterns frustrations and joys. They may include feelings, sensations, emotions, thoughts, questions, images, and drawings. Emphasis on curiosity and detail. They may include descriptions of particular assignments or explorations and your response. You may also include relevant experiences and observations from your personal practice outside of class, and/or applying the work in rehearsal, etc. You should identify what you have discovered through your work in voice class, what you sense is holding you back or how you hold yourself back, and what is your next step or question. It is strongly suggested that you keep a work journal for yourself throughout the term documenting these themes that you can draw from in writing your reflection papers.

Monologue Text Assignment (10% of final grade)      
Due Date: Mar. 7
Details to be provided in class.  

Monologue Showing (10% of final grade)                    
Due Dates: Mar. 7, Apr. 4

Your final showing will be a culmination of explorations we will undertake together, and your own homework and investigations on a monologue of your choosing. Grading will be based on your application of the voice work, clarity of imagery and argument, connection, and discovery.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance at all sessions is mandatory and lateness is unacceptable. Any absence or lates will affect your final grade.  Five absences may result in an course failure. If you are more than fifteen minutes late for class you will be marked absent. Three lates will be counted as an absence. If you are going to be late or absent you must notify me by telephone at the number above.     

DRESS: Please wear comfortable clothing you can easily move in.  No jeans or skirts.  No dangly jewelry.  No heavy scents.  Hair must be tied back away from the face.  Dressing in layers is recommended.   

A NOTE ON SPACE: Studios are work spaces, to be distinguished from social spaces.  Please enter the space respectfully, ready to work, and refrain from social conversations (which is distracting to both yourself and your peers), cell phone use, and eating/drinking in the studio.  No outside food or drink.  Water and clear tea are permitted.  Please keep your studio space clean and free from garbage and unnecessary clutter.