INTEGRATION OF VOCAL AND STAGE-SPEECH TRAINING OF FUTURE ACTORS
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https://doi.org/10.28925/2518-766X.2025.109Keywords:
integration, vocal training, stage speech, drama theatre actor, music, pedagogical conditions, professional educationAbstract
The article provides a theoretical and methodological substantiation of the integration of vocal and stage speech training within the framework of professional education for future drama theatre actors. Based on the analysis of the current state of arts education, the main trends in the development of innovative components of creative competences are identified, determined by the increasing role of music and vocal skills in contemporary theatrical practice. The article explores factors influencing the formation of stage voice, musical and rhythmic hearing, and students’ intonational sensitivity; pedagogical conditions for effective implementation of the integrative approach in higher arts schools are substantiated. The core methodological principles for combining vocal-technical, rhythmic, and speech tools aimed at achieving a high level of acting mastery—enabling the organic fusion of singing and declamation in stage performance—are identified.
The content of the article includes a thorough review of contemporary professional, methodological, and academic literature covering vocal pedagogy, stage speech, acting techniques, and Ukrainian and international experience in theatre artist training. Results of the author’s pedagogical practice and the approbation of developed training exercises are presented, including a system of activities for the development of phonemic hearing, stage voice, musical and rhythmic expressiveness, and speech intonation, among others.
The author proposes integrative learning models that presuppose interdisciplinary cooperation between vocal teachers, stage speech specialists, acting instructors, and répétiteurs, fostering holistic verbal-musical thinking and a creative approach to working with both text and musical material in aspiring actors. It is demonstrated that the accumulation of vocal, rhythmic, and speech skills serves as the foundation for developing an individual artistic style as well as flexibility and expressiveness of the stage voice, thus enabling self-expression and multifaceted creative growth.
The practical significance of the study lies in the potential to apply the formulated methodological recommendations to actor training, broaden the scope of educational programmes, intensify the creative component of professional theatre education, and enrich theatre pedagogy with modern integrative models.
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