MFA Professional Voice Studies

Entry requirements

Applicants would normally be expected to have an undergraduate degree in a related subject area. However, applicants with extensive relevant professional experience will also be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Please see the School website for further details, including the selection process and English language requirements.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Professional Voice Studies at BOVTS

This is an exciting and uniquely designed course providing the opportunity to undertake specialised voice training within an internationally-acclaimed theatre school setting. The course is eclectic in its approach, drawing on a range of approaches and practitioners. The School produces professional-standard productions in a wide range of theatre venues and you will have the opportunity to coach acting students on these productions as part of your studies.

Course highlights

• Learn to apply a range of practical approaches in coaching voice, speech and accent work.
• Coach acting students performing in the School’s professional-standard productions.
• Explore creative approaches to the performance of contemporary and classical drama, poetry, and political speeches.
• Pursue an independent research project in an area of particular interest to you.
• Immerse yourself in the creative ecosystem of Bristol, renowned for its vibrant arts, theatre and film scene.

Course structure

Over three intensive terms, the course will introduce you to a range of theoretical and practical aspects of voice work enabling you to coach and teach voice, speech, accents and text work within a conservatoire, university or professional company setting.

The course includes a range of theoretical aspects of voice studies work including vocal anatomy and physiology and phonetics, taught in the first and second terms. The emphasis, however, will be on the practical applications of theory through applied modules which run throughout the duration of the course. This work includes opportunities for you to work on your own voice and speech; to apply an eclectic range of technical and creative approaches to the performance of a wide variety of texts including poetry, Shakespeare and political speeches; and to develop your coaching and teaching practice through working with acting students in training.

You will also undertake research on your own areas of interest. This research will conclude with a ‘practice-based research’ project which may be presented in writing or in an alternative form – for example a short film, a podcast, or presentation and viva.

For further information about the course, please visit our website at oldvic.ac.uk.