This diploma thesis deals with voice technique of teachers at primary school. The first, theoretical part, concerns the importance of voice, describes individual parts of the voice system, the speech emergence and its development. It focuses on teachers' (as they are expected to be the vocal professionals) voice preparation. This text considers teachers to be the competent people/voice professionals with general as well as specific skills and knowledge, it is related to voice techniques. Furthermore, the theoretical part deals with voice disorders and vocal hygiene. The practical part is focused on teachers' particular knowledge and skills in the field of voice training - it is explored how they influence the quality of teachers' speech expression. The questionnaire survey proved that higher level of the named specific skills and knowledge is connected with lower occurrence of teachers' voice disorders (H1). The next two hypotheses were not confirmed: Teachers, who passed through voice training, don't suffer with less voice problems than teachers (H2), who were educated in this field; neither keeping the rules of voice hygiene influences less voice disorder occurrence of teachers at the primary school (H3).

In March of 2005 I was a cast member in Mad Cow Theatre's production of the Morality drama Everyman. This classic tale on the condition of human dying is regarding as one of the greatest dramas of the Medieval period and is one of the first plays in the English language to be put into print. This thesis is an actor's journey into the history of Medieval theatre, the challenges of producing Everyman for a contemporary audience, and the techniques of acting implemented in the creation of allegorical characters. Medieval drama, like Everyman, is still relevant in today's world because it addresses universal themes of friendship, material wealth, and reverence towards death. It is the story of the human being, the power of beliefs, and the fear of death. This thesis reflects a group of artists' desire to give an audience the gift of insight into their common selves.

Puppets have been entertaining, educating, and mesmerizing American audiences since the birth of our nation. Both in live theatrical events and TV/film, audiences have watched puppeteers bring their puppet characters to life with clever voice quality choices, unique characterizations, and vivid visual designs. This thesis is a case study that first borrows insight from cartoon character designers, animators, and voiceover actors to provide considerations for voice quality choices, characterizations, and design elements when creating a new puppet character. It then investigates the connections that exist between those three elements once a puppet is fully realized. In order to identify these connections, a test was developed in which participants were asked to use a set of blank puppet heads/bodies and a variety of facial features to each build a unique character and then provide their puppets with a unique character voice. The data collected from the test was then deconstructed and analyzed by comparing each included design element to specific Estill Voice Training System™ vocal attributes identified within each individual puppet character's voice to find where connections occurred. The goal of this thesis is to provide a systematic method for creating vibrant and rich original puppet characters.

<p>Predmet doktorske disertacije je utvrđivanje stanja glasa budućih eltinih vokalnih profesionalaca (studenata glume), upoređivanje sa stanjem glasa studenata nevokalnih<br />zanimanja, utvrđivanje metodičkih postupaka za razvoj glasa, kao i utvrđivanje uticaja glasovnih vežbi primenom &quot;WIC&quot; tehnike na stanje glasa kod ispitanika kojima je potvrđen vokalni poremećaj.</p> / <p>This PhD thesis aims to establish the state of voice in future elite vocal professionals (drama students), to compare it with the state of voice in students of non-vocal professions, to determine the methodic procedures for the voice development, as well as to ascertain the effects of vocal exercises by application of &ldquo;WIC&rdquo; technique on the state of voice in respondents who were found to suffer from the vocal disorder.</p>

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