Portfolio Posture

Good posture is seen to have many advantages, for me I think it is important that you have good posture on stage because for me it allows me to be more relaxed and focused when performing. The spine is connected to the diaphragm so alignment of the spine directly affects voice production. It is important to keep your body free of tension and to practice exercises which keep the spine supple and active to enable improved posture and to free the natural voice.  

People with good posture also feel better about themselves. An upright body position is often a sign of self confidence. People who are less confident will sometimes show this in their body language, for example by adopting a slouched posture.

Poor Posture - How Does it Happen?
Often, poor posture develops because of accidents or falls. But bad posture can also develop from environmental factors or bad habits. This means that you have control. 

Today, posture-related problems are increasing:

• As we become a society that watches more television than any previous generation;
• As we become a more electronic society, with more and more people working at sedentary desk jobs or sitting in front of computer terminals;
• As more and more cars are crowding our roads, resulting in accidents and injuries;
• And as we drive in cars with poorly designed seats.

In most cases, poor posture results from a combination of several factors, which can include:

• Accidents injuries and falls
• Poor sleep support (mattress)
• Excessive weight
• Visual or emotional difficulties
• Foot problems or improper shoes
• Weak muscles, muscle imbalance
• Careless sitting, standing, sleeping habits
• Negative self image
• Occupational stress
• Poorly designed work space

The Alexander Technique is a method that works to change (movement) habits in our everyday activities to help in prove your posture as well as Yoga. It is a simple and practical method for improving ease and freedom of movement, balance, support and coordination. The technique teaches the use of the appropriate amount of effort for a particular activity, giving you more energy for all your activities. It is not a series of treatments or exercises, but rather a reeducation of the mind and body. The Alexander Technique is a method that helps a person discover a new balance in the body by releasing unnecessary tension. It can be applied to sitting, lying down, standing, walking, lifting, and other daily activities.

In my voice class after every session we do the Alexander technique which helps the mind focus and release any tension in your body. When we did it last Wednesday I was very unfocused and giggly before and during it I became tired and felt tingling in my knees but after I was fully focused and relaxed

Portfolio Respiration

Respiration is the act of breathing


Inhaling (inspiration) - taking in oxygen and exhaling (expiration) - giving off carbon dioxide.The respiratory system is made up of the organs involved in breathing and consists of the: nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs. When the oxygen passes through the larynx more speech sounds are produced.

Respiration is slightly different, where exercise causes muscles to release energy in the form of glucose. Both systems are co-dependent, especially when you’re playing sport and inhaling greater quantities of oxygen.

When breathing air is warmed, moistened and filtered as it travels through the mouth and nasal passages.It then passes through the trachea and one of the two bronchi into one of the lungs.After passing into the many bronchioles, it finally arrives into some of the millions of tiny sacs called alveoli.This is where gas exchange takes place - oxygen passes out of the air into the blood, and carbon dioxide passes out of the blood into the air in the alveoli. When you inhale the intercostal muscles contract, expanding the ribcage. The diaphragm contracts, pulling downwards to increase the volume of the chest. Pressure inside the chest is lowered and air is sucked into the lungs. When you exhale the intercostal muscles relax, the ribcage drops inwards and downwards the diaphragm relaxes, moving back upwards, decreasing the volume of the chest. The pressure inside the chest increases and air is forced out. 

The diaphragm's job is to help pump the carbon dioxide out of the lungs and pull the oxygen into the lungs.The diaphragm is a sheet of muscles that lies across the bottom of the chest cavity. As the diaphragm contracts and relaxes, breathing takes place. When you Inhale the diaphragm goes down and flattens,it tenses and the lungs get expand and fill with air. When you exhale the diaphragm pushes up and is relaxed and helps to force the air out of the lungs

Inhaled air contains more oxygen used to create energy less carbon dioxide than exhaled air which contains more carbon dioxide produced as a waste product of energy production less oxygen as it has been used in Respiration. Gas exchange takes place by diffusion in the alveoli within the lungs. As a result the composition of inhaled and exhaled air is different.

Course option 2

Goldsmith University Of London - MA in Performance Making - 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time


£6,100 for 1 year full-time

Before submitting your application you’ll need to have: 

• Details of your education history, including the dates of all exams/assessments.
• The email address details of your referee who we can request a reference from, or alternatively an electronic copy of your academic reference.
• A personal statement. This can either be uploaded as a Word Document or PDF, or completed online.
• If available, an electronic copy of your educational transcript (this is particularly important if you have studied outside of the UK, but isn’t mandatory)

For Masters degrees, and Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates: 
You should normally have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant subject.

This unique international laboratory programme brings individuals from diverse backgrounds into collaborative research, acknowledging the challenges of creating experimental, performer-driven theatre in today's hybrid, globalised culture.Within the vibrant environment of Goldsmiths, and with all the stimulus that London offers culturally, practising or emerging practitioners are encouraged to develop creative, critical, technical and management skills and strategies for forging an independent and self-motivated career. You will conceive, research, construct and deliver your ideas and articulate what motivates these.

I will study with distinguished international performers, dancers, directors, scenographers, writers, composers, and live artists as well as scholars within a praxis ethos where theory informs creativity. The emphasis throughout is on nurturing and encouraging collaboration across disciplines and cultures.

Physical training, scenographic/environmental exploration and hands-on introduction to technologies - lighting, video and sound - support studies in composition and artistic experimentation. I will learn to contextualise my own practice in the historical and contemporary field and I am required to write analytically and critically. I will archive my practice digitally and by the end of my studies I will have developed a portfolio of projects on which I  have worked in a creative team. I am  offered professional orientation with the Live Art Development Agency (LADA

Course option 1

LAMDA - BA (Hons) Professional Acting - 3years

For UK / EU students: £9,000 per year

Can Apply online or by paper
Online application fee for an audition in the UK or EU: £44
Paper application fee for an audition in the UK or EU: £58

You can apply online for all the courses. You click the button on the website which will take you to a secure online application system, which is operated by LAMDA and allows prospective students to apply for LAMDA courses and pay application fees. Once you have registered, you do not have to complete your application in one sitting; you can return to your application form to make changes at any point before you submit it.

Throughout the training I will be taking classes in acting, improvisation, voice, movement, singing, textual analysis and interpretation, Alexander Technique, physical theatre, stage combat and dance, as well as in audio and screen performance to help develop all my skills. I will also be attend lectures, masterclasses and open auditions with visiting industry professionals.

Second year projects include a Make Your Own Film module and the LAMDA Long Project, in which I will work with a professional writer and director to produce the first draft of a new play. Some of these plays may be developed further and become public productions in my  final year. They have previously collaborated with people  include Mark Ravenhill, Max Stafford-Clark, April De Angelis and Jessica Swale.

In the third year, I will complete the final phase of my screen acting, voice-over and microphone training. I will also create an original short film (shot on location and written, directed and edited by industry professionals), record a radio play, complete a professional voice reel and continue to develop my on-camera audition technique which will help me for being the movie actor which I was to do.

This course will help me develop all the skills I need to be the movie and TV actor I wish to be in the future. It will teach me all the skills I need and also give me more skills like how to make film and be on the radio if I decide to change it or if I can't get into what I want I still have skills to help me get into something else.