Program Overview

Introduction to Lessac Kinesensics Training

The Lessac Kinesensics Training is a comprehensive and creative approach to developing the voice and the body in a holistic way, resulting in greater flexibility and power and improved expressiveness and communication. Kinesensics identifies simple but potent natural behaviors of the body ("familiar events") which become powerful, organic instructions for creating desired improvements in vocal or physical function, resulting in a more healthful, enjoyable life.

Program Details

The Graduate voice curriculum provides three years of intense voice and speech training for performers focusing on vocal health for actors, voiceover acting, dialects, heightened language, musical theatre, and more.

Lessac Voice and Body Intensive Training Information

As a part of the MFA Graduate Voice curriculum, a one-year Lessac voice and training curriculum has been established. This curriculum is based on the experience of teaching the Kinesensic voice and movement curriculum at the University of Rijeka in Croatia and at the Lessac Training and Research Institute Summer Intensive. The Lessac one-year training program offers Lessac practitioner eligibility, making it the first graduate program in the world to offer this curriculum through the Lessac Training and Research Institute, establishing the University as a global leader in kinesensic voice and body training.

Featured Faculty

• Robin Aronson, Full Professor, is a Lessac certified voice and body trainer, past President of the Lessac Training and Research Institute, and the 2020 Recipient of the Lessac Institute's leadership award.

Program Structure

The Lessac curriculum is designed to provide a foundation for voice and speech work in the classroom as well as in production. After completing the training, students are eligible to achieve practitioner status toward Lessac certification. The program is structured to engage and learn the Lessac Kinesensic voice and body work for one year.

Unique Features

• The program focuses on holistic development, combining voice and body training for improved expressiveness and communication.
• It offers a unique approach to vocal health, voiceover acting, dialects, and musical theatre.
• The curriculum is led by experienced faculty, including a Lessac certified trainer and past President of the Lessac Training and Research Institute.
• Upon completion, students can achieve practitioner status toward Lessac certification, a distinctive credential in the field of kinesensic voice and body training.