Lee Thornton
Speech, Drama.
Lee Thornton A.T.C.L, A.S.D.A, Diploma of Acting, Post Graduate Certificate in Human Services has over 38 years of experience teaching Speech and Drama both privately and in schools. She gained her Diploma of Acting in 1984, ATCL Trinity College of London Teaching Diploma (Speech and Drama) in 1985 and ASDA Australian Music Examination Board Teaching Drama (Speech and Drama) in 1990. Lee is a member of the Speech and Drama Association of NSW.Â
What do you teach at the Con?
Individual and group lessons in Speech and Drama.Â
What subjects do you teach?
Relaxation, breathing, mime, movement, phonemic awareness and transcription, articulation, pronunciation, vocal expression and voice production, improvisation, characterisation, acting techniques, prose, poetry, drama, public speaking, interpretation, expressive reading, storytelling, play building, story writing, speech writing, literature appreciation, audition preparation, eisteddfod and examination preparation, speech and performance theory, elements of theatre, correction of speech sounds and job interview techniques.Â
What is it that you love about teaching Speech and Drama?
It is about the individual student’s needs, as we are all unique. It is experiental learning that is powerful. Speech and Drama opens the imagination that is pivotal in driving creativity, personal growth and problem solving. It builds confidence and reinforces the development of literacy.Â
Please share a particular career highlight and why it is important.
There are just too many highlights. What is amazing is seeing students creatively express themselves by performing original work. They truly own it and what an achievement! It is empowering and magical. They intergrate their own authentic voice into what they are saying.Â
Lee pictured here in earlier years at the Con with a young Joshua Arnold.
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