Earlier this month, Daron Oram,BA, MA, SFHEA � a Senior Voice Lecturer at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London � took the time out of his busy schedule to deliver a two-hour seminar to our Master of Fine Arts (Voice) students, on dyslexia, dyspraxia and voice work.
Photo: Daron Oram
Earlier this month, our Master of Fine Arts (Voice) students had the pleasure of listening to Daron Oram, BA, MA, SFHEA � a Senior Voice Lecturer at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD) in London. While auditioning international talent for CSSD in Sydney, Oram took the time out of his busy schedule to deliver a two-hour seminar to our students, on dyslexia, dyspraxia and voice work.
A theatre practitioner with a specialism in voice, text and accents and dialects, Oram is currently in the final stages of his ground-breaking research on dyslexia and dyspraxia: delivering seminars around the globe to share his findings and receive feedback from other industry professionals.
‘Some of the traditional teaching methods discriminate against the various learning differences in a classroom. In arts training, I have found that there is always a higher than average number of students with learning differences than in other areas. And these students have difficulty keeping up with their peers, not because the course content is too advanced for them, but because of the way the content is delivered,’ commented Oram.
‘Students with learning differences, such as dyslexia and dyspraxia, struggle to follow the steps in long, experiential processes, which is why it is important for teachers to simplify the introduction, while still creating an immersive experience.’
Oram’s research paper entitled ‘Losing Sight of Land: Tales of Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Actor Training’ will be featured in the Theatre, Dance and Performance Training journal later this year.
