Received pronunciation [sound recording] : an accent training resource for actors / Gwyneth Strong and Penny Dyer.
Contributor(s): Dyer, Penny
| Strong, Gwyneth.
Material type: 
BookSeries: Access accents.Publisher: [London] : Methuen Drama, 2007Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.ISBN: 9780713685046 .Other title: Received pronunciation : an accent training resource for actors.Subject(s): English language -- Accents and accentuation | English language -- Pronunciation | English language -- PhonologyDDC classification: CD/4083 Summary: "Penny Dyer is a genius" Helen Mirren "An indispensable aid for actors" Bill Nighy "Accurate, specific and enabling, these CDs are as fundamental as the use of voice itself" Michael Attenborough An essential tool for actors needing to develop an accent at a moments notice. Top voice coach, Penny Dyer, voice coach to Helen Mirren on The Queen and who has worked with Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett and Reece Witherspoon, and Gwyneth Strong present an hour long voice coaching session on CD. The audio contains examples of the accent from a locally born and bred person; a short history of the accent/dialect; a voice coaching lesson between an actor and Penny Dyer who will explain the phonetics, rhythm etc with numerous examples to listen to and then try; a short extract from a play. A small booklet will include some phonetic notes, transcripts of the accent examples, the play example, the background on the accent and an Introduction. An invaluable resource for every actor's library
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Coaching from a top voice coach, on CD.
"Penny Dyer is a genius" Helen Mirren "An indispensable aid for actors" Bill Nighy "Accurate, specific and enabling, these CDs are as fundamental as the use of voice itself" Michael Attenborough An essential tool for actors needing to develop an accent at a moments notice. Top voice coach, Penny Dyer, voice coach to Helen Mirren on The Queen and who has worked with Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett and Reece Witherspoon, and Gwyneth Strong present an hour long voice coaching session on CD. The audio contains examples of the accent from a locally born and bred person; a short history of the accent/dialect; a voice coaching lesson between an actor and Penny Dyer who will explain the phonetics, rhythm etc with numerous examples to listen to and then try; a short extract from a play. A small booklet will include some phonetic notes, transcripts of the accent examples, the play example, the background on the accent and an Introduction. An invaluable resource for every actor's library
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Penny Dyer is one of the most respected film and theatre voice coaches internationally and has worked with many famous actors such as Nicole Kidman and Reece Witherspoon.Gywneth Strong is an actress, known especially for her role as Cassandra in Only Fools and Horses and with a wide range of contemporary theatre and TV work to her CV.