Received pronunciation an accent training resource for actors / [sound recording] : Received pronunciation : an accent training resource for actors. Gwyneth Strong and Penny Dyer. - [London] : Methuen Drama, 2007. - 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet - Access accents .

"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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English language--Accents and accentuation.
English language--Pronunciation.
English language--Phonology.

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