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American West

American West

American West covers accents of the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest, including Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming - over 24 hours of recordings.
$30.00
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American West Accent Learning Materials

  • The American West materials include recordings of AccentHelp coach Jim Johnson guiding you through learning the accent, using the text, as well as practice words and sentences spoken by a female native speaker from Wyoming. Jim traveled all over the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest, bringing the experience back to you in this download, which includes over 24 hours of recordings!
  • You'll get a PDF to accompany the teaching audio, plus two more formats of the same book: a PDF for printing and EPUB for portable readers. You'll also get a PDF of transcripts from all of the native speakers so that you can follow along
  • This accent is appropriate for productions like Laramie Project and When You Comin' Back, Red Rider, and would provide accurate native speaker recordings for series like Yellowstone and others.
  • This download includes tracks of coach Jim Johnson leading you through a practice monologue in the accent, as well as a female native speaker reading the monologue.
  • All of the sound files are in MP3 format so that you can play them on your computer, load them onto your phone, or burn them to a CD.
  • You'll receive a link via email so that you can download all of the materials as ZIP files directly to your computer - they are very large, so make sure you don't overwhelm your wifi connection. Download one of them at a time.
  • You'll also get future updates for free! (last update: 2023)

5% of all profits from these materials go to diversity scholarships for actors at the University of Houston.

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Audio files in Nine Volumes (2.05GB, 1472 minutes)

Volume 1: Learning the Accent

  1. Introduction to Sound Placement, Intonation, and Helpful Hints (15:55)
  2. R Sounds (11:02)
  3. Other Consonant Sounds (9:54)
  4. Vowel Sounds part 1 (10:32)
  5. Vowel Sounds part 2 (12:50)
  6. Diphthongs (6:07)
  7. Practice Sentences (3:19)
  8. Text Practice Sounds part 1 (11:37)
  9. Text Practice Sounds part 2 (10:33)
  10. Text Practice Placement & Intonation (8:17)
  11. Monologue Examples (1:59)

Volume 2: Recordings of Native Speakers in Arizona

  1. Aguila AZ White Female reading (1:09)
  2. + her conversation (4:31)
  3. Congress AZ White Female reading (1:16)
  4. + her conversation (7:00)
  5. Dilkon AZ Navajo Male Reading (1:18)
  6. + his conversation (8:57)
  7. Flagstaff AZ White Female reading (1:19)
  8. + her conversation (3:53)
  9. Flagstaff AZ White Female reading (1:02)
  10. + her conversation (5:10)
  11. Bouse AZ White Female reading (1:02)
  12. + her conversation (4:03)
  13. Yuma AZ Latino Male Reading (1:20)
  14. + his conversation (6:10)
  15. Dome Valley AZ Latina Female reading (1:13)
  16. + her conversation (5:11)
  17. Wellton AZ White Female reading (:59)
  18. + her conversation (5:49)
  19. Gila Bend AZ White Female reading (1:05)
  20. + her conversation (5:47)
  21. Eloy AZ Latino Male reading (1:24)
  22. + his conversation (5:40)
  23. Benson AZ White Female reading (1:14)
  24. + her conversation (3:34)
  25. Willcox AZ White Female reading (1:12)
  26. + her conversation (6:35)
  27. Four Corners AZ Navajo Female reading (1:16)
  28. + her conversation (7:36)
  29. Page AZ White Female reading (1:08)
  30. + her conversation (7:10)
  31. Fredonia AZ White Female reading (:52)
  32. + her conversation (7:50)
  33. Eagar AZ White Female reading (1:14)
  34. + her conversation (5:59)
  35. Show Low AZ Latino Male reading (1:12)
  36. + his conversation (4:29)
  37. Payson AZ White Female reading (1:02)
  38. + her conversation (5:27)
  39. Camp Verde AZ White Male reading (:59)
  40. + his conversation (6:09)
  41. Seligman AZ White Female reading (1:10)
  42. + her conversation (4:13)
  43. Kingman AZ White Female reading (1:17)
  44. + her conversation (3:57)
  45. Four Corners AZ Navajo Female reading (:56)
  46. + her conversation (6:20)

Volume 3: Recordings of Native Speakers in Colorado

  1. Windsor CO White Male reading (:55)
  2. + his conversation (3:35)
  3. Ft Collins CO White Female reading (:48)
  4. + her conversation (5:07)
  5. Lamar CO White Female reading (1:10)
  6. + her conversation (4:35)
  7. Pueblo CO White Female reading (1:21)
  8. + her conversation (6:20)
  9. Monte Vista CO White Female reading (1:34)
  10. + her conversation (7:30)
  11. Del Norte CO White Male reading (1:09)
  12. + his conversation (4:12)
  13. Pagosa Springs CO White Female reading (1:26)
  14. + her conversation (4:47)
  15. Bayfield CO White Female reading (:51)
  16. + her conversation (4:15)
  17. Ignacio CO White Female reading (1:09)
  18. + her conversation (4:22)
  19. Cortez CO White Female reading (1:07)
  20. + her conversation (4:27)
  21. Pleasant View CO White Female reading (:58)
  22. + her conversation (6:31)
  23. Greeley CO White Female reading (1:05)
  24. + her conversation (6:04)
  25. Gilcrest CO White Male reading (1:26)
  26. + his conversation (6:46)
  27. Lasalle CO White Female reading (1:07)
  28. + her conversation (4:41)
  29. Fort Lupton CO White Female reading (1:18)
  30. + her conversation (5:29)
  31. Arvada CO White Female reading (1:07)
  32. + her conversation (5:07)
  33. Walden CO White Male reading (:59)
  34. + his conversation (5:45)
  35. Powder Wash CO White Female reading (1:13)
  36. + her conversation (6:43)
  37. Grand Junction CO White Male reading (1:10)
  38. + his conversation (3:41)
  39. Rifle CO White Female reading (1:18)
  40. + her conversation (2:53)
  41. Eagle CO White Male reading (1:45)
  42. + his conversation (4:44)
  43. Denver CO White Male reading (1:21)
  44. + his conversation (6:55)
  45. Denver CO White Female reading (1:02)
  46. + her conversation (4:54)
  47. Hugo CO White Male reading (1:08)
  48. + his conversation (5:14)
  49. Cheyenne Wells CO White Female reading (1:07)
  50. + her conversation (5:00)
  51. Trinidad CO White Male reading (1:00)
  52. + his conversation (6:33)
  53. Northern CO & Evanston WY White Female reading (1:01)
  54. + her conversation (5:22)
  55. Springfield CO White Female reading (1:05)
  56. + her conversation (4:26)
  57. La Junta CO White Male reading (1:31)
  58. + his conversation (8:48)
  59. Sterling CO White Female reading (1:10)
  60. + her conversation (4:44)

    Volume 4: Recordings of Native Speakers in Idaho

    1. Chubbuck ID White Female reading (1:04)
    2. + her conversation (5:42)
    3. Blackfoot ID White Female reading (:59)
    4. + her conversation (6:33)
    5. Idaho Falls ID White Male reading (1:09)
    6. + his conversation (4:28)
    7. Rexburg ID White Female reading (1:03)
    8. + her conversation (6:16)
    9. Dubois ID White Female reading (1:03)
    10. + her conversation (7:40)
    11. Mullan ID White Female reading (1:11)
    12. + her conversation (3:50)
    13. Silverton ID White Female reading (1:05)
    14. + her conversation (6:17)
    15. Kellogg ID White Female reading (1:13)
    16. Moscow Kellogg ID White Male reading (1:50)
    17. + their conversation (9:53)
    18. Post Falls ID White Female reading (:58)
    19. + her conversation (3:55)
    20. Coeur d’Alene ID White Female reading (1:01)
    21. + her conversation (5:19)
    22. Riggins ID White Female reading (1:09)
    23. + her conversation (2:37)
    24. McCall ID White Female reading (1:01)
    25. + her conversation (4:05)
    26. Horseshoe Bend ID White Female reading (1:19)
    27. + her conversation (2:31)
    28. Filer ID White Male reading (1:26)
    29. + his conversation (7:53)
    30. Kuna ID White Female reading (1:23)
    31. + her conversation (7:35)
    32. Glenns Ferry ID White Female reading (1:12)
    33. + her conversation (7:02)
    34. Burley ID White Male reading (1:04)
    35. + his conversation (6:19)
    36. Milo ID White Female reading (1:18)
    37. + her conversation (4:39)
    38. Soda Springs ID White Male reading (1:14)
    39. + his conversation (7:10)
    40. Preston ID White Female reading (1:15)
    41. + her conversation (4:37)
    42. Pocatello ID Brigham City UT White Female reading (1:14)
    43. + her conversation (6:51)

    Volume 5: Recordings of Native Speakers in Montana

    1. Bozeman MT White Female reading (:56)
    2. + her conversation (3:28)
    3. Culbertson MT White Female reading (:47)
    4. + her conversation (8:37)
    5. Glasgow MT White Female reading (1:06)
    6. + her conversation (4:17)
    7. Big Sandy MT White Male reading (1:07)
    8. + his conversation (6:57)
    9. Malta MT White Female reading (1:20)
    10. + her conversation (5:46)
    11. Havre MT White F reading (1:17)
    12. + her conversation (4:36)
    13. Billings MT White Male reading (1:12)
    14. + his conversation (2:10)
    15. Loring MT White Female reading (1:21)
    16. + her conversation (6:55)
    17. Great Falls MT White Female reading (1:16)
    18. + her conversation (5:47)
    19. Helena MT White Male reading (1:16)
    20. + his conversation (4:24)
    21. Butte MT White Female reading (:57)
    22. + her conversation (4:42)
    23. Clinton MT White Female reading (:57)
    24. + her conversation (4:37)
    25. Three Forks MT White Male reading (1:10)
    26. + his conversation (11:26)
    27. Four Corners MT White Female reading (1:07)
    28. + her conversation (5:52)
    29. Bozeman MT mixed race Female reading (:53)
    30. + her conversation (2:30)
    31. Livingston MT White Male reading (1:04)
    32. + his conversation (9:07)
    33. Big Timber MT White Female reading (1:11)
    34. + her conversation (3:29)
    35. Browning MT White Female reading (1:01)
    36. + her conversation (5:37)
    37. Laurel MT White Male reading (1:12)
    38. + her conversation (4:45)
    39. Hardin MT White Female reading (1:13)
    40. + her conversation (4:05)
    41. Hardin MT Crow Female reading (7:24)
    42. + her conversation (1:31)
    43. West Yellowstone MT White Male reading (1:31)
    44. + his conversation (9:03)
    45. Dillon MT White Female reading (:59)
    46. + her conversation (6:07)
    47. Livingston MT White Female reading (1:20)
    48. + her conversation (5:26)
    49. Drummand MT White Female reading (:48)
    50. + her conversation (2:33)
    51. Butte MT White Female reading (1:06)
    52. + her conversation (4:22)
    53. Missoula MT White Male reading (1:04)
    54. + his conversation (5:57)
    55. Superior MT White Female reading (1:16)
    56. + her conversation (6:11)
    57. Geyser MT White Male reading (1:23)
    58. + his conversation (5:22)

    Volume 6: Recordings of Native Speakers in New Mexico

    1. Socorro NM White Female reading (1:20)
    2. + her conversation (5:29)
    3. Lovington NM White Female reading (1:10)
    4. + her conversation (4:52)
    5. Artesia NM Latino Male reading (1:05)
    6. + his conversation (6:34)
    7. Socorro NM Latino Male reading (:57)
    8. + his conversation (4:26)
    9. Albuquerque NM White Female reading (1:14)
    10. + her conversation (4:33)
    11. Grants NM White Male reading (1:16)
    12. + his conversation (6:57)
    13. Grants NM Latina Female reading (1:10)
    14. + her conversation (7:53)
    15. Gallup NM Latino Male reading (1:29)
    16. + his conversation (6:33)
    17. Lordsburg NM Latina Female reading (1:21)
    18. + her conversation (6:54)
    19. Silver City & Deming NM White Female reading (1:04)
    20. + her conversation (6:05)
    21. Hatch NM White Female reading (1:04)
    22. + her conversation (7:00)
    23. Anthony NM Latina Female reading (1:10)
    24. + her conversation (4:12)
    25. Farmington NM White Male reading (1:07)
    26. + his conversation (3:51)
    27. Farmington NM White female reading (:56)
    28. + her conversation (7:02)
    29. Raton NM Latina Female reading (1:04)
    30. + her conversation (3:59)
    31. Clayton NM White Female reading (1:02)
    32. + her conversation (3:59)
    33. Tularosa NM White Male reading (1:07)
    34. + his conversation (3:35)
    35. Corona NM White Female reading (1:25)
    36. + her conversation (8:04)
    37. Fort Sumner NM White Female reading (1:08)
    38. + her conversation (5:14)
    39. Clovis NM White Male reading (1:09)
    40. + his conversation (5:13)
    41. Tucumcari NM White Female reading (1:20)
    42. + her conversation (4:45)
    43. Datil NM White Female reading (1:01)
    44. + her conversation (3:51)
    45. Reserve NM White Male reading (1:05)
    46. + his conversation (4:17)

    Volume 7: Recordings of Native Speakers in Nevada

    1. Mesquite NV White Female reading (1:16)
    2. + her conversation (5:54)
    3. Henderson NV White Male reading (1:24)
    4. + his conversation (4:26)
    5. Las Vegas NV White Female reading (1:13)
    6. + her conversation (5:21)
    7. Searchlight NV White Male reading (1:14)
    8. + his conversation (5:36)
    9. Moapa NV White Female reading (1:18)
    10. + her conversation (6:18)
    11. Caliente NV White Female reading (1:07)
    12. + her conversation (5:56)
    13. Ely NV White Female reading (1:08)
    14. + her conversation (7:57)
    15. Wells NV White Male reading (1:01)
    16. + his conversation (7:09)
    17. Elko NV White Female reading (1:23)
    18. + her conversation (8:43)
    19. Battle Mountain NV Native American Female reading (1:02)
    20. + her conversation (5:49)
    21. Winnemucca NV White Male reading (1:18)
    22. + his conversation (6:11)
    23. Lovelock NV White Female reading (1:09)
    24. + his conversation (6:05)
    25. Fernley NV White Female reading (1:14)
    26. + her conversation (7:40)
    27. Reno NV White Male reading (:54)
    28. + his conversation (4:07)
    29. Fallon NV White Male reading (:51)
    30. + his conversation (4:51)
    31. Beatty NV White Male reading (:54)
    32. + his conversation (4:07)
    33. Tonopah NV White Male reading (1:21)
    34. + his conversation (4:49)
    35. Austin NV White Female conversation (5:53)

    Volume 8: Recordings of Native Speakers in Utah

    1. Altamont UT White Female reading (1:21)
    2. + her conversation (4:14)
    3. Montecello UT White Female reading (1:09)
    4. + her conversation (5:11)
    5. Logan UT White Male reading (1:12)
    6. Logan UT White Female reading (1:09)
    7. + their conversation (9:36)
    8. Cedar City UT White Male reading (1:16)
    9. + his conversation (6:50)
    10. Cedar City UT White Male reading (:55)
    11. + his conversation (7:21)
    12. Kanab UT White Female reading (1:01)
    13. + her conversation (6:37)
    14. St George UT White Female reading (1:06)
    15. + her conversation (5:42)
    16. Parowan UT White Male reading (1:09)
    17. + his conversation (5:00)
    18. Beaver UT White Female reading (:51)
    19. + her conversation (2:32)
    20. Kanab UT White Female reading (:59)
    21. + her conversation (9:08)
    22. Delta UT White Female reading (1:04)
    23. + her conversation (7:08)
    24. Lyman UT White Female reading (1:06)
    25. + her conversation (9:05)
    26. Richfield UT White Female reading (:53)
    27. + her conversation (7:25)
    28. Annabella UT White Male reading (1:11)
    29. + his conversation (6:34)
    30. Price UT White Female reading (1:28)
    31. + her conversation (6:17)
    32. Green River UT White Female reading (1:03)
    33. + her conversation (5:51)
    34. Monroe UT White Female reading (1:33)
    35. + her conversation (8:52)
    36. Salina UT White Female reading (1:11)
    37. + her conversation (6:09)
    38. Ephraim UT White Female reading (1:06)
    39. + her conversation (5:25)
    40. Panguitch UT White Female reading (1:05)
    41. + her conversation (3:52)
    42. Provo UT White Female reading (:58)
    43. + her conversation (5:33)
    44. Riverton UT White Female reading (1:02)
    45. + her conversation (8:19)
    46. American Fork UT White Female reading (1:09)
    47. + her conversation (4:56)
    48. Orem UT White Female reading (1:02)
    49. + her conversation (8:48)
    50. Orem UT White Female reading (1:01)
    51. + her conversation (7:25)
    52. Brigham City UT White Female reading (1:06)
    53. + her conversation (4:22)
    54. Providence UT White Male reading (1:04)
    55. + his conversation (4:37)
    56. Vernal UT White Female reading (1:10)
    57. + her conversation (6:12)
    58. Roosevelt UT White Male reading (1:03)
    59. + his conversation (6:38)
    60. Duchesne UT White Female reading (1:05)
    61. + her conversation (5:29)
    62. South Jordan UT White Female reading (:47)
    63. + her conversation (2:49)
    64. Manti UT White Male reading (1:10)
    65. + his conversation (4:35)
    66. Manti UT White Male reading (1:21)
    67. + his conversation (7:55)

    Volume 9: Recordings of Native Speakers in Wyoming

    1. Laramie WY White Male Reading (1:02)
    2. + his conversation (5:52)
    3. Cody WY White Female reading (1:07)
    4. + her conversation (5:54)
    5. Manderson WY White Female reading (1:03)
    6. + her conversation (4:48)
    7. Ten Sleep WY White Female reading (1:04)
    8. + her conversation (6:05)
    9. Gillette WY White Male reading (1:36)
    10. + his conversation (5:05)
    11. Gillette WY White Male reading (1:09)
    12. + his conversation (6:45)
    13. Sheridan WY White Male reading (1:25)
    14. + his conversation (4:33)
    15. Sheridan WY White Male reading (1:02)
    16. + his conversation (6:01)
    17. Chugwater WY White Female reading (1:18)
    18. + her conversation (7:55)
    19. Cheyenne WY White Female reading (:59)
    20. + her conversation (5:02)
    21. Encampment WY White Male reading (:59)
    22. + his conversation (6:09)
    23. Rawlins WY White Female reading (1:12)
    24. + her conversation (4:14)
    25. Lander WY White Male reading (1:15)
    26. + his conversation (6:39)
    27. Riverton WY White Male reading (1:01)
    28. + his conversation (5:06)
    29. Baggs WY White Female reading (1:14)
    30. + her conversation (7:21)
    31. Pinedale WY White Male reading (1:19)
    32. + his conversation (5:48)
    33. Jackson WY White Male reading (1:16)
    34. + his conversation (4:50)
    35. Cokeville WY White Female reading (1:09)
    36. + her conversation (6:02)
    37. Diamondville WY White Female reading (:58)
    38. + her conversation (5:04)
    39. Green River WY White Female reading (1:04)
    40. + her conversation (5:27)
    41. Casper WY White Male conversation (8:07)
    42. Lusk WY White Female reading (1:00)
    43. + her conversation (5:15)

    Most of these recordings are made "in the field" or via online recording, so you will hear such things as birds, cars or other people in the background, or some connectivity issues. A transcription of the conversations is included to help you follow along.

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