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Italian Accent Intonation

I had some time to quickly record a video in Bergamo about the Italian intonation for actors speaking English with an Italian accent. This cycling ...

Cajun Accent Tutorial

The story of the Cajuns is one of resilience, displacement, and cultural reinvention. Today, Cajun culture is closely associated with southern Loui...

Dropping the G

When a word like going is pronounced more like goin', it's commonly described as "Dropping the G" - but the reality is that it's not! It's actually...

Curved Line on a Beach like the Australian Accent Intonation

Aussie Intonation Elements Shared with Other Accents

Though accents all have their own intonation, they typically have a lot in common with other accents, enough that we can categorize them together. ...

Buoyant Lightness Intonation

Accents & Intonation One of the big keys for actors learning accents is getting the musicality right. It's often called Intonation, or even Pro...

New York City Accent Essentials

There are always variations in accents, especially as you move from a heavier to a lighter version of an accent. No matter the degree of the accent...

Today Show Interview

I was contacted by the NBC Today Show for a segment on Southern accents, and we jumped through lots of logistics to set up an interview. We spent o...

Boston Red Sox Fan speaking with a Boston Accent

Boston Accent Intonation

The intonation of an accent is the musicality or prosody, and though there is some degree of variation from one person to another, any accent has s...

3 RP Intonation Tricks for All of Your Acting

RP - Received Pronunciation - is also known as Standard British, Standard English, the Queen's English, and sometimes BBC English. It has changed a...

Multicultural London English Accents

Walk through almost any neighborhood in modern London and you’ll hear a fascinating blend of voices. Some sound traditionally “London,” ot...

Light Accents

Often directors and/or actors ask for a "light accent" for a character or a production. Why Learn a Light Accent? This is often a necessity built i...

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