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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
$30.00

American West Accent Learning Materials

  • The American West materials include recordings of Accent Help 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 have instant access to all of the teaching recordings along with written text and a downloadable "cheat sheet" for the accent. Each of the native speakers recordings also includes a transcript of the conversation.
  • 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.
  • These materials include tracks of coach Jim Johnson leading you through a practice monologue in the accent, as well as a female native speaker reading the monologue and practice words & sentences.
  • You'll have immediate access to the materials that you can review on your computer, tablet, or phone.
  • You'll also automatically get future updates for free!

 

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American West: Learning the Accent

  1. History & Social Context
  2. Sound Placement
  3. Intonation
  4. Helpful Hints
  5. Consonants
  6. Vowels
  7. Diphthongs
  8. Practice Sentences
  9. Practice Monologue

Native Speaker Vol 1: Arizona

  1. Aguila AZ White Female
  2. Congress AZ White Female
  3. Dilkon AZ Navajo Male
  4. Flagstaff AZ White Female
  5. Flagstaff AZ White Female
  6. Bouse AZ White Female
  7. Yuma AZ Latino Male
  8. Dome Valley AZ Latina Female
  9. Wellton AZ White Female
  10. Gila Bend AZ White Female
  11. Eloy AZ Latino Male
  12. Benson AZ White Female
  13. Willcox AZ White Female
  14. Four Corners AZ Navajo Female
  15. Page AZ White Female
  16. Fredonia AZ White Female
  17. Eagar AZ White Female
  18. Show Low AZ Latino Male
  19. Payson AZ White Female
  20. Camp Verde AZ White Male
  21. Seligman AZ White Female
  22. Kingman AZ White Female
  23. Four Corners AZ Navajo Female

Native Speaker Vol 2: Colorado

  1. Windsor CO White Male
  2. Ft Collins CO White Female
  3. Lamar CO White Female
  4. Pueblo CO White Female
  5. Monte Vista CO White Female
  6. Del Norte CO White Male
  7. Pagosa Springs CO White Female
  8. Bayfield CO White Female
  9. Ignacio CO White Female
  10. Cortez CO White Female
  11. Pleasant View CO White Female
  12. Greeley CO White Female
  13. Gilcrest CO White Male
  14. Lasalle CO White Female
  15. Fort Lupton CO White Female
  16. Arvada CO White Female
  17. Walden CO White Male
  18. Powder Wash CO White Female
  19. Grand Junction CO White Male
  20. Rifle CO White Female
  21. Eagle CO White Male
  22. Denver CO White Male
  23. Denver CO White Female
  24. Hugo CO White Male
  25. Cheyenne Wells CO White Female
  26. Trinidad CO White Male
  27. Northern CO & Evanston WY White Female
  28. Springfield CO White Female
  29. La Junta CO White Male
  30. Sterling CO White Female

Native Speaker Vol 3: R Idaho

  1. Chubbuck ID White Female
  2. Blackfoot ID White Female
  3. Idaho Falls ID White Male
  4. Rexburg ID White Female
  5. Dubois ID White Female
  6. Mullan ID White Female
  7. Silverton ID White Female
  8. Kellogg ID White Female & Male
  9. Post Falls ID White Female
  10. Coeur d’Alene ID White Female
  11. Riggins ID White Female
  12. McCall ID White Female
  13. Horseshoe Bend ID White Female
  14. Filer ID White Male
  15. Kuna ID White Female
  16. Glenns Ferry ID White Female
  17. Burley ID White Male
  18. Milo ID White Female
  19. Soda Springs ID White Male
  20. Preston ID White Female
  21. Pocatello ID & Brigham City UT White Female

Native Speaker Vol 4: Montana

  1. Bozeman MT White Female
  2. Culbertson MT White Female
  3. Glasgow MT White Female
  4. Big Sandy MT White Male
  5. Malta MT White Female
  6. Havre MT White Female
  7. Billings MT White Male
  8. Loring MT White Female
  9. Great Falls MT White Female
  10. Helena MT White Male
  11. Butte MT White Female
  12. Clinton MT White Female
  13. Three Forks MT White Male
  14. Four Corners MT White Female
  15. Bozeman MT mixed race Female
  16. Livingston MT White Male
  17. Big Timber MT White Female
  18. Browning MT White Female
  19. Laurel MT White Male
  20. Hardin MT White Female
  21. Hardin MT Crow Female
  22. West Yellowstone MT White Male
  23. Dillon MT White Female
  24. Livingston MT White Female
  25. Drummand MT White Female
  26. Butte MT White Female
  27. Missoula MT White Male
  28. Superior MT White Female
  29. Geyser MT White Male

Native Speaker Vol 5: New Mexico

  1. Socorro NM White Female
  2. Lovington NM White Female
  3. Artesia NM Latino Male
  4. Socorro NM Latino Male
  5. Albuquerque NM White Female
  6. Grants NM White Male
  7. Grants NM Latina Female
  8. Gallup NM Latino Male
  9. Lordsburg NM Latina Female
  10. Silver City & Deming NM White Female
  11. Hatch NM White Female
  12. Anthony NM Latina Female
  13. Farmington NM White Male
  14. Farmington NM White Female
  15. Raton NM Latina Female
  16. Clayton NM White Female
  17. Tularosa NM White Male
  18. Corona NM White Female
  19. Fort Sumner NM White Female
  20. Clovis NM White Male
  21. Tucumcari NM White Female
  22. Datil NM White Female
  23. Reserve NM White Male

Native Speaker Vol 6: Nevada

  1. Mesquite NV White Female
  2. Henderson NV White Male
  3. Las Vegas NV White Female
  4. Searchlight NV White Male
  5. Moapa NV White Female
  6. Caliente NV White Female
  7. Ely NV White Female
  8. Wells NV White Male
  9. Elko NV White Female
  10. Battle Mountain NV Native American Female
  11. Winnemucca NV White Male
  12. Lovelock NV White Female
  13. Fernley NV White Female
  14. Reno NV White Male
  15. Fallon NV White Male
  16. Beatty NV White Male
  17. Tonopah NV White Male
  18. Austin NV White Female

Native Speaker Vol 7: Utah

  1. Altamont UT White Female
  2. Montecello UT White Female
  3. Logan UT White Male & Female
  4. Cedar City UT White Male
  5. Cedar City UT White Male
  6. Kanab UT White Female
  7. St George UT White Female
  8. Parowan UT White Male
  9. Beaver UT White Female
  10. Kanab UT White Female
  11. Delta UT White Female
  12. Lyman UT White Female
  13. Richfield UT White Female
  14. Annabella UT White Male
  15. Price UT White Female
  16. Green River UT White Female
  17. Monroe UT White Female
  18. Salina UT White Female
  19. Ephraim UT White Female
  20. Panguitch UT White Female
  21. Provo UT White Female
  22. Riverton UT White Female
  23. American Fork UT White Female
  24. Orem UT White Female
  25. Orem UT White Female
  26. Brigham City UT White Female
  27. Providence UT White Male
  28. Vernal UT White Female
  29. Roosevelt UT White Male
  30. Duchesne UT White Female
  31. South Jordan UT White Female
  32. Manti UT White Male
  33. Manti UT White Male

Native Speaker Vol 8: Wyoming

  1. Laramie WY White Male
  2. Cody WY White Female
  3. Manderson WY White Female
  4. Ten Sleep WY White Female
  5. Gillette WY White Male
  6. Gillette WY White Male
  7. Sheridan WY White Male
  8. Sheridan WY White Male
  9. Chugwater WY White Female
  10. Cheyenne WY White Female
  11. Encampment WY White Male
  12. Rawlins WY White Female
  13. Lander WY White Male
  14. Riverton WY White Male
  15. Baggs WY White Female
  16. Pinedale WY White Male
  17. Jackson WY White Male
  18. Cokeville WY White Female
  19. Diamondville WY White Female
  20. Green River WY White Female
  21. Casper WY White Male
  22. Lusk WY White Female


Most of these Native Speaker recordings are made "in the field" so you will hear such things as birds, cars or other people in the background. A transcription of the conversations is included to help you follow along. In addition to a conversation, most speakers also read a list of words and The Rainbow Passage.

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