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German Accents

German Accent

The German accent is a standard one for actors to have readily available. Whether you're trying for a stereotypical German accent or something much more subtle, these materials will lead you through the accent and clarify specific issues for you, such as the difference between High and Low German accents, ja!
$30.00
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German Accent Learning Materials

  • The German accent materials include recordings of Accent Help coaches Kate DeVore & Jim Johnson guiding you through learning the accent, plus tracks of Jim leading you through applying the accent to a practice monologue.
  • There are multiple volumes of native speaker recordings, plus transcripts of their conversations so that you can follow along. In addition to people from Germany, there are recordings of German speakers from Austria, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.
  • You'll get instant access to the audio and written materials, plus a PDF "cheat sheet" for learning the accent.
  • This accent is appropriate for productions of Cabaret and other plays. You also hear it in films like the Indiana Jones series and the films by director Werner Herzog.
  • The German accent is commonly divided into two subsets: High German, which is spoken in the mountainous south of Germany, and Low German, which is spoken in the northern lowlands. Both of these major divisions are discussed in these materials for learning the German accent.
  • You'll immediately be able to access the materials on your computer, tablet, or phone.
  • You'll also get future updates for free!



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German: Learning the Accent

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

Native Speakers Vol 1: Northern Germany

  1. Hamburg Male
  2. Soltau Male
  3. Dissen Male
  4. Heinsberg Male
  5. Hamburg Male
  6. Two German Females
  7. Western Female
  8. Northern Male
  9. Bielefeld Female
  10. Münster Male
  11. Schweren Female
  12. Dusseldorf Male
  13. Wuppertal Male
  14. Flensburg Male
  15. Haltern am See Male
  16. Northern Female
  17. Hanover Male

Native Speakers Vol 2: Central Germany

  1. Potsdam Male
  2. Weinheim Female
  3. Cologne Male
  4. Ludwigshafen Male
  5. Eberbach Female
  6. Hessen Female
  7. Berlin Female
  8. Aachen Female
  9. Berlin Female
  10. Dresden Male
  11. Lower Saxony Female
  12. Berlin Male
  13. Potsdam Female
  14. Saxony Male
  15. Trier Male
  16. Westerwald Female
  17. Cologne Female
  18. Brandenberg Female
  19. Berlin Male
  20. Cologne Male

Native Speakers Vol 3: Southern Germany

  1. Freiburg Male
  2. Bamberg Female
  3. Würzburg Female
  4. Bod Neustadt Male
  5. Munich Male
  6. Bavaria Female
  7. Franconia Female
  8. Bayreuth Male
  9. Karlsruhe Male
  10. Kempten Male
  11. Munich Female
  12. Franconia Female
  13. Füssen Male
  14. Memmingen Female
  15. Bavaria Female
  16. Augsburg Male
  17. Nuremberg Male
  18. Stuttgart Female
  19. Gengenbach Male

Native Speakers Vol 4: Austria

  1. Austria Male
  2. Bürs Austria Male
  3. Linz Austria Male
  4. Vienna Austria Male
  5. Austria Female
  6. Carinthia Austria Female
  7. Austria Female
  8. Innsbruck Austria Male
  9. Salzburg Austria Female
  10. Klagenfurt Austria Male
  11. Linz Austria Female
  12. Linz Austria Female
  13. Zwettl Austria Male

Native Speakers Vol 5: Europe

  1. Luxembourg City Luxembourg Male
  2. Luxembourg City Luxembourg Male
  3. Switzerland Female
  4. Basel Switzerland Female
  5. Zurich Switzerland 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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