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New York City Accents

New York City Accent

The New York accent is perhaps the most recognizable American accent worldwide and it's also one of most essential accents for actors to know. This covers the varied accents in and around the city, especially hitting on the accents of Brooklyn and da Bronx.
$30.00
$30.00

New York City Accent Learning Materials

  • The New York City accent materials include recordings of Accent Help coach Jim Johnson guiding you through learning the accent. Jim also leads you through applying the Brooklyn accent to a practice monologue, and then covering it in a number of other accents of NYC.
  • Jim gathered most of these native speaker recordings in and around NYC - bringing the experience back to you. You can follow along with the native speakers' conversations in transcripts while you listen.
  • You'll get immediate access to all of the audio and written materials, along with a PDF "cheat sheet" for learning the accent
  • This accent is appropriate for productions of Guys and Dolls and lots of other plays. You also hear it in films and television shows like The Sopranos, Saturday Night Fever and A Bronx Tale.
  • The native speaker recordings will cover a variety of New York area accents, including the various boroughs (Brooklyn accents, Bronx accents, Queens accents, Staten Island, Long Island and Manhattan accents) as well as accents in nearby suburbs and into northern New Jersey and ethnic variations, such as Jewish New York accents. Nuyorican or Latino/a New York accents are covered in another set of materials.
  • You'll instantly be able to access the materials on your computer, tablet, or phone.
  • You'll also get future updates for free!

 

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New York City: 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: Bronx

  1. Bronx Jewish Male
  2. Bronx White Male
  3. Bronx Mixed Race Male
  4. Bronx Black Female

Native Speakers Vol 2: Brooklyn

  1. Brooklyn White Female
  2. Brooklyn White Female
  3. Brooklyn White Female
  4. Brooklyn Jewish Female
  5. Brooklyn White Female
  6. Sunset Park Brooklyn Mixed Race Male
  7. Brooklyn Black Male
  8. Coney Island Brooklyn White Female
  9. Brooklyn Black Male

Native Speakers Vol 3: Manhattan

  1. Upper West Side Jewish Male
  2. Harlem Bronx Black Female
  3. NYC Jewish Male
  4. Upper East Side White Female

Native Speakers Vol 4: Queens

  1. Queens Whtie Female
  2. Queens White Male
  3. Flushing Queens Jewish Female
  4. Queens White Male
  5. Queens White Male

Native Speakers Vol 5: Staten Island

  1. Staten Island White Female
  2. Staten Island White Male
  3. Staten Island White Female
  4. Staten Island White Male
  5. Staten Island White Male

Native Speakers Vol 6: Long Island

  1. Long Island White Male
  2. Long Island Jewish Female
  3. New Hyde Park Long Island Jewish Female
  4. East Long Island White Male

Native Speakers Vol 7: Northern New Jersey

  1. Perth Amboy NJ White Female
  2. Jackson NJ White Male
  3. Highland Park NJ White Female
  4. Edison NJ White Male
  5. Woodbridge Township NJ White Female
  6. Orange NJ Black Female
  7. Elisabeth NJ White Female
  8. Newark NJ White Male
  9. Garfield NJ White Female
  10. Jersey City NJ White Female
  11. Bergenfield NJ White Female
  12. Emerson NJ White Male
  13. River Vale NJ White Female
  14. Union NJ Staten Island White Female
  15. Union NJ Mixed Race Male

Native Speakers Vol 8: Yonkers

  1. Yonkers White Female
  2. Yonkers White Male


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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