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Access Accents

Received Pronunciation (RP) - An Accent Training Resource for Actors

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By: Gwyneth Strong, Penny Dyer
Narrated by: Penny Dyer, Denise Gough
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Access Accents bring the highly sought-after voice techniques of top voice coach Penny Dyer to the actor's audio device. They offer a unique opportunity to prepare for auditions at short notice.

Included in this programme:

  • A description of the accent and region
  • Examples of resident speakers
  • Penny Dyer and actor Denise Gough working on the accent and text
  • Practice sentences
  • The text example

Penny Dyer is an internationally renowned Voice and Dialect coach and a leading specialist in theatre, film, and TV work.

Gwyneth Strong is an actress known especially for her role as Cassandra in Only Fools and Horses and for a wide range of contemporary theatre and TV work.Download the accompanying reference guide.©2007 Gwyneth Strong and Penny Dyer (P)2007 2007 Methuen Drama Acting & Auditioning Entertainment & Performing Arts Actor Training
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I barely found anything of use in this audiobook. The entire thing is a conversation between two people talking about how they try to achieve RP, but there are barely any examples. What makes it worse is that one of the people talking is Irish, so you're actually listening to an Irish accent for a lot of the audiobook and many of the attempts at RP are performed by the Irish speaker. In my personal opinion, the Irish speaker isn't actually that good at performing RP, so I ended up listening to an Irish version of RP. Not very helpful at all. Someone who actually speaks RP should have been included in the interview.
While it's interesting to hear what the Irish speaker is doing in order to attempt the accent, it ultimately isn't that helpful and was only a distraction. And when all you want to do is learn the RP accent, the last thing you want to hear is 3 different accents in one audiobook (the host, the Irish speaker and the accent).

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