Access Accents

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

By: Gwyneth Strong, Penny Dyer

Narrated by: Penny Dyer, Denise Gough

Length: 1 hr and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

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

And where is the booklet?

A bit unfortunate that the booklet that is referred often in the recording is missing.

A huge help.

this was a huge help in leasing the RP accent. I got more each time I practiced along. I also found it useful for the modern Irish accent the actress/ student had.

Very Practical

As advertised, this title is aimed at the preson who understands the basics of the RP already, and needs pointers on how to produce the sound naturally. It is extrememly useful for anyone who does not want to sound like some annoying spinster aunt, or Carol Burnett's stage RP. She's being hysterical; you want to sound as if you went to Oxford.

Useful auditory lesson…

And delivered in an interesting conversation. Their dialogue holds my interest and makes it easy to absorb the lessons.

Magnificent

This book is helpful for those interested in British RP and in phonetics in general, but don't think you can learn te accent with this book alone.The audible version doesn't give you sufficient theoretical basis. But if you've already got it, then the book will be comprehensive.

Good content, zero organization

This book is specifically about English accents.

It is short, but also concise so thats not really a bad thing.

however there is no aparent organization to the book, not so much as chapter numbers, it just kind of flows from one thing to another with almost no context.

still, very helpful content if youre trying to pick up one of several english accents, and you can learn useful techniques for picking up other accents or changing your own speech patterns.

Wonderful resource

It's a wonderful opportunity to hear RP being discussed by an English acting coach and an Irish actress. This is much more helpful than learning RP from an American teacher, no matter how well trained. The British discussion gives an insight you'll never get from listening to American discussions -- not just the How's of the accent, but lots of the Why's. For example, I had never heard that the reason the tongue stays low in the mouth for RP is that for many years English society held that it was vulgar for the tongue to be visible even during speech.

There is one unfortunate thing about this Audible release: they refer several times to the information in the "booklet that accompanies this disc" (including mentioning that the practice sentences can be found in the booklet), but, of course, there is no booklet available for the Audible version.

tRIp at its best

Very nice speaking voice and perfect accent for RP. Would love to keep on listening

Awesome how-to!!

I liked how they introduced and taught the accent to someone trying to grasp the accent. The wide use of examples and tips have helped me understand my own errors.

Brilliant.

Loved it. It is beautiful to listen to. Practicing the exercises is easy. If you are looking to improve your English, this is good.