Edith Skinner, the foremost teacher of Good Speech for the stage in North America, taught at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and at the Juilliard School, where she was the first instructor recruited by John Houseman for the Drama Institute.
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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
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Speak with perfect speech!,
By Sean Morrone (Seattle, Washington, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Speak with Distinction: The Classic Skinner Method to Speech on the Stage (Paperback)
I am a theater student at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington. This book is required in my speech class and it is amazing. This book teaches one the fundamentals of how to read and write in phonetics. It also has many pages full of drills one can use to perfect their speech. Easy to follow and a handy book to use.
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This book is understandable and well-organized. I am international and people had a hard time understanding my English. After studying this book thoroughly with assistance from my great tutor, my spoken English has dramatically improved! People do not ask me to repeat my words any more.
This book made readers understand how to pronounce all the vowels and consonants in scientific way! Please read and you will like it.
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This book is a must have for anyone who wants to increase their voice skills. this is a textbook for my vocal production and audition class. it's necessary for actors to pronounce words correctly. for the everyday person, we must be understood. this book teaches the international phonetic alphabet that covers all the possible sounds spoken in the american language. it is a how to manual that guides you through each sound. this book is invaluable to anyone that wants to improve one's voice. there are plenty drills and exercises in the book for one to practice. the coolest thing about this method is that it teaches you exactly where to place your tongue to make the appropriate sounds. i don't know you but that is very useful. in schools we were taught to imitate and mimic through repeatition. i find it much more easier to learn voice when one know how sounds are produce instead of trial and error. this is a classic book for anyone to get because we all communicate. my teacher and i'm sure many others, call this the bible of voice training. anyone that requires voice for their livelihood must get this book, especially a hypnotherapist or a presenter.
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The production of voice involves the coordination of breathing, vibration and resonation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North American, Mixed Lengths, Reminder Carry, Initial Medial Final, Zsa Zsa, Des Moines, Italian William, New York, Reminder Nasal, Sally's Seashell Shop, British English, Mata Ha-ri, Midsummer Night's Dream, Reminder Syllabic, Twelfth Night, Oxford University Dramatic Society, Reminder Use, Santa Claus, Tongue Touches Lower Teeth New!
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The production of voice involves the coordination of breathing, vibration and resonation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North American, Mixed Lengths, Reminder Carry, Initial Medial Final, Zsa Zsa, Des Moines, Italian William, New York, Reminder Nasal, Sally's Seashell Shop, British English, Mata Ha-ri, Midsummer Night's Dream, Reminder Syllabic, Twelfth Night, Oxford University Dramatic Society, Reminder Use, Santa Claus, Tongue Touches Lower Teeth New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- English Pronouncing Dictionary with CD-ROM by Daniel Jones on 4 pages
- A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English by John Samuel Kenyon on page 293, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Twelfth Night (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare in Front Matter, and page 334
- Twelfth Night (Shakespeare Collection) by Jan Dean in Front Matter, and page 334
- A Shakespeare Glossary by C. T. Onions on page 358, and Back Matter
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- The Vocal Vision: Views on Voice by 24 Leading Teachers, Coaches and Directors by Marion Hampton on 7 pages
- Voices of Color 50 Scenes & Monologues (Paperback) (Applause Acting Series) by Jr., Woodie King in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Fundamental Acting: A Practical Guide (Applause Acting Series) by Paul Kuritz in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Monologue Workshop: from Search to Discovery in Audition and Performance (Applause Acting Series) by Jack Poggi in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Treatment of Voice Disorders by Robert Thayer Sataloff on page 106, page 112, and page 114
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