This user-friendly book (approximately 25 pages and 30 minutes of recording on the accompanying CD) is the industry standard for the Standard British English dialect, or Received Pronunciation. Instead of mere voice mimicry, you get a proven system of instruction. One in Paul Meier's acclaimed series, it's easy enough for the beginner, yet rigorous enough for the most experienced professional. Coaching many famous actors in films (Tobey Maguire, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Ruffalo, for example), Meier has also taught dialects at RADA, LAMDA, Webber-Douglas, Drama Studio, the North Carolina School of the Arts, and other conservatories. In addition to his easy-to-follow practice material, for each dialect Paul coaches you in two monologues (one male and one female) from a well-known play or film, and links you to the hundreds of online recordings of native dialect speakers on his International Dialects of English Archive (IDEA). Further enhancing the value of the book are his interactive IPA phonetics charts and information on his unique show-specific dialect CDs for hundreds of plays and musicals, custom CD recording, and phone-coaching services. "Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen" (also available on Amazon) contains all 24 of Meier's individually available dialects and accents. The complete series, all available on Amazon, includes: Afrikaans (South Africa), American Deep South (Mississippi/Georgia/Alabama), American Southern (Kentucky/Tennessee), Australian, Cockney, Downeast New England, French, General American, German, Hampshire, Indian, Irish, Italian, Liverpool, New York, Northern Ireland, Russian, Scottish, South Boston, Spanish (Castilian & Colonial), Standard British English (Received Pronunciation), Welsh, Yiddish, and Yorkshire.
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Why I love this book!,
This review is from: The Standard British English Dialect (CD included) (Ring-bound)
I love Standard British English Dialect for several reasons. First, even though I am not an industry professional who needs to master a multitude of dialects, I found the concise and perfectly crafted instructions to be easy to follow and completely effective! I found I was able to amaze myself with regard how little time it required on my part to grasp the concepts of how to incorporate a dialect I previously had no experience with into my speech. Who is this guy sounding so British? He looks just like me!Second, I think we all know that the size of a book is never indicative of its quality and value. I loved that these very complete techniques were contained within an economical and time saving 26 pages! That is pure mastery, something we should all strive for. Third, I have had so much fun with this solid dialect training tool that I cannot wait to take on yet another one. Sybil will have nothing on me before I'm done!
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This review is from: The Standard British English Dialect (CD included) (Ring-bound)
This book was delivered within 3 days! It was awesome! However it's very thin for $25... dissapointing. Only 26 pages.
The material is concise and comprehensive and the CD is great, I just wish it had a few more details and examples.
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