DEVELOPING ACCENTS
for the
STAGE AND CLASSROOM

PART 1: BACKGROUND

Cockney

 
 

Received Pronunciation (Standard British)

 
 

Boston

 
 

French

 
 

Australian

 
 

part 2: posture

 
 
 
 
 
 

PART 3: PRONUNCIATION

Lexical Sets

KIT

 

Spelling Patterns:

EE

I

UI

Y

Examples:

Been

Big, swim

Build

Gym

 
 

THOUGHT

 

Spelling Patterns:

AL

ALL

AU

AW

OUGH

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Examples:

Talk

Call

Audition

Law

Brought

 

Target sound 1: ALL

Fleur Pellerin

Target Sound 2: INNOVATION

NOTES

I really enjoyed discussing accents with you in today's workshop!
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And feel free to reach me directly at adam@adammichaelrose.com

My name is Adam Michael Rose and I’m a Los Angeles-based dialect coach and teaching artist. I’ve worked with actors from Bridgerton, House of the Dragon, You, and Riverdale. I was the production dialect coach for ABC’s American Crime Season 3 starring Regina King. On stage, I’ve coached productions throughout the country including Newsies, The 39 Steps, and Mary Poppins. I’ve been a guest artist at state festivals nationwide for over 10 years. I’m a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork, a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and a member of VASTA, EdTA, CETA, AEA, and the Teaching Artist Alliance.