Drama

Standard on accents and dialects of the English language. Accompanied by collection of 12 CDs. Includes 24 of the most valuable accents and dialects for actors: 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.

Includes 135,000 pronunciations of words in both British and American English, over 200 graphs showing pronunciation preferences of British and American speakers, stress patterns for thousands of compounds and idioms, and how to pronounce thousands of proper names in the language of origin as well as English.

A comprehensive guide to the process of building, mastering, and fine-tuning the voice for performance. Covers the initial speech impulse and the creation of sound, right through to refining the final product in different types of performance.

An exploration of voice training and performance practice based on the use and application of Multi-Octave Vocal Range techniques.