Synopsis
Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen
Published by Paul Meier Dialect Services
This 370 page book provides instruction in 24 accents/dialects and comes complete with 12 CDs - all bound and stored in a single volume for easy use and storage
The 24 accents/dialects offered are -
Afrikaans (South African)
American Deep South
American Southern
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 "Spanishes")
Standard British English (Received Pronunciation)
Welsh
Yiddish
Yorkshire
All practice sentences and monologues are in IPA notation, as well as in Paul Meier's successful "number-keying" system
Paul Meier has been teaching British and American dialects, and foreign language accents (French, German, Russian etc.) for over 20 years in the USA and his native England, coaching some of the biggest names in movies
His books, booklets and CDs have been developed over this 20-year period and, simply put, they work!
No prior skills are needed, yet the materials are rigorous enough to challenge the experienced dialect student
And they're fun to work with !
Paul Meier has taught at some of the most famous theatre schools such as The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Webber Douglas, North Carolina School of the Arts
He currently works at the University of Kansas, where he is Full Professor and Head of Voice in the Theatre and Film Department
These Dialect CDs can also be purchased separately by clicking here
For a simplified version - Accents and Dialects for the Younger Actor - click here
Time-pressed mature students may also find this edition a less demanding introduction to stage dialects