| WHAT YOU GET WITH THIS WORKSHOP |
FIRST 8 HOURS - Nov 12th (9am - 5:30pm -- 1/2 break for lunch around 1pm)
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO LEARN THE AMERICAN ACCENT
ON YOUR OWN INCLUDING: |
- How important is RESONANCE and how to find it
- How to find American EMPHASIS
- STRESS of SYLLABLES and their importance
- Placement for VOWELS and where they differ from Australian
- How to take the dread out of finding the R
- How to use the American dictionary to help with your accent
|
SECOND 8 HOURS - Nov 13th
PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE DURING SCENE WORK |
- Using everything you learned the previous day with a scripted scene
- Learning how to avoid the pitfalls while learning the accent
- Learning how best to rehearse
*** the final 8 hours, on the 13th of Nov, will be divided into 2 x 4 hour slots 9am - 1pm & 1:30pm - 5:30pm. It is recommended that you attend both as you will learn more from watching others than when you perform yourself. However you are only required to show up for one of the two sessions. Times will be nominated on the first (Nov 12th) session.
|
PLUS PS/includes (optional):
A copy of Practically Speaking
- Book (full color --- including everything you will be taught in class and more)
- DVD (over 1 hour of Troy Mackinder teaching every section of the book with graphs and animation to make learning easier)
- AUDIO (for practicing your vowel work --- include both female and male voices)
|
