ACCENT WORKSHOPS

 

 

TAUGHT BY SARAH SHEPHERD AND HELEN ASHTON

 

All of our workshops take place in Covent Garden, London, and group sizes are kept small to ensure plenty of individual attention. There’s lots of opportunity for practice, and you will receive continuous feedback about your progress throughout the day. Once we’ve covered the foundations of the accent, you’ll get the chance put your new-found knowledge to work with improvisation games and text work. You'll leave with a goodie-bag containing a comprehensive hand-out, audio material and plenty of guidance on how to keep on improving.

 

 

 

ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS

 

General American for Actors of All Nationalities

4th July 2011

 

Celebrate Independence Day with us by making sure your General American accent is worthy of fireworks! This one-day event will take you from Transatlantic to totally West Coast.

 

Suitable for actors of all nationalities. High level of English fluency required.

 

Time: 10-6

Cost: £75

 

 

 

Accent Softening for Speakers of English as a Second Language

9th July 2011

 

Learn our Top Tips to see huge improvement in your accent. Focusing on Rhythm, Stress, Vowel and Consonant sounds as they apply to speakers of other languages.

 

Suitable for all speakers of English as a foreign language.

 

Time: 11-5

Cost: £75

 

 

 

Received Pronunciation for Actors of All Nationalities

10th July 2011

 

A natural and convincing RP accent is one of the most CV-friendly skills for any actor This workshop will help you to find an RP that is accurate, natural and convincing without being overly heightened.

 

Suitable for actors of all nationalities. High level of English fluency required.

 

Time: 10-6

Cost: £75

 

 

 

Clear British English for Personal and Professional Development

17th July 2011

 

Sometimes known as elocution, this workshop will help English speakers with a moderate to strong regional accent work to improve clarity.

 

Suitable for speakers of English as a first language.

 

Time: 11-5

Cost: £75

 

 

 

Clear British English for Personal and Professional Development

3rd September 2011

 

Sometimes known as elocution, this workshop will help English speakers with a moderate to strong regional accent work to improve clarity.

 

Suitable for speakers of English as a first language.

 

Time: 11-5

Cost: £75

 

 

 

Accent Softening for Speakers of English as a Second Language

24th September 2011

 

Learn our Top Tips to see huge improvement in your accent. Focusing on Rhythm, Stress, Vowel and Consonant sounds as they apply to speakers of other languages.

 

Suitable for all speakers of English as a foreign language.

 

Time: 11-5

Cost: £75

 

 

 

General American for Actors of All Nationalities

1st October 2011

 

Ensure your General American accent is CV standard. This one-day event will take you from Transatlantic to totally West Coast.

 

Suitable for actors of all nationalities. High level of English fluency required.

 

Time: 10-6

Cost: £75

 

 

 

Received Pronunciation for Actors of All Nationalities

8th October 2011

 

A natural and convincing RP accent is one of the most CV-friendly skills for any actor This workshop will help you to find an RP that is accurate, natural and convincing without being overly heightened.

 

Suitable for actors of all nationalities. High level of English fluency required.

 

Time: 10-6

Cost: £75

 

 

 

TWO-DAY WORKSHOPS

 

 

 

London Accents Intensive

10th & 17th September 2011

 

We will demystify the different grades of British English spoken in the capital, so that you'll be able to tell your Multicultural London English, from your Estuary, Cockney and R.P.

 

Suitable for actors of all nationalities. High level of English fluency required.

 

Time: 10-6 Daily

Cost: £135

 

 

 

ONGOING COURSES

 

 

 

Ear Training & Phonetics 6 Week Course
Tuesday Evenings starting 13th September 2011

6-8pm

This course is designed to be an introduction to phonetics and ear training for both actors looking to technically improve accent acquisition, and non-actors looking to soften an accent through a more technical understanding of speech sounds. It is also an excellent opportunity for phonetically trained drama school graduates to revise their training, or current drama school students to reinforce their training. 

The course will cover all the speech sounds of English and their phonetic symbols. You will be tested on your understanding of these symbols through transcription of nonsense words and asked to transcribe as homework. We will also put phonetic understanding into context by exploring how to break down an accent and how to use phonetics for accuracy.

This course is suitable for actors and non-actors of all nationalities. A high level of English fluency is advised.

Cost: £215

 

 

 

Accent Summer School Intensive

Monday 22nd August - Friday 26th August

 

This course is designed to give actors an intensive ear training and accent experience!

 

The course will begin by covering all the speech sounds of English then applying them to breaking down an accent. You will learn all the different modes of research for an accent and where to source material. Your ear will be tested with sound samples and you will try transcribing a new accent.

 

We will then learn three accents – including RP and General American. You will learn the phonetic foundations of each accent before in-accent games and improvisation deepen your connection to the accent. You will then have the opportun ity to practise all you have learnt on text.

 

This course is suitable for actors of all nationalities. A high level of English Fluency is essential.

 

Cost: £300

 

 

 

And introducing;

 

The Accents for Audition Weekly Surgery

Our new weekly Accents for Audition Surgery has been launched in response to requests from actors who feel comfortable enough with the characteristics of an accent not to want an hour of coaching, but know there might be small mistakes stopping their accent from being really authentic.

How do I attend? Email us at accentsurgery@gmail.com telling us what accent you’re working on, and we’ll send you back a time for your half-hour appointment.
When is it? Every Wednesday, 6-8pm
Where is it? The Pronunciation Rooms, Covent Garden, London.
How much does it cost? The cost is £30 for a 30 minute slot. Please bring cash payment with you to your session. 
What do I need to bring? The sides you have received for your audition, and a dictaphone.

 

BOOKING:

Please contact me on sarahsvoice@gmail.com to book a place on one of the workshops. Please note that all bookings are NON-REFUNDABLE. If you need to cancel your place and let us know 48 hours before the scheduled start of the workshop/1st course session then we will happily transfer you onto the next suitable workshop. Your place is not secure until we receive cleared payment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS at ABOUT THE COURSES LISTED, YOUR SUITABILITY FOR COURSES, BOOKING, OR WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS PRIVATE CLASSES, PLEASE E-MAIL ME ONsarahsvoice@gmail.com.