Accent Tips

Pop Accents

Posted Oct 13, 2010

Do you have an accent when you sing?
How many of your favorite singers sing like they talk? Are there genre accents? Heeeeeall yeah.

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Glaswegian Accent

Posted Oct 5, 2010

Isn’t that a fabulous word? “Glaswegian”? Look it up -it’s in the dictionary. Means native to Glasgow, Scotland.

Fun with Glaswegian prompted by a desire to share with you my “Prosem” video, in which, for some inexplicable reason, I break into Glaswegian Scottish because it feels so darn natural to say “prosem” that way. Must be all the great Scottish writers and poets influencing the field…?

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Cockney Accent

Posted Aug 17, 2010

Hey Accentuals!

Auditioning for Oliver! and Twelfth Night tonight, so send Vibes at 7:35 pm PDT, if you think of it!

I’m going out for “Nancy”, so I get to be Cockney, which is loads of fun.  Little trick I like to do for an audition: pick something fairly applicable from another show and then play it as the character I’m auditioning for.

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Northern English Accent

Posted Aug 10, 2010
Amy as Pam

Photo of Amy as "Pam" from the dress rehearsal. Photo by Phil Proctor.

Hello, Accent Enthusiasts!

Just finished a fully sold-out run of “Agatha Christie’s BBC Murders”, which ROCKED!  YAY!

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