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I need to learn an English accent
Hi, I'm in theatre and I have an audition coming up in August for a Shakespeare play that my school is putting on. Our director is really strict and wants everything to be authentic, so for the part I need to learn a "Queen's English" accent. I tried watching a bunch of movies but whenever I actually try, it never sounds right. So I was wondering if anybody knew of any ways I could learn without having to hire a coach.
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well, i think it just takes practice. Everything you read, read it outloud in an english accent, until it begins to feel more natural. Dont make it all pompous and fake sounding, but do try and copy people such as Keira Knightley, who has a good accent.
ASk your friends to listen, and tell you what it sounds like.
Good luck in your play!
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Just start using this accent around the house and to your friends. They might even think it's kind of fun. And don't try too hard to make it sound right, or else it won't. After a while, your brain will figure out what's going on and fix it. Best of Luck! Hope I helped.
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Certainly the best way by far would be to speak to your drama teacher, or really any drama teacher at your school. Nearly no one gets a degree in theatre without being forced through a few classes on speech and accents. If nothing else, a drama teacher might have a book or some other resources to loan to you.
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It's a resource for people involved in renaissance fairs, but it might help you a good deal. If you can get your hands on it there is also a very good book written for renaissance re-enactors called The Bard's English.
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Ah, one of those angophile directors. Lovely. Anyways, what one of my friends did when she was in this situation (she worked at a Rennaisance fair), was to look online for websites on the Rennaisance period, and many of them focus on linguistics. There were several that explained the way that things should be pronounced, including phonetic spelling and short midi files you can listen to for an example.
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