Written for actors, this book illustrates how to speak with different European accents. Blumenfeld, an actor, dialect coach, and writer, covers French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Yiddish and their regional variations. He provides general information on accents and European accents, then explains the specific features and sounds of each dialect, and includes practice exercises in the language and English, scenes, and monologues. The CD contains practice sessions. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
(Limelight). The third volume in dialect coach Robert Blumenfeld's new series on accents, Teach Yourself Accents: Europe, A Handbook for Young Actors and Speakers covers the European accents most useful for the stage and screen: French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Yiddish. The most important features of each accent are detailed, enabling the actor to begin immediately to sound authentic, and Mr. Blumenfeld's unique approach makes the accents easily comprehensible. The incisive, succinct introduction to studying any accent is useful above and beyond the specific details of the accents covered here. The book provides a wealth of references to films where the reader can listen to authentic examples of the accents, and information as to what roles require the accents. There are extensive practice exercises, all recorded on the accompanying CD, as well as a selection of monologues and scenes. All of this makes the book not only a perfect guide for the young acting student but also an authoritative reference for more experienced actors and for speakers of all levels.
