About the 3 CD Set:

Dialects and Accents for Actors, Storytellers and more....

Mastering different accents and dialects can provide a huge advantage to your career. Dialects can instantly transform you into another person by affecting the very essence of who you are in the world – your speech. Dialects, for many actors, are enjoyable, useful tools. The Stage Dialects 3-CD Set, along with its companion book (sold separately), are the definitive work in their field and have been used by professional actors and directors, high schools, colleges and universities throughout the world.

Master Teacher Jerry Blunt selected the most used dialects in the literature of the theatre (along with the phonetic alphabet). Each dialect is broken down into key sounds: vowel substitutions, dipthongal changes, consonant substitutions, special pronunciations and pitch patterns. Primary source voices on the CDs accompany the text for listening and drill. So listen, learn and ENJOY!

Intended to accompany Stage Dialects, this set of 3 CDs includes: (CD #1) Phonetic Alphabet, Japanese, New York (Brooklyn), American Southern; (CD #2) Standard English, Cockney, Irish, Scottish; (CD #3) French, Italian, German and Russian.

About the Author:

Jerry Blunt (1907-1992) helped found the drama department at Los Angeles City College (LACC). A former chairman of the drama department, Blunt was a popular teacher for 42 years. His students have won Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and Pulitzer Prizes.