Northern Irish Accent Intonation
Here's an introduction to the upward lilt of the Northern Irish accent - maybe not what you'd expect from an Irish accent if you're used to thinking of the Lucky... Read more
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Dark-L vs Light-L
An L at the beginning of a word is commonly a "light-L" whereas an L at the end of a word is commonly a "dark-L" - pulled back in the... Read more
Introduction to Accents 2: Phonetics
The International Phonetic Association created a system to represent the sounds of world languages. The Phonetic Alphabet is a useful tool for learning accents, too! Each symbol represents a single... Read more
Breath Support - Transversus Abdominus Crunches
Major element of Breath Support = Abs (more specifically, the Transversus Abdominus) It can be difficult to get a sense of where the Transversus is because it is the deepest... Read more
Intonation in American Accents
An introduction to the primary intonation patterns in most American accents, especially focused on dropping off at the end of phrases, how pitches tend to follow a "stair step" speech... Read more
Introduction to Accents 1: Accent vs Dialect vs Idiolect
Part 1 of 6 - Introducing how to learn an accent. This session gives a quick overview of what the terms Dialect & Accent mean, and an explanation of how... Read more
Breathing from the Diaphragm?
Can you "breathe into the diaphragm" or "breathe from the diaphragm?" Yes, and no... Here's an introduction to how the diaphragm works and the basics of breathing in air: ... Read more
Intonation of Western Irish Accents
The intonation of a western Irish accent is actually very similar to a southern Irish accent - I like to think of western Irish intonation as "Southern Irish Light." Here's... Read more
