American Accent Scene Study is a specialized and focused course designed for actors and performers committed to strengthening and refining their American accent techniques and successfully applying them to audition scripts and material for television, film, and commercial work. This intensive classroom instruction is led by highly experienced and accomplished voice and speech coaches, including LA's distinguished Head of Voice and Speech, Siobhan Doherty, and former Head of Voice and Speech, Sean Spann, both of whom bring extensive professional experience working with actors and performers.
Students of all experience levels, from beginners to advanced performers, learn methodical, structured techniques for developing American accents that feel natural, authentic, convincing, and grounded, even in intensely emotional, demanding, or heightened audition contexts and performance situations. Over the course of this four-week intensive program, consistent daily practice and regular, structured accountability foster noticeable and measurable improvement in accent consistency and authenticity. Students leave this course with practical, immediately applicable, and highly specific techniques for accent work that enhance their audition readiness and performance competitiveness. The coaching approach emphasizes individual feedback and tailored instruction to address each student's specific accent needs and challenges.
What You Will Learn:
- Foundational American accent patterns, phonetic principles, and vowel/consonant distinctions
- Techniques for achieving consistency and authenticity in sustained accents throughout complex scenes
- Integration of accent work with emotional development, character understanding, and scene work
- Audition-specific strategies for accent deployment, flexibility, and script application
- Self-coaching methods and independent practice approaches for ongoing professional skill development
- Understanding regional variations and accent authenticity in contemporary contexts
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
