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Lexical Sets
All About Lexical Sets A terrific place to learn about J.C. Wells’s lexical sets is Eric Armstrong’s Lexical Sets for Actors, a free, online, open educational resource. J.C. Wells’s original 27 lexical sets are: Checked Vowels Free Vowels & Diphthongs Centering Diphthongs Weak Vowels (in unstressed syllables) * SPA is my keyword preference, since Wells’s […]
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Accent Research Worksheets
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What Makes a Good Sample?
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How to Work on an Accent
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A Little Night Music
Actor Resources for the 2024 University of Michigan Production
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The Cherry Orchard
Pronunciation Guide for the 2024 University of Michigan production
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Imogen Says Nothing
Pronunciation Guide for the 2023 University of Michigan production
Use all ten fingers to explore the muscles of the jaw, neck, and scalp. Allow your breath to arrive and depart without holding. Follow your pleasure. What feels good today? When you’re finished, take your work with you into the next thing you do.
Clench the teeth lightly a time or two to locate the temporalis muscle on the side of the skull above the ears. Using fingers, knuckles, or the heels of your hands, gently massage this muscle, allowing the jaw to release into gravity and the breath to expand and deepen. Remember to bring the hands up […]