How Long to Read Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent

How Long Does it Take to Read Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent by Philip Thompson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent presents a comprehensive and systematic approach to accent acquisition for actors. It lays out an accessible and effective set of tools, exercises, and theoretical frameworks grounded in current linguistic science, as well as more than two decades of teaching, actor training, and coaching developed by Knight-Thompson Speechwork®. This book dismantles the notions that accents exist on a spectrum of good and bad or that "neutral," "general," or "standard" can serve as ideals for speech. By de-centering elitist and authoritarian worldviews, it gives actors a path to mobilize their innate language abilities to acquire any accent, relying on descriptive and experiential knowledge. The innovative approach of the Four Ps – People, Prosody, Posture, and Pronunciation – builds cultural competence that honors accents as they exist in the world, increases the physical and perceptive skills of the actor, and provides a rich variety of applications to encourage fluid and embodied accent performance. Each of the Four Ps are investigated and practiced separately and then synthesized in the art of the performer, allowing actors to address the complexity of acting in accent through a deliberate and sequential layering of skills, rendering the final expression of their technique meticulously accurate and deeply authentic. Organized into fifteen modules to correspond with a typical semester, Experiencing Accents is perfect for Theatre students in voice, speech, and accents courses, along with working actors interested in improving their accent work.

How long is Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent?

Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent by Philip Thompson is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent aloud.

What Reading Level is Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent?

Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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