I wasn't sure where to put this, but I remembered someone asking about Irish accents here ages ago so it seemed like the best place. It's a silly topic without a little background, but I need to learn how to do an impression of a high-class English gentleman. I don't need to get it exactly, but just get close (eliminating the commoner northen drawl from my voice ). Has anyone ever had to act with this kind of voice before, and have any tips?
Um, I know that this is a bit late, but over pronouce EVERYTHING pronounce every single t and d and all those letters that people miss out. That's how I talk and I hate it! I'm thinking of doing an accent for a week and then just seeing how my voice sounds lol
I don't know wtf 'posh' is cos I'm an unknowledgable American , but singing along with Oasis worked wonders in my developing of a British-ish accent.
That's the thing - he already speaks like Oasis and needs to learn how to speak like the queen. Anyways - I always think that the best way to learn an accent is to immerse yourself in it. Listen to Radio 4. I know I know - they've gone "Let's accept regional accents now" etc but they are still very posh heavy. Try imitating it until you can get it. On a more technical note, "working class" accents of all kinds emphasis the vowels more whereas "upper class" accents emphasis the consonants. Northern and Southern accents also have different cadances. At the end of a sentance the pitch will tend to come up in the north and it will go down in the south. Good luck with it - I hope you have better luck than James from my drama group - he was meant to do Yorkshire and ended up doing no less than 13 different accents (yes someone was counting). This included Welsh, Birmingham, Irish, Jamaican, Mancunian, Jordie, posh, Cockney but not Yorkshire. Much Love Sebbi
Try softening your voice as you speak, and make your voice sound breathier. I hope that makes sense, that's what my drama teacher told us.
