A Case of You by Canada’s Joni Mitchell is one of my most favourite songs, especially this version which see sings with her older, more mature voice. The reference to drinking “a case of you” refers to drinking a case of beer – which we also...
The following article talks about why people take accent training and the benefits they receive from accent modification training. Accent training: the finishing touch By Stephanie McFeeters / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Lai Xu had studied English since she was a teenager...
In writing, we often mark phrasing with punctuation. In speech, we mark phrasing with intonation and pausing. If it is not done correctly, you might be misunderstood! Take a look at the following examples: WHAT IS IT? Let’s eat Grandma… OR… Let’s eat, Grandma....
A while back (Summer 2011) I wrote a few articles entitled MUSIC & ACCENT (part 1 bit.ly/RQhrRf and part 2 bit.ly/RS3D33.) In those postings, I related music with the musical elements of accent – in particular the shared elements of stress, pitch, volume,...
In Music & Accent-Part 1-Transitioning between Sounds, I discussed how learning to adjust your accent is very similar to learning to play an instrument. I focused on how to create smooth transitions using a technique commonly applied to music studies. This posting...
