Singing In Regional Accents: Introducing a Strategy!
Tuesday 25th November 2025, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (London Time)
Do you find your students lean towards a particular accent when they sing? Is there a discrepancy between their spoken and sung accent, or have they have been instructed to change their accent when they sing? Changing an accent can change the way a song is sung, and may unearth unforeseen technical vocal challenges.
This presentation and discussion refers to recent research on the topic of singing in regional accents and addresses the demands placed on singing actors to sustain sung text in a given accent. Issues such as genre, authenticity, and audience expectation as well as technical elements including vowel modification and vibrato will be discussed. The session will provide insight into a practical strategy towards helping singing actors tackle accents whilst singing.
Jennifer is a lecturer and voice and singing teacher working primarily with musical theatre performers. Jennifer is Subject Lead in Spoken Voice at Bird College and has previously taught at Mountview. She also manages a private teaching practice in London with students ranging from singing actors to corporate clients
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Jennifer Rhodes
Jennifer is a lecturer and voice and singing teacher working primarily with musical theatre performers. Jennifer is Subject Lead in Spoken Voice at Bird College and has previously taught at Mountview. She also manages a private teaching practice in London with students ranging from singing actors to corporate clients.
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