Best English Accent - Speak Like A Native Speaker - PLACEMENT
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- Опубліковано 25 тра 2020
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Do you want your English to sound more American? IT'S ALL ABOUT PLACEMENT. Are you confused about why your spoken English doesn’t sound native (even though you’re fluent)? Are you looking for training in the American English accent? Great! This video is perfect for you! You will learn about the critical role of placement in spoken English. I will show you about how placement works and the best way to relocate your placement to help your English sound more native. If you’re frustrated about being fluent or near-fluent in English yet frequently not understood by native speakers this video (and my entire channel) is just for you! Learning how to speak in English requires you to learn many elements like vocabulary and grammar. But to move toward having an accent that does not immediately indicate that you’re a non-native speaker you’ll need to also work on your placement. It’s not an easy topic for me to teach, but if you can master this English accent training lesson you’ll be well on your way to having a smooth and natural English accent. You can do this.
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Hey Rachel, I’m seriously needing your help, my accent is killing me slowly, I’m losing my self confidence, tell me what to do.HELP.
Helllo Rachel,
Thank you so much for the in-depth video. By the way I have a question to ask . Knowing you have may students you need to answer to I would be very much appreciated if you could answer mine:). My question is what if the student is born with a high pitch voice ???? Thank you so much in advance ❤️
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Rachel isn’t available anymore to talk with the people like she used to, I’m going to finish my first month of subscription with her and moving to English with Ronnie, I highly recommend her 👍👍👍
I have found that when I make short vowels sounds with a "k" in front of the vowels and focusing on the reverberation in lower part of the throat, that there is a difference when I speak. ka-ka-ka-ka, keh-keh-keh-keh, kee-kee-kee-kee, etc....
I am so fluent in English almost as good as a native speaker IN MY MIND.
And then i open my mouth..
hahahahah
OH MY GOD!!!...me too
Think of it as acting. I closely watched characters and celebrities from my favourite shows and I trained myself to sound like them. It's almost like singing. I picked up their sound, their phrasing and their vocabulary. It felt kind of fake and phony at first and I was also a little exaggerated. It resolved on its own as I learned to inject my own personality. I also learned to think in an american voice. My thoughts in english have a voice and an accent. I think outloud a lot and it's helped me immensely in sounding natural and fluid.
Thank you so much . I’ve only watched one video of yours and it’s helped me so much. Looking forward to watch more videos from you.
lol same here, I'm from New York
I don't know if everyone here realizes what a valuable lesson this is. It's practically a Master Class.
People learning the American English sound should watch this video several times.
Thank you teacher!
You're very welcome Eli!
Exactly! Unbelievable!
Well said
yes,you are right
I'm bilingual (grew up speaking English and Spanish) and do this instinctively. This is the first time I've heard it explained scientifically. Awesome video! :)
Where are u from?
Same here !
I didn't learn Spanish until adulthood but grew up around Spanish speakers - the Spanish native is the only one besides natural English I could mimic without even trying, and is a common placement for low-income areas of Southern Nevada even when speaking English. I didn't even realize that's one of the main things I'm doing with my "Natural" accent, but this video made it make so much freakin' sense.
It also explains why so many people compliment my Spanish as sounding reasonably natural even though I still struggle like heck with it sometimes.
@@Alice-fw4cu does your English sound american and as a native speaker?
@@abortion_worst_CRIME_inHISTORY I think so. I have friends in the same situation and they do it.
I've been in the usa a long time. Long enough that I'm very very fluent in the language. But when I record myself I always notice something is off about how I speak English but couldn't place what was off. I watch this video once and relaxed my throat and boom, when I listen to the recording I sound really American lmao. I had no idea I was speaking with a tight throat until this video.
I'd also like to add that I picked up a long time ago that Americans speak with a lower frequency tone, but I always tried to force the deepness of my voice. Cueing the throat to relax and to pretend the mouth is at my throat is better than 'forcing' the deepness.
Thanks for sharing!
Do the VOCAL FRY like a Valley girl or growl like a wolf for a week and you got it.
I used to tell my American friends that English was like a dog growling and they were mad at me. Now I'm vindicated.
Seriously, English moves everything in your mouth and throat, it's like a roller coaster compared to other languages. Up and down and all around. Then eat half the syllables and there you have it.
Try to mimic a TV commercial narrator, then tone it down. Or a preacher. You can't be shy and speak good American English.
Excellent video.
Thanks for sharing!
In my own experience, she's the best teacher on UA-cam. A few years ago I had a heavy accent even though I was studying every day and living in the US. Since I got into her videos and put in work I've improved like 80%. Thanks, Rachel. Blessings.
Amazing Ethan! I'm so glad to hear this. :)
I'm an American, native English speaker, but I love videos like this because I love learning about the various ways that people speak from the global community. These sort of videos provide some interesting insight into the physiology of speech because they're all using a single control sentence. Eep! I love it.
Awesome! Thanks for watching Cathleen!
That's why we're not the same speaking different languages. I feel like I have another personality when I speak English, I just couldn't explain the way you did haha Thanks for sharing! :)
Great minds think alike! Ditto!
It happened to me a lot in English my personality differs then my native language, this is strange isn’t?
Same
@@space4639 i feel exactly the same way
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Speech Therapy for free, this is amazing!
Thanks for watching Oaky!
I can tell the nationality of most people by how they speak English, without even looking at the person. It's like they carry the tone or the flow of their native tongue into the English language even if they speak perfect English.
Rachel , you’re the best English teacher I have ever met! You taught what other teachers couldn’t teach.Thanks .
You're very welcome @ArthurWang-ju1ye!
I got a job at a call center thanks to your advices. If I keep improving, definetely I can get a better job in any other industry. Your videos were a huge step when I applied at the call center. I'm currently in nesting ( Training ) and I'm very nervous but thankful because I finally got a job. It's my first real job.
I'm happy for you Meli! Congratulations and keep it up! :)
Please don’t stop making placement related videos. It’s extremely helpful. Thank you so much. Russia is here
Rachel this video is a killer. Placement makes a huge difference in how we sound like. Thank you
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You’re giving advice that nobody had given to me before. Thank you! It’s technical but uncomplicated and I love it
*how we sound
Step 1: Make sure that you are alone
Hell yeah
I’m Chinese.I want change my accent.
@@user-mc4cs2un6z try watch a lot of her pronunciation vids(American accent ) and imitate her mouth shape and tongue position .....etc.
@@user-mc4cs2un6z I am studying English at the university atm. One of the courses I attend is called "English Sound Systems", which explains which phonemes (abstract sound units) are used in "American English (GA General American)" and "British English (RP Received Pronunciation). Understanding phonemes is a very useful tool for improving pronunciation.
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Wonderful! As a person who loves language and accents, one of the first things I notice in a new language is its “placement;” what is its basic mode of voice production that makes it sound the way it does? I learned Greek in Greece when I was in my teens; I could actually feel the difference in my vocal placement when I spoke it. Generally things are more tense and forward. Then I went over to Turkey, and immediately the difference in placement stood out to me. I found myself listening intently and trying to figure out what made them sound so different. Then I realized that they speak with a very deep/low “open throat.” And now learning Vietnamese, I see the placement is once again very different. I’m not a language teacher but when I informally helped people with the pronunciation of language I always mention that. This is like confirmation that I wasn’t just making it all up! 😀
hello. you said that Turkish people speak with a low tone, does that mean our pitch is at the same level as american english speakers? thanks!
@@capitalistche It’s more “open throat” than American English, if that makes sense. And when the “tiki” kids talk, they exaggerate that a lot. (The same kinds of people in America do the opposite; it’s a very tight kind of voice.)
I always thought something about my voice was wrong. And I believed that I had to keep my own voice in my second language. Now I know I can change it to fit better in English. Cool!
Great! Thanks for watching!
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I think american english is the most beautiful of all and my dream learns this beautiful english congratulations teacher rachel 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Rachel hits the nail on its head.
Thanks for watching Ben!
English pronunciation is so difficult because we use such a wide range of pitches going up and down. I love this approach to accent improvement!
I'm a native American English speaker, and I absolutely *love* your channel, because the principles you cover are so generally applicable!
Wow, thank you Bhami!
I always had this feeling I had to work something in my throat while speaking in English, now I know why. Thanks Rachel!
Probably the best English teacher on UA-cam
I’ve been told several times that I sound almost like an American and it makes me feel really happy and proud of myself but still, I feel like there’s something missing, I found your channel yesterday and been watching this video on loop haha I already feel like I know what to do to get to the point I wanna be at. Tysm for sharing this, keep up the good work ❤️👍🏻
Rachel is the best English teacher on UA-cam. She always comes with high quality videos and classes and knows exactly what we want and need to learn ❤
Thank you
Yeah. I think the same. She is literally going deep in teaching.
quien es rachel me la recomiendas por favor!!!?
@@andres126mendez5 Es la autora del video, la dueña del canal Rachel's English que significa el Inglés de Rachel. Ella es la profesora que aparece en este vídeo.
My sister and I are native bilingual from birth. We both have different voices when we switch languages. I have always thought it was just a hilarious quirk, but now I understand it is an integral part of the language. super interesting
Actually I already noticed this phenomenon that when I sepak English it sounds more deep and that my voice seems to have changed a little bit. But I had no idea why it happens. Thanks for your hard work Rachel. It really helps!
I just created a new playlist on my youtube called " the best video ever" and saved this video there, so that I'll never forget to rewatch this video as many times as I need till a speak like an american
Oh yeah! I ofen don't see this videos,only listen.I don't practice anything,I don't know how.
Rachel’s method of using imagery really makes practicing placement much easier to do. This is a very smart way of teaching. Thank you so much!
You're the best English teacher on UA-cam. I'm a huge fan! Thank you for sharing this. :)
You're very welcome Fatima!
Rachel, I have been a fan for YEARS. You have outdone yourself with this one.
I intend to share it with native speakers of American English who are teaching language, along with my students. I especially like the advice about hearing an American speak your native language with a strong American accent. SO TRUE.
Oh, such a great day to have come by to see what you're up to.
(An aside: a long time ago, I did that sliding down to a lower pitch, and I sounded more "adult." However, when I get stressed/tired/worried, I have to remind myself to adjust my voice lower and my shoulders lower automatically.)
This totally explains why as a native American speaker I feel like i have to raise and tighten my throat to speak mandarin. Makes total sense now!
I have subscribed to Rachel's Academy because Rachel is the only one who talks about American accent training to such a level. As someone who lives in the US for 10 years, I can tell you placement is the most important thing in accent training yet its the most difficult to master because you need to feel where it is for your own specific case. Rachel please make placement video a regular here or in the academy. You are truly an artist in training!!!
You are best teacher
Thanks Rachel’s English 💐🏅
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Where are you from?😊
much better than vanessa
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@@alikamil5540 long-tongued and chipper. you?
Hi Rachel!
I have been learning English since 1996, but I have never seen a lesson like this. That is very helpful for my Speak like a Native Speaker challenge.
This is really fascinating. I tried it and had never realized that I am speaking lower in English vs my native German. My English does sound warmer. Mind-blowing. I have the huge privilege of being able to self-disclose that I'm not native, as people can never tell.
This is absolutely amazing!!! I had pronunciation classes produced by a speech therapist, and this subject was never brought up. I noticed there was something about the quality of my voice that prevented me from speaking American English more like a native, but I simply couldn’t understand what it was exactly. I’m halfway through this video and I can change my voice already!!! Thank you very much, Rachel!!!
Rachel, you are the greatest English teacher ever. I have learned so much from this channel
I realized the best way to relocate my placement. I can speak English more like native than before. Thanks, Rachel's English!
Unbelievable talent she is… eye opening, voice confounding, expands understanding… what YT should be
So interesting! My husband speaks Arabic natively, but has a degree in English. He often speaks too fast and emphatically. He often sounds angry or impatient.
I thought my English sounds not bad until I heard my voice from the recorder on my phone. It was so weird and disgusting 😕. I searched up online to find the reason but the only thing I found was how to relax yourself when speaking English. I tried to exhale with my chest and lower my tone when I speak English and that made it better. I watched your video today and everything just make sense. You explained how to sound more natural very clear and that's easy to understand. Btw you're the first teacher I ever saw who actually tells people how this work. Nice work and thank you so much Rachel 💓
Awesome! Thanks for sharing Wenpei!
11 years, what a commitment. Thank you ❤️
You're very welcome!
I am a native speaker of American English and I am studying French; so I sometimes research language learning in general. This women is brilliant. Listen to her and imitate how she talks. Even when she slows down her speaking, she is using pronunciation consistent with a neutral but very "American" accent. For example "your videos" comes out a little like "yer videos" something Americans get from our Irish/Scotch-Irish roots. Getting back to the topic of this particular video, it is so important to get your mouth in the right position for the language. I won't go into how I did this with French since this is a video on English but the same concept helped me a lot.
Thanks for sharing Laurence!
I love this video so much . I’ve experienced this kind of thing before when I talked with my friend who is Vietnamese, but she’ had been living in Australia for 8 years. I’ve noticed that even though she still makes a lot of mistakes, in terms of grammar and vocabulary , she has great voice, . It feels like I can hear the music of English on her voice . Now I know it’s called placement. Thanks Rachel as always
Awesome! Thanks for watching Trần!
ډېره مننه د افغانستان څخه
Thanks from Afghanistan 🤗
How is everything in Afghanistan?
Rachel, you're nothing short of an angel sent down from heaven! I've managed to graduate from a little Ivy college, get a Master's Degree, work as a Director, have an impressive vocabulary, know just about all I need regarding American culture, yet have not been able to shed my accent over the years. It gets in the way and is annoying as hell. I've turned to every video and lesson I know and was feeling hopeless until I found YOU. Seriously, you hit the nail on the head with this video. You're the best and I can only thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤❤❤
Glad to hear that Kiki and thanks for sharing! :) I am so glad to know you've found something that works for you here. ❤
I'm over the moon about placement lesson,in my opinion you are first pronunciation teacher in the world.Thanks
Thank you so much for this video. I noticed my voice placement was different when I learned Swedish, French, and Spanish. I also noticed that it's one of the unmentioned differences between American and British English. I've waited years to see someone acknowledge it and explain it. Thank you!
You're welcome and thanks for watching!
Undestanding the american accent is the way to master English. There aren't many teachers like Rachel to make it easy!
I watched this on a whim, American English is my first language, but it was so interesting. I didn't expect to want to watch all of it. It's so great there's people putting educational videos like this on UA-cam for free. Thank you so much. How you went into detail, muscles and various places where intonation comes from, was so very interesting
Rachel.....my amazing English Teacher
Thanks Rio!
From Los Angeles US. In my opinion the
Problem created by oneself : First our psychological state ,it might be, lack of confidence, no feeling positive of what's doing thinking negative thoughts oneself silently " We should uplift ourselves with positive thoughts ,relaxing our body, mind, and spirit ..It's like playing guitar ,one hand pluck the strings and the other make the cords and it must be done right or accordingly
Summary:
Placement: a place where your voice resonates
1. A pitch is lower in English (it gives a warmer tone)
2. Shape of the vocal cord is different (formants in your throat):
- larinx or voice box should be in a lower relaxed and released position (low placement);
- imagine that you have a wide open neck;
- no nasality in the vowels in American English;
- soft palate is closed or lifted; and
- sound is thicker and more resonant in your chest.
Exercises:
Exercise 1. Play with your vocal cord:
- make it tense or relax;
- make it wide and open, let the sound sink;
- make a pitch lower by sliding down;
- find more range for your voice, try different voices;
- imagine that the mouth is in your chest;
- release tension in your neck;
- add more space for your sound;
- imagine a column of connection of everything to the anchor root (your larinx);
- Imagine a triangular in your trachea but not with a wide part atop but upside down.
Exercise 2.
Find a Native American speaking your native language:
- observe it;
- notice why it sounds so strange;
- try to find the sound that you are trying to find in American accent;
- imitate how she/he speaks your language;
- this will help you find a new placement in American English
Conclusion. You will sound more American, if you keep it low, wide, open and vibrating in your chest:
- add more space;
- lower your pitch; and
- lower your voice down your throat.
Thanks for sharing Roman!
Rachel's English thank you for a great video, Rachel!
Excellent summary. Thank you. I wish the practice would be easier to understand and practice though. The practice is not clear enough, at least for me.
@orestes Lamelas I would still pick one of those accents that exists in the US and try to imitate it. Why not? Lucky for you Orestes Lamelas, Latin American/Spanish is one of those accents that is getting to be pretty standard in the US; but if you are from some place like China or Russia you would do well to pay a little more attention to accent reduction.
I agree with you. Unfortunately in some situations, some people will not respond so well to you. I have a very strong English Midlands accent which many people don’t like. I had to try hard to change mine to get job interviews and hold down a decent job. It’s unfair, but that’s how it is.
You know Rachel, I never never saw a professional instructor like you, Thank you
This is a very important topic - I was thinking about the vocal fry and never thought that it's something very common in the English language but I heard it a lot by the Americans in most of the conversations - now I have learned something new and scientific
You are awesome, Thank you again
You're very much welcome Ahmed!
Thank you so much! It makes so much sense to me, I tried to imitate both your students and you as you said and it did helped, I already can feel the difference in how to use the placement imaging where the sound is coming from! Incredible! I'm very thankful!
I'm Cambodian. My language (Khmer) is very different from English and it's hard for some foreigners to understand me when I speak English. Luckily, I've learned so much from your videos and improved my pronunciation a lot. Thank you so much.
That's awesome Hea! Thanks for watching and keep it up! :)
For some reason, I kinda knew there was a "secret" for that kind of pronunciation. I used to think of it as a "mouth configuration", but turns out it's something way more substantial. Tyvm, Rachel!!!
You're very welcome Cerominho!
I'm studying French phonetics and phonology at present at University. There are a lot of English terms: glides, slash, schwa (Hebrew this one)... American research in this field is very deep. You are the best in this.
I need a teacher like you, who can really push me forward.
Thanks Rachel, that has been a very specific class, you are becoming a scientist of the teaching
Thank you so much for the video! It's probably one of the hardest concepts to absorb and, in turn, internalize when learning English but without it it's almost impossible to sound like a native American.
You're very welcome and thanks for sharing Brandon!
This video changed my way of listening and speaking. After some years of excersise I know that improvements come gradually and slowly. This video made me realize that I have to focus on low frequencies when I listen to native speakers, and I noticed a sudden improvement. Thank you Rachel!!!
Great job! Keep it up Gioacchino!
This video is incredible thank you! I've been exposed to English since 3rd grade and has been a part of my free time for a long time. My pronunciation is good but it always felt so different than most Americans. Even practicing with this video helped me realize that. Feels like I can improve my English again and it's a lot of fun!
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing Evan!
Hello Rachel, greetings from Seattle. Thank you so much for posting this video, it has really opened up my eyes about my learning experience. I am originally from Tijuana, Mexico but I have lived in Washington State for almost 20 years. Although I believe my level of English is advanced, a lot of times I don’t feel confident speaking in English because of the way I sound since Spanish is my first language, but with this video I will be able to relax my vocal tract and sound much more natural. A million thanks from the Emerald City !!!
You really deserve at least 1 billion subscribers. My favorite trainer.
Thanks Rachel! As I learned English, I realized that the tone of my voice was deeper, lower, different from the sound of my native Spanish, that is to say that I was doing it naturally. 💖💖💖
Rachel I love you Genius! You are the most impressive and incredible teacher I have ever seen. You have my unconditional support
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Rachel, thank you so much! It's for the first time I've ever heard about the necessity of lowered larynx position in order to sound more like a native. Everyone talks about the articulators, but never mentions the formants and the vocal tract shape. You've improved the way I sound now speaking AmE by only one video. Awesome!!!
Hi Anna! It's always great to hear positive things and thanks for watching.
My English improved since I watch Rachel's English , thanks...sorry, working, so I ve got a break at 8min...At university a teacher of said americans is kind of "roll or twist" their tongues when they speak...exemple: "world" such a hard twist tongue word (that too)...Easy words? NOPE!!! Thank you all at Rachel's English!!!
This video surely helped me realize that when I speaking english the sounds are concentrated deep in the throat I don't know how to explain that but I feel it, and when I'm speaking in my native language the sounds are located up in front of my mouth and face also upper inside of the nose, I always try to imitate americans while they're speaking as much as I can and probably it came naturally
Great! Thanks for sharing! :)
Undoubtedly, You're one of the best teacher in the world. Please make more new videos about in "Ben Franklin exercise" My American accent has improved a lot by watching your Ben Franklin videos! Please make more new "Ben Franklin" videos! It will definitely help everyone a lot to improve their accent. And finally thanks for everything. Love you ♥
Omg this video helped me to improve my accents so dramatically. It sounds so much better only after 3 mins of practicing. My voice was nasal and high pitched and I didnt even know it was a problem before watching this video. Thanks a lot.
You're very welcome Gombockie!
I have always thought about this thechnique, since I used to be in church choir and every time I did my warm ups and singing that's when my english used to came out more clearly and naturall. So ever since I discover this thechnique I always prepare myself for the day with my warm ups. Thank you for bringing this up to us and make it clear and easier to understand the thechniques of english speaking skills. Greetings from Mexico.
Hello there and thanks for sharing!
i've notice when Im speaking I tend to speak a much lower voice. this is what I needed to practice is to change the placement of my voice. I love this video. Thanks Rachel!
You're welcome Minimalist Ann!
This was very helpful. I teach ESL and I will try to talk through some of this imagery with my students and see if it helps them sound more like a native speaker. Great JOB! BTW, I send your UA-cam videos to my students often as extra listening practice for them to do on their own. Thanks for being a high quality, professional resource!
Wow! That's unbelievable! By just applying what you've explained, I'm feeling like a native speaker. I thought it would take me years to acquire this level of fluency, and it was just a matter of minutes. I've never heard of it before. Amazing! Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful Danilo! All it takes is just a little bit of practice every day. Consistency is the key to lasting improvement!
Wow! This video is groundbreaking! I think everyone noticed that the way American English speakers produce the sounds is different, but noone had a clear idea why. But Rachel did a great job explaining how it works technically! Thank you very much for that!
You're very much welcome Мария!
Best English teacher ever seen..
I am lucky that you are my teacher..
God bless you...
I do feel like I sound different when I speak English, my mother tongue, and my official language. I thought something was wrong with my voice until i watched this video
BRILLIANT is an understatement. Thanks so much
You're very welcome Veritas!
And its been 3 years and im learning english with you thank you :)
Awesome! Keep it up Fatma!
I really appreciate this video, Rachel. I could clearly see and feel how much you dedicate yourself into your teaching and how you really care for your students. I'm deeply engaged. Thank you very much
I'd like to present can you thank you
So amazing thank you! I’m American but this has helped me to think of my voice while speaking other languages.
You're so welcome Jeremy!
This is a great video. I now understand why my pronunciation is much better in the morning right after I wake up. The morning after deeper voice actually helps the placement. It makes perfect sense now ! thanks
As a Russian native speaker, I wanna say thank you, Rachel. I came up with this idea on my own and feel like my English got much better. Off topic- you remind me of Sarah Silverman both in looks and in the voice tone. I wonder if anyone told you this before
You're absolutely insurmountable regarding training and explaining American pronunciation, Rachel! Thank you so much for your immense effort! :)
My pleasure Dmytro!
This is great. I had noticed that my accent is less noticeable when I speak in a lower voice but couldn’t really understand why. So I guess use your voice box more and open up the sound than just focusing on trying to make the right pronunciation with the mouth?
As a 6 languages speaking person, I ve been improving my accents for my acting career; I just wanted to tell you that your videos are great and my English improved in 30 minutes ! You are so specific and kind!!!Thank you for your videos.
Glad to hear they helped, Sara!
This the most amazing video I've been ever seen in english languages, its make me understood that why my accent is so strange thing, the best part of video was the section that dear Rachael compared the accent's of her students with American accent
honestly i was skeptical but now i’m so surprised
it worked!!! for 2 years i’m working on my accent and this was the last piece on the puzzle thank you so much!!! that half hour was so worth it
you explain things amazing and the video has a nice learning flow it’s not too heavy and it’s straightforward
thank you.
the whole “science” behind the voice really helped me understanding where do i need to improve myself
the vocal fry was a really good info also, it helped me and the thing about the vocal track was the piece that was missing
like i already kinda knew all of this but your video and explanation put it all together clearly
you got a sub and a like from me
i’m so thankful! have a great day!
You're welcome and thanks a lot for subbing! :)
The keyword: wide and open neck.
It WORKS!!!
1.Learn all IPA sounds.
2.Reductions
3.Lower Placement(chest)+ wide open neck + lower pitch
(the deeper that you can go will make you more sounds like an American)
1+2+3=U.S. accent (3 is the hardest part to understand but once you understand it makes lots of differences)
4.intonation practice
I come from Taiwan and I promise you that Rachel's lesson WORKS.
But you have to open your mind first.
Is not easy but also not that difficult.
American speak Chinese in TW and yes her placement is lower than ordinary Taiwanese.
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My vocab and grammar might not be good.
But my pronunciation is pretty American.
Thanks to myself for believing in Rachel in the first place.
Awesome! You're welcome and thanks for sharing! :)
IT WORKS IMMEDIATELY!!!!!! I am a native Spanish speaker, I live in Quebec (so I live in French), but I'm about to start a new job in English and my accent is so strong, I don't know how I got to this video, but I just want to thank you Rachel. God bless you!
You're very welcome Carlos!
thanks you too, Rachel. You catch up very important clever correlation to improve accent.
As a voice major in college, your student is using head, because her pitch is high, if you want to go down without bringing the pitch down, you are using the chest voice. What a way to teach singing. Using your diaphragm , airflow, controlling the airflow, using the nasal, when to use the nasal passage, and chest, or mix.
Thanks for your tips Ana!
Formants is like a brass instrument. The player "buzzes" into the mouthpiece the same with any brass instrument, but the shape of the brass tubing makes it sound like a trombone (my instrument) a trumpet, french horn or whatever.
Thank you Rachel, this video is amazing. This is the first time I 've heard about Placement, very interesting, I'll practise it as much as I can, because , now I know what I have to focus on. All your videos are helping me on my way of improving my accent.
Hi Rachel, thank you very much for the wonderful video. The tip of watching an American speaking my native language is what I am currently doing to improve my accent. I try to imitate how a native speaker speaks my native language and then I try to speak English using their way. And that tip did help me improve my accent a lot.
Thanks for sharing Trần!