How to do ANY accent

In this video Amy Walker gives some basic advice on how to tackle different accents in general.

In a nutshell

1) be fascinated - not interested - but FASCINATED

2) pay attention and observe

3)analyze

4)practise

5) record and check your rehearsing

Tackle your accent from one of these five categories

1) Pronounciation of consonents and vowels

pay attention to what your mouth, your tongue and breath should do when pronouncing someting like the th sound

2)Melody and melodic patterns

3)Rhytm and stress

bene. Is not Italian when it doesn't sound Italian

4)Grammar and words

bottle-o vs. liquor store

5)The vibe

study people and their surroundings

The difference between putting on an accent or having an authentic accent:If you are empahsizing sounds and this is seperate from how they feel.

So in Amy's words: Get into character!