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Amy Jo Jackson

COACHINGS & CLASSES

Amy Jo has been formally coaching dialects, speeches and sonnets since 2004, when she was chosen by the Voice & Speech faculty at The Boston Conservatory to serve as a Teaching Assistant. During that time, she taught a number of freshmen through junior level classes, primarily focusing on Shakespeare, and assisted her fellow students with accents for classes and shows. Since then, she has worked with many pupils privately in addition to being hired as the dialect consultant/coach on various productions. She is now offering small group classes in monologues, Shakespeare, phonetics/IPA, and dialects.

CLASSES

Upcoming Classes

Shakespeare A number of actors are spooked by the thought of working on Shakespeare, and give up on themselves far too easily. If you know what to look for, the text will tell you how to speak it. Amy will provide you with tools that will give you a road map through the language, and turn something potentially daunting into a freeing, delicious experience.Shakespeare Sonnet WorkoutIn this workshop, we will use sonnets to explore the language and nuance of Shakespeare. Whether you're on a BFF basis with the Bard, or you're only vaguely certain that he's the guy who wrote Hamlet, sonnets are a fantastic way to strengthen your Shakespearean muscles. For the beginner, they're a wonderful tool for learning the basic ins and outs of classical text – they provide a gateway into the plays. More advanced students can derive great benefit from working in a concentrated fashion, doing chin-ups, as it were, on these brief bursts of verse.Please come to class prepared with a memorized Shakespearean sonnet.Shakespeare Monologue WorkshopThis class is designed to provide students with a greater familiarity of Shakespeare's canon, and hopefully send you out the door ready to tackle a classical audition. When you sign up for class, you’ll send me a headshot and resume, and I’ll send you two to three monologue options. Select the speech you like best, memorize it, and bring it in to the workshop. The workshop will consist of a vocal and physical warm-up, group text exploration, and individual work sessions in front of the class. You will leave class with tools to start you working with classical text on your own, as wellPlease read the entire play, and be as off-book as possible with the monologue of your choice by the time of class.

Dialects Dual Dialect Workshops:In each of these four hour classes, we’ll spend the first half focusing on the sound changes, placement, and cadences of a particular region, and the second half learning a completely different dialect. Perfect for newbies to a given accent, someone looking to brush up, or the student who wants to learn how to go back and forth between various dialects. with ease and dexterity. The different pairings are listed below.RP (Upper Class English) & CockneyFrench & GermanIrish & ScottishRussian & AustralianRP Monologue Workshop:COMING SOON!

Monologue Rep Build Your Monologue Rep:This class is designed to provide students with several new potential audition monologues, as well as provide you with ideas on where to go looking for more. When you sign up for class, you'll send me a headshot and resume, and I'll send you two to three monologue options. Read the plays, pick the one you like best, memorize it, and bring it in to the workshop. Class will consist of a group warm-up and work sessions with each student – basically an acting class. After getting to know you through our work together, I will go home, compile a list of playwrights I think you should be familiar with and plays you should read, given your individual needs & talents, and email it to you. In addition to suggesting monologues for you to try out, I will mention roles that would be good to look into working on.This class will focus on modern and contemporary playwrights.Please read the entire play, and be as off-book as possible with the monologue of your choice by the time of class. Monologue Audition Workshop:This class will prepare students to take their monologues into the audition room. After a collective vocal and physical warm-up, each student will have a work session in front of the group.Please bring a monologue of your choosing into class. The more off-book you are, the better we will be able to dig in and get to work.

Private Coaching The bulk of my work is done through private coachings. Most prospective students contact me when they need to prepare an accent for a role or an audition, or need to brush up a monologue in a hurry. Obviously, the reality is that we will always have things flung at us last minute in this business, but I encourage you to plan ahead, and work on a dialect you will probably be asked to do at some point BEFORE it's crunch time. I find that many people remain unprepared out of unfounded fears that they're terrible at accents or aren't good at monologues. Don't let fear be the reason you don't book a job that's perfect for you.Please inquire for rates.

Phonetics Even a basic knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet is incredibly helpful with regards to learning dialects or working toward dialect reduction, as it facilitates consistency. This is also useful if you want to look at your notes months or years later, as the symbols will always refer to the same sound.At the moment, I am only offering IPA via private coaching. If you would prefer to learn IPA in a small class setting, please contact me so that we can potentiall put something together.

Class Schedule November/December 2011 ClassesDual Dialects: RP/Cockney – Nov 3rdBuild Your Monologue Rep – Nov10thDual Dialects: German/French – Nov 17thMonologue Workshop – Dec 1stSonnet Workout – Dec 8thMonologue Workshop – Dec 15thAll classes meet on Thursdays from 2-6.Class Pricing:Single Class - $752 Pack - $1253 Pack - $1754 Pack - $200Buy as few or as many classes as you like, and mix & match them to your heart's content. Use a few, save a few! Unused class credit will expire after six months.To reserve a spot in class, please email Amy Jo using the "Contact" form. Specify which workshop and date you are signing up for. Please sign up at least one week in advance for the "Build Your Monologue Rep" class.

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Class Schedule

RESOURCES

These are my favorite links for do-it-yourself dialect research.

IDEA: The International Dialects of English Archive

This is simply the BEST and most comprehensive website for finding audio files of primary speakers.

YouTube: This is your best friend. Search for interviews, tourism videos, performance clips, and notable people of the region you're working on.

Speech Accent Archive: Similar to IDEA. Fewer samples, but very helpful with idiosyncratic speech patterns if you can read IPA.

TESTIMONIALS

Testimonials

"Amy is a wonderful dialect coach with an astounding ear. She has helped me prepare for several auditions that required an accent and I've always gone in feeling confident."~ Denis Lambert (A Chorus Line - Bway and 1st National Tour; White Christmas National Tour) "Book a coaching with Amy Jackson... book jobs. Worked for me on multiple occasions." ~ Nick Adams (Broadway's Priscilla Queen of the Desert; La Cage aux Folles (2010 Revival); Guys & Dolls; A Chorus Line; The Pirate Queen) "Amy's expertise of the IPA combined with her fine-tuned ear makes for personal and highly efficient coaching sessions. I count on her for a productive, professional, and playful time."~ Adina Verson (Yale School of Drama - MFA class of 2012) "Amy Jackson [is] a superb young artist who served as our Dialect Coach for the World Premiere production of LOOKING AT CHRISTMAS in December 2010. Ms. Jackson worked with our young emerging company of actors, The Bats, on a variety of accents - from street Cockney to proper British, from country Irish to cosmopolitan Russian. The result was a hilarious display of verve and talent. Ms. Jackson is to be commended for her attitude, her precision and her winning demeanor. She was a total delight and an integral part of the creative spirit behind the production."~ Carol Ostrow (Producing Director, The Flea Theater)
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For general inquiries, to schedule a private coaching, or to book a class, send me an email using the form below.

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