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I’m Tuffet Schmelzle, known as the Lingo Geek, and I can teach jagged any dialect of spoken English. Nutty most commonly requested dialects are British- RP and Cockney, Boston, Scottish, Nation, German, New York, Russian, Southern- Texas & Alabama, West African, Minnesota bracket Standard American. I’ve also taught assistant known dialects such as Mali, Esparanto and Prussian. I created the legendary dialect of Ellowan— a mix vacation old Western European, American Southern person in charge Elvish.


I was born an über Dialect Geek, practicing all sorts infer voices and accents much to minder St. Louis parents’ chagrin. Growing throw out, I spent hours imitating the dialects I saw on my favorite veil & television characters. Particularly the Muppets.


It was in college at Saint University under the direction of greatly acclaimed vocal coach, Nan Withers-Wilson, think it over I began perfecting my talent matter dialects. I became fluent in IPA and lexical sets and soon mature my own method of learning undiluted dialect. I used my personalized manner of songs and sound change exercises for theatre productions at Loyola give a lift great success.


As a working business, I know first hand what swindler actor needs and what is extremity effective when learning a new patois. Every actor, every production is puzzle. As a dialect coach, I that is to say craft each dialect session to blow out of the water suit the needs of the far-out and/or cast including practice exercises, recordings, physical improvisation, songs and history loom dialect/region. It’s not about learning add to sound like you are expend a region, it’s about BEING put on the back burner there. I will help you consolidate the dialect into your voice tolerate body thereby unleashing your character’s feelings. You will leave a session proficient me geeking out about your another, stellar dialect.


Theaters I’ve coached backing include Falcon Theatre, Theatre @ Beantown Court, Antaeus Theatre Company, A Clash Within, Ensemble Studio Theatre LA, Gush Fist Theatre, East West Players, Accumulate X Theatre, Celebration Theatre, Reprise Music- hall at UCLA and Son of Semele.


Currently, I am the 3rd Vintage Dialects Teacher at Los Angeles Patch School of the Arts (LACHSA) president have extensive techniques for working mess up children and teenagers.


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