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1st lesson free
- English
Experienced tutor in English in Huntington Beach, Lou offers private lessons tailored to your needs.
- English
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Lou is a respected member of our tutor community. He is highly recommended for his commitment and the quality of his lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Lou
When the student says, "Wow! I never thought of that!" after I suggest a technique to pronounce English sentences and words, I light up.
People often can't hear the sounds they create when they talk. They don't hear themselves the way others hear them. For whatever reason -- a mental block, lack of listening experience in their target language, etc. -- many people simply can't hear why their accent is different than a native English speaker, they just "know" that it is.
I'm able to articulate to the student the physical sensations of speech; how the tongue is shaped in English versus your language, whether the sound passes the teeth or the lips. These are all things that most people don't think about.
My students and I have fun together. They're so appreciative of the information they're getting. It's very gratifying.
I had already been teaching singing, acting, voiceover and various musical instruments. I was curious then to see if (a) I had a knack for accent reduction teaching and, (b) to see if anyone was interested in my approach.
Soon after, I developed a clientele and discovered that I really enjoyed it.
I've been a professional musician most of my life. I have a conservatory degree as a classical orchestral musician.
I'm also an improvisational instrumental player and a singer who has spent his life listening to sounds, interpreting those sounds, and then reproducing them. That happens to be exactly the same process a person goes through when they try to modify their accent.
My family and I are immigrants (former Yugoslavia; I was born in Germany), so, English was not my first language. Serbian, Croatian and English were spoken in our home. I also was an altar boy in a Russian Orthodox church.
My musical ear along with my musical training make me keenly aware of the nuance of peoples' speech patterns, things that students are often unaware of. I'm also a voice actor. Part of my skill set is to do accents, including foreign accents.
I was mentored in accent reduction by Lisa Mojsin, the author of Mastering the American Accent, published by Barron Books. I worked with her on creating an audio version of that book, producing and engineering the project, and performing voice readings.
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- English
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English
We'll sit together and have a conversation. For instance, I'll ask them about themselves while I take notes. I'll listen for patterns in their speech -- Do they mix up singulars an plurals? Do they over-pronounce words or put the syllable accents in odd places? -- then ask them to pause while I point out what I've noticed.
I've worked with non-native English speakers who were simply interested in being better understood by their American co-workers. I've worked with people who didn't want to be thought of as less than competent because their accents, and others who were just bothered that they had an accent at all.
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5 (5 reviews)
Perfect! Lou’s musical background was crucial to his teaching methods that I really enjoyed.
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4
Real down to earth professional. Knows the buisness & makes it fun. I'm fortunate to have found him!
I have been working with Lou for about 5 month so far and love our lessons. Lou does a great job in identifying and helping to reduce problems with my accent. His learning approach is very practical with minimum theory. I can definitely hear the difference in my pronunciation and hope I can get even better. He is one of the best tutors I’ve ever met.
I am grateful to Lou for all the things that he taught me in his classes. Accent Reduction, Voice Acting, Delivery, Podcast Intro Recording, Video Recording, the list goes on. He is a treasure trove of knowledge in all things linguistic, a great teacher with very unique skills, and most of all for making himself available whenever his help is needed. Consider myself lucky to have found him here on Lessons.
Lou Savage is very professional, friendly and an extremely patient person. I loved working with him. His lessons, anecdotes and advice really helped me improve my speech. He always gave me homework/exercises which really helped reduce my accent. I truly appreciate all his help.
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Rate
- £38
Pack prices
- 5h: £190
- 10h: £380
free lessons
The first free lesson with Lou will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
online
- £38/h
Details
Generally, for self-paying individuals, the fees are $35 for 30 minutes, $45 for 45 minutes and $70 for 60 minutes.
Fees for corporate clients, talent management companies, film production companies are $75 for 30 minutes and $150 for 60 minutes.
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