American Speech Sounds and Rhythm: Elementary

In 1959, Folkways Records released a series of four spoken-word recordings developed by speech specialist Hazel P. Brown to help speakers correctly pronounce words in the English language. The first three sets, subtitled “American Speech Sounds and Rhythm,” were structured into three learning levels—Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced. The fourth recording was subtitled “Spoken Word List.” This is the first in the series and is designed for foreign-born students who can read and understand basic English but struggle to make themselves easily understood. The complete lesson text accompanies the recording.

Track Listing

101	Record I, Lesson 1 Hazel P. Brown	02:45
102	Record I, Lesson 2 Hazel P. Brown	02:29
103	Record I, Lesson 3 Hazel P. Brown	02:43
104	Record I, Lesson 4 Hazel P. Brown	02:38
105	Record I, Lesson 5 Hazel P. Brown	02:30
106	Record I, Lesson 6 Hazel P. Brown	02:23
107	Record I, Lesson 7 Hazel P. Brown	02:08
108	Record I, Lesson 8 Hazel P. Brown	02:15
109	Record II, Lesson 9 Hazel P. Brown	02:39
110	Record II, Lesson 10 Hazel P. Brown	02:31
111	Record II, Lesson 11 Hazel P. Brown	02:14
112	Record II, Lesson 12 Hazel P. Brown	02:27
113	Record II, Lesson 13 Hazel P. Brown	02:36
114	Record II, Lesson 14 Hazel P. Brown	02:21
115	Record II, Lesson 15 Hazel P. Brown	02:43
116	Record II, Lesson 16 Hazel P. Brown	02:07
201	Record III, Lesson 17 Hazel P. Brown	02:38
202	Record III, Lesson 18 Hazel P. Brown	02:40
203	Record III, Lesson 19 Hazel P. Brown	02:30
204	Record III, Lesson 20 Hazel P. Brown	02:34
205	Record III, Lesson 21 Hazel P. Brown	02:03
206	Record III, Lesson 22 Hazel P. Brown	02:32
207	Record III, Lesson 23 Hazel P. Brown	02:32
208	Record III, Lesson 24 Hazel P. Brown	02:06
209	Record IV, Lesson 25 Hazel P. Brown	02:31
210	Record IV, Lesson 26 Hazel P. Brown	02:31
211	Record IV, Lesson 27 Hazel P. Brown	02:28
212	Record IV, Lesson 28 Hazel P. Brown	02:08
213	Record IV, Lesson 29 Hazel P. Brown	02:29
214	Record IV, Lesson 30 Hazel P. Brown	02:38
215	Record IV, Lesson 31 Hazel P. Brown	02:32
216	Record IV, Lesson 32 Hazel P. Brown	02:27
301	Record V, Lesson 33 Hazel P. Brown	02:23
302	Record V, Lesson 34 Hazel P. Brown	02:32
303	Record V, Lesson 35 Hazel P. Brown	02:26
304	Record V, Lesson 36 Hazel P. Brown	02:28
305	Record V, Lesson 37 Hazel P. Brown	02:24
306	Record V, Lesson 38 Hazel P. Brown	02:21
307	Record V, Lesson 39 Hazel P. Brown	02:29
308	Record V, Lesson 40 Hazel P. Brown	02:31
309	Record VI, Lesson 41 Hazel P. Brown	02:39
310	Record VI, Lesson 42 Hazel P. Brown	02:37
311	Record VI, Lesson 43 Hazel P. Brown	02:17
312	Record VI, Lesson 44 Hazel P. Brown	02:16
313	Record VI, Lesson 45 Hazel P. Brown	02:07
314	Record VI, Lesson 46 Hazel P. Brown	02:05
315	Record VI, Lesson 47 Hazel P. Brown	02:15
316	Record VI, Lesson 48 Hazel P. Brown	02:11