Echo each phrase by tapping its syllables in time, and land the accent right on the stressed beat.
Pronunciation practice is reframed as a rhythm performance. A target phrase is split into syllables, each a beat at a steady tempo, with exactly one syllable carrying the primary stress. Tap the syllables in time; tapping on the beat scores, and hitting the stressed syllable in its slot earns a bonus. There is no microphone, it is all about timing and where the accent falls.
Echo Mimic builds pronunciation and stress through rhythm rather than recordings, shaping the sound of speech.
Splitting a phrase into syllables on a steady beat, with exactly one carrying the primary stress, treats pronunciation as rhythm.
Scoring the stress placement as a rhythmic hit is the original framing.
Stress is more important to intelligibility than individual sounds. A word with every phoneme correct and the stress on the wrong syllable is often simply not understood, and languages differ in whether stress is fixed or movable — which is why the rhythm is the thing to drill.
Echo Mimic is an original, free browser game that builds pronunciation and stress through rhythm rather than recording. It is built in-house and plays instantly online.