A voice and diction handbook, revised and updated throughout for greated voice and diction development and for more effective learning reinforcement. Ways to deal with nervousness and special speech problems are addressed in the appendix and the text includes special sections on regional dialects. This fourth edition features new and expanded ...
The leading dictionary/sourcebook of terms for speech, language, and hearing pathology, "Terminology of Communication Disorders" is intended for students in speech, language, and hearing disorders programs, faculty, and practitioners. Terms are listed alphabetically and cross-referenced for synonyms and related terms, accommodating the sometimes ...
The Articulate Voice taps into the most current research to clearly and concisely deliver the basics on voice production and techniques for improving pitch, rate, volume, and quality. One reviewer praised, "This is a rare find in comparison to other voice and diction textbooks." Another calls The Articulate Voice "a model of clarity and concision."
A comprehensive guide to the diction of Italian, Ecclesiastical Latin, French and German with practical exercises in a comparative approach for American singers.
Since the publication of the first edition in 1964, Phonetic Readings of Songs and Arias has served singers, teachers of singing, and students of lyric diction as a guide to the correct pronunciation of songs in foreign languages.
First published in 1981, "German for Singers" remains an effective and authoritative guide to German diction for singers of every genre. The second edition is corrected, revised and updated and includes an audio CD demonstrating the sounds of the German language. William Odom is professor of foreign languages at the University of Mississippi. He ...
This work provides pronunciations for most consonants and vowels in French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. It includes the International Phonetic Alphabet, complete pronunciation rules for each language, and suggestions for further study. It is appropriate for all levels.
From the Foreword by Renee Fleming: "Kathryn LaBouff has developed an approach to singing in the English language which is wonderfully user-friendly, and which has surely saved much wear and tear on my voice. It is a technique that has empowered me with the knowledge and skills to bring a text to life and to be able to negotiate all of the sounds ...
Advice to young singers often follows the standard line of the great French singer Claire Croiza: "Study the poem away from the music, so that you know what the words really mean." But Croiza's advice is notoriously difficult to follow when performing French melodies. Just how do you approach a French poem? In the lyric poetry on which the melodie ...
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The Articulate Voice cuts across all fields in providing basic information on voice production and techniques for improvement. As opposed to books which are geared more specifically toward the stage or to speech or ESL students, this text serves as a guide for all students studying or needing additional guidance in voice and diction. The ...
Presents in acoustic phonetics, register and musical notation, many exercises that will make the voice stronger and more musical according to the precepts of Bel Canto.
}This comprehensive guidedevoted to every facet of musical accompanying and coachingis the first study of its kind published since the early nineteenth century. Kurt Adler, formerly assistant conductor and chorus master of the Metropolitan Opera, draws upon his extensive experience to discuss: } *the technical and historical background of ...
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