Singing American English: Textbook for Diction for Singers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781105959189)

Singing American English helps singers, teachers, and directors to negotiate the many difficulties involved in singing beautiful American English. Designed for use in diction for singers classes, this book is the fruit of more than a quarter-century of teaching by Dr. John T. Blizzard. Now in its second edition, Singing American English is useful also as both a reference and a workbook, full of drills designed for the student to master new information. Readers will learn how to use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as a guide to their understanding, singing, and hearing. Chapters include discussions of the International Phonetic Alphabet, vowels and consonants, diphthongs, triphthongs, glides, and several articles on the relationship of diction to many facets of the performance of songs and arias. Students learn about the concept of the Hellwag Triangle, which, the author states, may be the most important chapter in the entire textbook in terms of their own singing.

Author: John Blizzard
ISBN-10: 110595918X
ISBN-13: 9781105959189
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 07/14/2012
Pages: 134
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.29d