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The Diction Police
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Consonant Assimilation in German Lyric Diction
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Consonant Assimilation in German Lyric Diction
Chantez ! A Handbook of French Diction for Singers
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Take a look inside The Diction Police's new Interactive Handbook of French Diction for Singers. For the classroom or self study.Get your copy: www.dictionpolice.com/Handbook
Podcast Episode 106: Come raggio di sol (Caldara)
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In Episode 106, Simone di Felice and I work through "Come raggio di sol" by Antonio Caldara, paying special attention to phrasal diphthongs (that is, when vowels come together between words), the pronunciation of the spelling GI, and some words with intervocalic Ss that are technically considered unvoiced but become voiced in Italian lyric diction.
Podcast Episode 105: Clair de lune (Debussy, Fauré, Verlaine)
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In this episode, Dr. François Germain and I discuss the text to Paul Verlaine's "Clair de lune", which has been set by many composers, focusing on mixed vowels, the phonetic [k] sound, and some of the digraphs that make up French spelling.
Podcast Episode 107: Que fais tu, blanche tourterelle (Gounod, Roméo et Juliette)
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This week, Dr. François Germain and I talk about the text to "Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle" from Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, with a lot of focus on French grammar and how that can affect pronunciation!
Podcast Episode 108: An die Musik (Schubert)
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In Episode 108, Christoph Pohl works through the text to "An die Musik" with us, discussing the open, flying [ʊ], spitting consonants, and how to get the consonants to be part of the legato.
Podcast Episode 109: Ombra mai fu
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Vocal coach Matteo Pais works through the text to Handel's "Ombra mai fu" from Serse with us, talking about open and closed vowels, glides and diphthongs, and a little about the sound of Italian.
Podcast Episode 110: Frère, voyez! Du gai soleil (Werther, Massenet)
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Podcast Episode 110: Frère, voyez! Du gai soleil (Werther, Massenet)
Podcast Episode 80: Who is Silvia?
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This week we focus on "Who is Sylvia" from Gerald Finzi's Let Us Garlands Bring. The text comes from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, and we concentrate in the open I [ɪ], as well as the differences and similarities between [ə], [ɜ], and [ʌ], as in the phrase "the dull earth". Visit www.dictionpolice.com for more videos!
Podcast Episode 82: Se Florindo è fedele
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In Episode 82, Simone de Felice walks us through the diction rules applicable in Scarlatti's "Se Florindo è fedele". No need to go looking for the text, because you can follow along with the text and IPA right here! Visit www.dictionpolice.com for more videos!
Podcast Episode 83: Wir wandelten podcast
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Mirko Roschkowski leads us through the text to "Wir wandelten", focusing on alliteration in German poetry, the difference between "gebe" and "gäbe", and glottals in the middle of words. No need to go looking for the text, because you can follow along with the text and IPA right here! Be sure to subscribe to get all of our The Diction Police: Special Diction Unit premium content, like text readi...
Podcast Episode 87: O del mio dolce ardor
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In Episode 87, Simone di Felice helps us work through the text to "O del mio dolce ardor" from the 24 Italian Songs, focusing on phrasal diphthongs, the bright [a] vowel, and the LMNR rule. Visit www.dictionpolice.com for more videos!
Podcast Episode 103: Quando me'n vo'
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Podcast Episode 103: Quando me'n vo'
Podcast Episode 97: Va! Laisse couler mes larmes
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Podcast Episode 97: Va! Laisse couler mes larmes
Podcast Episode 102: The People that Walked in Darkness
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Podcast Episode 102: The People that Walked in Darkness
Podcast Episode 101: En fermant les yeux
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Podcast Episode 101: En fermant les yeux
Podcast Episode 97: The trumpet shall sound
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Podcast Episode 97: The trumpet shall sound
Podcast Episode 93: Du bist wie ein Blume
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Podcast Episode 93: Du bist wie ein Blume
Podcast Episode 94: Where e'er you walk
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Podcast Episode 94: Where e'er you walk
Podcast Episode 91Già il sole dal Gange
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Podcast Episode 91Già il sole dal Gange