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245 10 a| English and German diction for singers :b| a comparative approach /c| Amanda Johnston.;

250 a| Third edition.;

260 a| Lanham, Maryland :b| Rowman & Littlefield,c| 2024.;

300 a| xxiv, 341 pages :b| illustrations, music ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Musical examples -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Introduction. Elementary concepts. Phonetics and the International Phonetic Alphabet ; Vowel classification ; Consonant classification ; Organs of speech ; Points of articulation ; Reference card for English and German IPA -- Part II: English. Introduction to English diction for singers. Challenges of singing in English ; Dialect and accent: General American English (GA) and Received Pronunciation (RP) ; Challenges of singing musical theatre repertoire -- English phonemes -- The structure of English. Syllabification: sung vs. spoken ; Word stress and "unstress" ; Glottal attacks or onsets ; Silent letters ; Homophones ; Contractions -- Characteristic English phonemes. Use of [a] and [ae], but absence of [a] ; Importance of the schwa [upside down e] ; Use of Y ; Allophones of R: [flipped r] [retroflex r] [r] -- Vowels. Monophthongs ; Diphthongs ; Triphthongs -- Glides and approximants. Use of [w] and [upside down w] ; Use of [j] ; Use of retroflex R: [retroflex r] -- Consonants. Efficiency in production ; Voiced vs. voiceless ; Double consonants ; Individual consonants ; Consonant blends -- Advanced concepts in diction. Treatment of monosyllabic incidental words ; Strong and weak forms of incidental words ; Implosion/explosion ; Unstressed syllables: use of [I] in prefixes ; Grammatical ending: -ed -- Common pitfalls. Improper word stress ; Influence of spoken regionalisms ; Influence of mother tongue ; Common mispronunciations ; Influence of speech habit -- Part III: German. Introduction to German diction for singers. Hochdeutsch and Bühnendeutsch ; Reference books ; Neue Rechtschreibung ; Orthographic features: Umlaut and Eszett (ss) -- German phonemes -- The structure of German. Root system and word structure ; Grammatical and inflectional endings ; Prefixes and suffixes ; Compound words ; Word origin and loan words ; Glottal attacks or onsets -- Characteristic German phonemes. The ich-laut [ç], ach-laut [?], and curly-tail J [?] ; Use of R: [flipped r] vs [retroflex a] ; The German schwa: vocalic chameleon -- Vowels. Vowel length ; Monophthongs ; Diphthongs ; Vowels in loan words ; Common exceptions -- Consonants. Voiced vs. voiceless ; Double consonants ; Individual consonants ; Consonant blends ; Contractions -- Advanced concepts in diction. Lyric and phrasal doubling of consonants ; Phrasal consonant clusters ; Treatment of monosyllabic incidental words ; Strong and weak forms of incidental words ; Implosion/explosion -- Common pitfalls. Improper use of R ; Shadow bowels ; Use of diphthongs instead of monophthongs ; Mispronunciation of schwa ; False use of glottal onsets ; Mispronunciation of contractions ; Influence of speech habits -- Part IV: English and German: common ground. Commonalities between English and German. Common vowels and consonants ; Vowel changes in polysyllabic words ; Treatment of monosyllabic incidental words ; Concise comparison of the schwa ; Challenging consonant clusters ; Common consonant blends -- Legato singing. Glottal attacks: friend or foe? ; Rhythmic release and timing of consonants ; Phrasal elision ; Final thoughts on R -- Close but no cigar. Close but no cigar: keys to idiomatic pronunciation -- Lyric diction in opera. Use of rolled [r] and flipped [flipped r] ; Shadow vowels ; Alternate to [h] ; Cognate substitution or omission -- Concise history of the English language. Old English (First Anglo-Saxon settlements in England to ca. 1100) ; Middle English (ca. 1100-1500) ; Modern English (New English) (ca. 1500 to present day) ; Developments in Modern English (seventeenth century to present day) -- Concise history of the German language. Old High German (ca. 770-1050) ; Middle High German (ca. 1050-1350) ; Early New High German (ca. 1350-1650) ; New High German (ca. 1650 to present day) -- Appendix A: Glossary of phonetic and anatomical terms -- Appendix B: Supplements -- Appendix C: Suggested repertoire for lyric diction study.;

650 0 a| English languagex| Pronunciation.=| ^A18910;

505 0 a| Musical examples -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Introduction. Elementary concepts. Phonetics and the International Phonetic Alphabet ; Vowel classification ; Consonant classification ; Organs of speech ; Points of articulation ; Reference card for English and German IPA -- Part II: English. Introduction to English diction for singers. Challenges of singing in English ; Dialect and accent: General American English (GA) and Received Pronunciation (RP) ; Challenges of singing musical theatre repertoire -- English phonemes -- The structure of English. Syllabification: sung vs. spoken ; Word stress and "unstress" ; Glottal attacks or onsets ; Silent letters ; Homophones ; Contractions -- Characteristic English phonemes. Use of [?] and [æ], but absence of [a] ; Importance of the schwa [?] ; Use of Y ; Allophones of R: [?] [?] [r] -- Vowels. Monophthongs ; Diphthongs ; Triphthongs -- Glides and approximants. Use of [w] and [?]; Use of [j] ; Use of retroflex R: [?] -- Consonants. Efficiency in production ; Voiced vs. voiceless ; Double consonants ; Individual consonants ; Consonant blends -- Advanced concepts in diction. Treatment of monosyllabic incidental words ; Strong and weak forms of incidental words ; Implosion/explosion ; Unstressed syllables: use of [I] in prefixes ; Grammatical ending: -ed -- Common pitfalls. Improper word stress ; Influence of spoken regionalisms ; Influence of mother tongue ; Common mispronunciations ; Influence of speech habit -- Part III: German. Introduction to German diction for singers. Hochdeutsch and Bühnendeutsch ; Reference books ; Neue Rechtschreibung ; Orthographic features: Umlaut and Eszett (ss) -- German phonemes -- The structure of German. Root system and word structure ; Grammatical and inflectional endings ; Prefixes and suffixes ; Compound words ; Word origin and loan words ; Glottal attacks or onsets -- Characteristic German phonemes. The ich-laut [ç], ach-laut [?], and curly-tail J [?] ; Use of R: [?] vs [?] ; The German schwa: vocalic chameleon -- Vowels. Vowel length ; Monophthongs ; Diphthongs ; Vowels in loan words ; Common exceptions -- Consonants. Voiced vs. voiceless ; Double consonants ; Individual consonants ; Consonant blends ; Contractions -- Advanced concepts in diction. Lyric and phrasal doubling of consonants ; Phrasal consonant clusters ; Treatment of monosyllabic incidental words ; Strong and weak forms of incidental words ; Implosion/explosion -- Common pitfalls. Improper use of R ; Shadow bowels ; Use of diphthongs instead of monophthongs ; Mispronunciation of schwa ; False use of glottal onsets ; Mispronunciation of contractions ; Influence of speech habits -- Part IV: English and German: common ground. Commonalities between English and German. Common vowels and consonants ; Vowel changes in polysyllabic words ; Treatment of monosyllabic incidental words ; Concise comparison of the schwa ; Challenging consonant clusters ; Common consonant blends -- Legato singing. Glottal attacks: friend or foe? ; Rhythmic release and timing of consonants ; Phrasal elision ; Final thoughts on R -- Close but no cigar. Close but no cigar: keys to idiomatic pronunciation -- Lyric diction in opera. Use of rolled [r] and flipped [?] ; Shadow vowels ; Alternate to [h] ; Cognate substitution or omission -- Concise history of the English language. Old English (First Anglo-Saxon settlements in England to ca. 1100) ; Middle English (ca. 1100-1500) ; Modern English (New English) (ca. 1500 to present day) ; Developments in Modern English (seventeenth century to present day) -- Concise history of the German language. Old High German (ca. 770-1050) ; Middle High German (ca. 1050-1350) ; Early New High German (ca. 1350-1650) ; New High German (ca. 1650 to present day) -- Appendix A: Glossary of phonetic and anatomical terms -- Appendix B: Supplements -- Appendix C: Suggested repertoire for lyric diction study.;

520 a| The author provides a comprehensive resource offering a modern approach to lyric diction and a thorough analysis of German and English. The third edition expands the discussion of many crucial concepts, such as stylistic diction choices for musical theatre, the varied treatment of "R" across genres, healthy glottal onsets, and the correct formation of the elusive epsilon, the curly-tail "J," and the extended epsilon. Unique features include the deconstruction of the schwa and the illustration of the rhythmic timing and release of consonants within musical examples.The book includes extensive oral drills, musical examples, as well as a multimedia package of chapter-by-chapter video clips and an e-workbook on IPA character transcription. It is designed for the study of both English and German lyric diction, either consecutively or simultaneously, and is a valuable resource for singers, vocal coaches, voice teachers, and collaborative pianists alike.;

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English and German diction for singers : a comparative approach / Amanda Johnston.

Author/creator	Johnston, Amanda, 1971- author.
Format	Book
Edition	Third edition.
Publication Info	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2024.
Description	xxiv, 341 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
Subjects	English language--Pronunciation. Singing--Diction. German language--Pronunciation.

Contents	Musical examples -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Introduction. Elementary concepts. Phonetics and the International Phonetic Alphabet ; Vowel classification ; Consonant classification ; Organs of speech ; Points of articulation ; Reference card for English and German IPA -- Part II: English. Introduction to English diction for singers. Challenges of singing in English ; Dialect and accent: General American English (GA) and Received Pronunciation (RP) ; Challenges of singing musical theatre repertoire -- English phonemes -- The structure of English. Syllabification: sung vs. spoken ; Word stress and "unstress" ; Glottal attacks or onsets ; Silent letters ; Homophones ; Contractions -- Characteristic English phonemes. Use of [a] and [ae], but absence of [a] ; Importance of the schwa [upside down e] ; Use of Y ; Allophones of R: [flipped r] [retroflex r] [r] -- Vowels. Monophthongs ; Diphthongs ; Triphthongs -- Glides and approximants. Use of [w] and [upside down w] ; Use of [j] ; Use of retroflex R: [retroflex r] -- Consonants. Efficiency in production ; Voiced vs. voiceless ; Double consonants ; Individual consonants ; Consonant blends -- Advanced concepts in diction. Treatment of monosyllabic incidental words ; Strong and weak forms of incidental words ; Implosion/explosion ; Unstressed syllables: use of [I] in prefixes ; Grammatical ending: -ed -- Common pitfalls. Improper word stress ; Influence of spoken regionalisms ; Influence of mother tongue ; Common mispronunciations ; Influence of speech habit -- Part III: German. Introduction to German diction for singers. Hochdeutsch and Bühnendeutsch ; Reference books ; Neue Rechtschreibung ; Orthographic features: Umlaut and Eszett (ss) -- German phonemes -- The structure of German. Root system and word structure ; Grammatical and inflectional endings ; Prefixes and suffixes ; Compound words ; Word origin and loan words ; Glottal attacks or onsets -- Characteristic German phonemes. The ich-laut [ç], ach-laut [?], and curly-tail J [?] ; Use of R: [flipped r] vs [retroflex a] ; The German schwa: vocalic chameleon -- Vowels. Vowel length ; Monophthongs ; Diphthongs ; Vowels in loan words ; Common exceptions -- Consonants. Voiced vs. voiceless ; Double consonants ; Individual consonants ; Consonant blends ; Contractions -- Advanced concepts in diction. Lyric and phrasal doubling of consonants ; Phrasal consonant clusters ; Treatment of monosyllabic incidental words ; Strong and weak forms of incidental words ; Implosion/explosion -- Common pitfalls. Improper use of R ; Shadow bowels ; Use of diphthongs instead of monophthongs ; Mispronunciation of schwa ; False use of glottal onsets ; Mispronunciation of contractions ; Influence of speech habits -- Part IV: English and German: common ground. Commonalities between English and German. Common vowels and consonants ; Vowel changes in polysyllabic words ; Treatment of monosyllabic incidental words ; Concise comparison of the schwa ; Challenging consonant clusters ; Common consonant blends -- Legato singing. Glottal attacks: friend or foe? ; Rhythmic release and timing of consonants ; Phrasal elision ; Final thoughts on R -- Close but no cigar. Close but no cigar: keys to idiomatic pronunciation -- Lyric diction in opera. Use of rolled [r] and flipped [flipped r] ; Shadow vowels ; Alternate to [h] ; Cognate substitution or omission -- Concise history of the English language. Old English (First Anglo-Saxon settlements in England to ca. 1100) ; Middle English (ca. 1100-1500) ; Modern English (New English) (ca. 1500 to present day) ; Developments in Modern English (seventeenth century to present day) -- Concise history of the German language. Old High German (ca. 770-1050) ; Middle High German (ca. 1050-1350) ; Early New High German (ca. 1350-1650) ; New High German (ca. 1650 to present day) -- Appendix A: Glossary of phonetic and anatomical terms -- Appendix B: Supplements -- Appendix C: Suggested repertoire for lyric diction study.
Contents	Musical examples -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Introduction. Elementary concepts. Phonetics and the International Phonetic Alphabet ; Vowel classification ; Consonant classification ; Organs of speech ; Points of articulation ; Reference card for English and German IPA -- Part II: English. Introduction to English diction for singers. Challenges of singing in English ; Dialect and accent: General American English (GA) and Received Pronunciation (RP) ; Challenges of singing musical theatre repertoire -- English phonemes -- The structure of English. Syllabification: sung vs. spoken ; Word stress and "unstress" ; Glottal attacks or onsets ; Silent letters ; Homophones ; Contractions -- Characteristic English phonemes. Use of [?] and [æ], but absence of [a] ; Importance of the schwa [?] ; Use of Y ; Allophones of R: [?] [?] [r] -- Vowels. Monophthongs ; Diphthongs ; Triphthongs -- Glides and approximants. Use of [w] and [?]; Use of [j] ; Use of retroflex R: [?] -- Consonants. Efficiency in production ; Voiced vs. voiceless ; Double consonants ; Individual consonants ; Consonant blends -- Advanced concepts in diction. Treatment of monosyllabic incidental words ; Strong and weak forms of incidental words ; Implosion/explosion ; Unstressed syllables: use of [I] in prefixes ; Grammatical ending: -ed -- Common pitfalls. Improper word stress ; Influence of spoken regionalisms ; Influence of mother tongue ; Common mispronunciations ; Influence of speech habit -- Part III: German. Introduction to German diction for singers. Hochdeutsch and Bühnendeutsch ; Reference books ; Neue Rechtschreibung ; Orthographic features: Umlaut and Eszett (ss) -- German phonemes -- The structure of German. Root system and word structure ; Grammatical and inflectional endings ; Prefixes and suffixes ; Compound words ; Word origin and loan words ; Glottal attacks or onsets -- Characteristic German phonemes. The ich-laut [ç], ach-laut [?], and curly-tail J [?] ; Use of R: [?] vs [?] ; The German schwa: vocalic chameleon -- Vowels. Vowel length ; Monophthongs ; Diphthongs ; Vowels in loan words ; Common exceptions -- Consonants. Voiced vs. voiceless ; Double consonants ; Individual consonants ; Consonant blends ; Contractions -- Advanced concepts in diction. Lyric and phrasal doubling of consonants ; Phrasal consonant clusters ; Treatment of monosyllabic incidental words ; Strong and weak forms of incidental words ; Implosion/explosion -- Common pitfalls. Improper use of R ; Shadow bowels ; Use of diphthongs instead of monophthongs ; Mispronunciation of schwa ; False use of glottal onsets ; Mispronunciation of contractions ; Influence of speech habits -- Part IV: English and German: common ground. Commonalities between English and German. Common vowels and consonants ; Vowel changes in polysyllabic words ; Treatment of monosyllabic incidental words ; Concise comparison of the schwa ; Challenging consonant clusters ; Common consonant blends -- Legato singing. Glottal attacks: friend or foe? ; Rhythmic release and timing of consonants ; Phrasal elision ; Final thoughts on R -- Close but no cigar. Close but no cigar: keys to idiomatic pronunciation -- Lyric diction in opera. Use of rolled [r] and flipped [?] ; Shadow vowels ; Alternate to [h] ; Cognate substitution or omission -- Concise history of the English language. Old English (First Anglo-Saxon settlements in England to ca. 1100) ; Middle English (ca. 1100-1500) ; Modern English (New English) (ca. 1500 to present day) ; Developments in Modern English (seventeenth century to present day) -- Concise history of the German language. Old High German (ca. 770-1050) ; Middle High German (ca. 1050-1350) ; Early New High German (ca. 1350-1650) ; New High German (ca. 1650 to present day) -- Appendix A: Glossary of phonetic and anatomical terms -- Appendix B: Supplements -- Appendix C: Suggested repertoire for lyric diction study.
Abstract	The author provides a comprehensive resource offering a modern approach to lyric diction and a thorough analysis of German and English. The third edition expands the discussion of many crucial concepts, such as stylistic diction choices for musical theatre, the varied treatment of "R" across genres, healthy glottal onsets, and the correct formation of the elusive epsilon, the curly-tail "J," and the extended epsilon. Unique features include the deconstruction of the schwa and the illustration of the rhythmic timing and release of consonants within musical examples.The book includes extensive oral drills, musical examples, as well as a multimedia package of chapter-by-chapter video clips and an e-workbook on IPA character transcription. It is designed for the study of both English and German lyric diction, either consecutively or simultaneously, and is a valuable resource for singers, vocal coaches, voice teachers, and collaborative pianists alike.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2023567553
ISBN	9781538193716 hardcover
ISBN	153819371X hardcover
ISBN	9781538193723 paperback
ISBN	1538193728 paperback

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