IPA / Lyric Diction

Catalog description

This course is constructed to provide the student with a basic understanding of the vocal apparatus, a basic understanding of phonetics as it applies to singing, a basic understanding of the IPA-both reading and transcribing. This course will help the student develop the critical listening skills necessary for accurate diction. Cultivating proficiency in lyric diction will help the student sing accurately, idiomatically and expressively in English, Italian, German and French, and provide the fundamental tools for approaching repertoire in other languages. College of Arts & Sciences Music & Theatre