Episodes
Saturday Jan 27, 2018
Episode 105-SDU Tutorial
Saturday Jan 27, 2018
Saturday Jan 27, 2018
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.
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Saturday Nov 11, 2017
Diction Tip #23
Saturday Nov 11, 2017
Saturday Nov 11, 2017
Since the podcast comes out every two weeks, on the off-weeks we post Diction Tips--very short tutorials focusing on a specific topic in Lyric Diction.
In Diction Tip #23, Dr. François Germain talks about the difference between "elision" and "liaison" in French Diction.
For more Diction Tips visit the videos section of our Facebook page or you can find all of our Diction Lessons, Diction Tips and Tongue Twisters for Singers at www.dictionpolice.com!
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Episode 101-SDU Tutorial (Audio version)
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Monday Oct 23, 2017
In Episode 101, Dr. François Germain and I talk about the text to "En fermant les yeux", the tenor aria from Massenet's Manon, focusing on nasal vowels and some normal spellings that may look complicated. This is the audio version of the podcast.
For all of The Diction Police's resources, come to dictionpolice.com!
Saturday Oct 21, 2017
Episode 101-SDU Tutorial
Saturday Oct 21, 2017
Saturday Oct 21, 2017
In Episode 101, Dr. François Germain and I talk about the text to "En fermant les yeux", the tenor aria from Massenet's Manon, focusing on nasal vowels and some normal spellings that may look complicated.
For all of The Diction Police's resources, come to dictionpolice.com!
Saturday Oct 07, 2017
Episode 100-IPA Revealed: an audio guide
Saturday Oct 07, 2017
Saturday Oct 07, 2017
For our 100th episode we wanted to do something really special, and here it is! In "IPA Revealed: an audio-guide" we work our way through the phonetic alphabet, with examples of native speakers in each of the four main languages that we sing in, English, Italian, German, and French. Both Ellen and François host the episode, with guests Christoph Pohl, Daniela Pellegrino, and Grace Durham. There is no audio version of the podcast this week.
To see our complete catalog of text readings by native speakers and PDFs with IPA transcriptions, poetic and word-for-word-translations, as well as all of our Diction Lessons, Diction Tips, and Tongue Twisters for Singers, go to dictionpolice.com
Saturday Sep 16, 2017
Diction Tip #19
Saturday Sep 16, 2017
Saturday Sep 16, 2017
Since the podcast comes out every two weeks, on the off-weeks we post Diction Tips--very short tutorials focusing on a specific topic in Lyric Diction.
In Diction Tip #19, Dr. François Germain discusses the pronunciation of double consonants in French Diction.
For more Diction Tips visit the videos section of our Facebook page or you can find all of our Diction Lessons, Diction Tips and Tongue Twisters for Singers at www.dictionpolice.com!
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
Episode 97-SDU Tutorial (audio version)
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
Happy Spielzeit! With the new school year/opera season upon us, it's time for some new episodes! This is the audio version of this episode--a full video tutorial is also available.
In Episode 97, Dr. François Germain leads us through the text to "Va, laisse couler mes larmes" from Werther, focusing on bright A, a little bit about nasal vowels, and a lot of subtext on this aria. For more information, go to dictionpolice.com
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
Episode 97-SDU Tutorial
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
Happy Spielzeit! With the new school year/opera season upon us, it's time for some new episodes!
In Episode 97, Dr. François Germain leads us through the text to "Va, laisse couler mes larmes" from Werther, focusing on bright A, a little bit about nasal vowels, and a lot of subtext on this aria. For more information, go to dictionpolice.com
Saturday May 20, 2017
Episode 96-SDU Tutorial (Audio Version)
Saturday May 20, 2017
Saturday May 20, 2017
In Episode 96, Dr. François Germain works through the text to Debussy’s "Nuit d’étoiles" with us, talking about the French schwa and when it’s not pronounced, the various combinations of 'ie', and a little on liaisons and elision. There are two versions of this episode—the full video tutorial or the audio version for people prefer to listen to podcasts while they’re out and about. This is the last episode before summer break--we'll be back with all new episodes on Aug 26, 2017!
In the meantime, for all of The Diction Police podcasts, Text Readings, and PDFs with phonetic transcriptions as well as translations into several languages, please visit us at www.dictionpolice.com . You can also follow The Diction Police on Facebook and Twitter.
Saturday May 20, 2017
Episode 96-SDU Tutorial
Saturday May 20, 2017
Saturday May 20, 2017
In Episode 96, Dr. François Germain works through the text to Debussy’s "Nuit d’étoiles" with us, talking about the French schwa and when it’s not pronounced, the various combinations of 'ie', and a little on liaisons and elision. This is the last episode before summer break--we'll be back with all new episodes on Aug 26, 2017!
In the meantime, for all of The Diction Police podcasts, Text Readings, and PDFs with phonetic transcriptions as well as translations into several languages, please visit us at www.dictionpolice.com . You can also follow The Diction Police on Facebook and Twitter.