Episodes
Saturday Apr 29, 2017
Diction Tip #16
Saturday Apr 29, 2017
Saturday Apr 29, 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.
This week's Diction Tip is about the pronunciation of "-ille" (and its exceptions) in French Diction, with Dr. François Germain.
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!
Saturday Mar 25, 2017
Episode 92-SDU Tutorial (Audio version)
Saturday Mar 25, 2017
Saturday Mar 25, 2017
This week, François Germain reads the text to "Après un rêve", and we talk about what happens to nasal vowels in liaison, the difference between [ɑ̃] and [õ], and open and closed vowels in French.
For more Video Tutorials and Text Readings, as well as our Facebook Diction Lessons and Tongue Twisters for Singers series, or for the accompanying PDF for this Tutorial, please visit us at www.dictionpolice.com . You can also follow The Diction Police on Facebook and Twitter.
Saturday Mar 25, 2017
Episode 92-SDU Tutorial
Saturday Mar 25, 2017
Saturday Mar 25, 2017
This week, François Germain reads the text to "Après un rêve", and we talk about what happens to nasal vowels in liaison, the difference between [ɑ̃] and [õ], and open and closed vowels in French.
For more Video Tutorials and Text Readings, as well as our Facebook Diction Lessons and Tongue Twisters for Singers series, or for the accompanying PDF for this Tutorial, please visit us at www.dictionpolice.com . You can also follow The Diction Police on Facebook and Twitter.
Saturday Mar 18, 2017
Diction Tip #14
Saturday Mar 18, 2017
Saturday Mar 18, 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 this week's Diction Tip, Dr. François Germain looks at the plural articles "les", "des", "ces", etc., in French Lyric 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!
Saturday Jan 28, 2017
Episode 88-SDU Tutorial (audio version)
Saturday Jan 28, 2017
Saturday Jan 28, 2017
Happy 2017! We're starting off the year with some French Diction, discussing the text to Paul Verlaine's "En sourdine" with Dr. François Germain. This episode focuses on the letters 'c' and 'u', as well as some exceptional pronunciations like "sens" and "solennel". This is the audio version of the full video tutorial.
For more Video Tutorials and Text Readings, or for the accompanying PDF for this Tutorial, please visit us at www.dictionpolice.com . You can also follow The Diction Police on Facebook and Twitter.
Saturday Jan 28, 2017
Episode 88-SDU Tutorial
Saturday Jan 28, 2017
Saturday Jan 28, 2017
Happy 2017! We're starting off the year with some French Diction, discussing the text to Paul Verlaine's "En sourdine" with Dr. François Germain. This episode focuses on the letters 'c' and 'u', as well as some exceptional pronunciations like "sens" and "solennel".
For more Video Tutorials and Text Readings, or for the accompanying PDF for this Tutorial, please visit us at www.dictionpolice.com . You can also follow The Diction Police on Facebook and Twitter.
Saturday Nov 19, 2016
Diction Tip #10
Saturday Nov 19, 2016
Saturday Nov 19, 2016
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.
Saturday Oct 29, 2016
Episode 85-SDU Tutorial (audio version)
Saturday Oct 29, 2016
Saturday Oct 29, 2016
Since I just started a production of Les contes d'Hoffmann, we thought it would be the perfect time for some French Diction! Dr. François Germain and I discuss the text to Duparc's "Soupir", covering some of the digraphs in French and the concept of "déplacement de l'accent tonique"--the displacement of the tonic accent.
Saturday Oct 29, 2016
Episode 85-SDU Video Tutorial
Saturday Oct 29, 2016
Saturday Oct 29, 2016
Since I just started a production of Les contes d'Hoffmann, we thought it would be the perfect time for some French Diction! Dr. François Germain and I discuss the text to Duparc's "Soupir", covering some of the digraphs in French and the concept of "déplacement de l'accent tonique"--the displacement of the tonic accent.
Saturday Oct 22, 2016
Diction Tip #8
Saturday Oct 22, 2016
Saturday Oct 22, 2016
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.