Singing and Communicating in English: A Singer's Guide to English Diction

Singing and Communicating in English: A Singer's Guide to English Diction
ISBN-10
0195311388
ISBN-13
9780195311389
Category
Music
Pages
326
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press on Demand
Author
Kathryn LaBouff

Description

In Singing and Communicating in English, internationally renowned diction coach Kathryn LaBouff provides singers with an accessible guide to the principles of English diction they need to communicate the text successfully. In addition to standard American and British English, a variety of regional dialects and accents are covered in depth. A companion website features a full range of vowel/consonant drills, poems read aloud by the author and veteran theater and voiceover actor John Keating, as well as an instructor's answer key, and publishers' lists to help the singer locate a vast array of English language works for performance.

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