English and German Diction for Singers

Contents
Musical Examples
Foreword
Preface
PART I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Elementary Concepts
PART II: ENGLISH
Chapter 2: Introduction to English Diction for Singers
Chapter 3: English Phonemes
Chapter 4: The Structure of English
Chapter 5: Characteristic English Phonemes
Chapter 6: Vowels 55
Chapter 7: Glides and Approximants
Chapter 8: Consonants
Chapter 9: Advanced Concepts in Diction
Chapter 10: Common Pitfalls
PART III: GERMAN
Chapter 11: Introduction to German Diction for Singers
Chapter 12: German Phonemes
Chapter 13: The Structure of German
Chapter 14: Characteristic German
Chapter 15: Vowels
Chapter 16: Consonants
Chapter 17: Advanced Concepts in Diction
Chapter 18: Common Pitfalls
PART IV: ENGLISH AND GERMAN-COMMON GROUND
Chapter 19: Commonalities between English and German
Chapter 20: Legato Singing
Chapter 21: Close but No Cigar
Chapter 22: Lyric Diction in Opera
Chapter 23: Concise History of the English Language
Chapter 24: Concise History of the German Language
Appendix A: Glossary of Phonetic and Anatomical Terms
Appendix B: Supplements
Appendix C: Suggested Repertoire for Lyric Diction Study
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author