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DictionHelper.com™ exists to be in service to young singers and their teachers, providing downloadable recordings of foreign-language texts for use in preparing classical solo songs for auditions, competitions, or ongoing vocal study.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide exceptional value, accuracy, and responsiveness to customer needs.

Perhaps no other aspect of the song preparation process is as time-consuming as learning to pronounce the foreign-language diction.  Now, lesson time can be used more efficiently, and students have a trusted tool to use and practice with independently, between lessons.

bulletWe serve young singers (also those of any age who are new to singing) who may have limited knowledge and experience with lyric diction in the languages in question.
bulletWe serve voice teachers who seek to maximize their effectiveness in the studio.
bulletWe serve choral directors who act as the primary voice instructor for many of their students.  Perhaps some of your languages are rusty, or perhaps your schedule is "maxed out."  Give your students the advantage of an expert language coach, at a fraction of the cost.
bulletWe seek to encourage independent learning.
bulletWe seek to create greater efficiency in preparation, and in the expenditure of valuable time.
bulletWe seek to inspire students and teachers to rediscover the joy of singing and the possibility of peak performance at the student's current level.

Company Profile

DictionHelper.com™ was formed in a flash of inspiration. We wanted to leverage time, knowledge, and technology to create great learning experiences for young singers and their teachers.

Based in Houston, Texas, USA, DictionHelper.com™ is the brainchild of MaryBeth Smith.  With over 20 years experience teaching voice to high school students, avid adult amateurs, and to university-level, career-minded singers, she is well acquainted with the challenges of the private voice studio.  Her work in maximizing performance potential for people from all walks of life is carried out through The Feldenkrais® Center of Houston.

As of 02/25/2008, news of  DictionHelper.com™ had traveled to: 
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico,  New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin; as well as Belgium, Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario], Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom!  If you know a singer, voice teacher, or choral director, help us pass the word on to them by forwarding our link.  As you help us to extend our reach, we'll be able to help you with more pronunciation audios, podcasts, and resources for creating excellence in singing.

We LOVE to hear from you.  Please go to our "Feedback" page, and tell us where YOU are from.  Our vision is to help young singers and their teachers EVERYWHERE, by making the teaching and learning of singing a joyful experience.

Try Us For Free!

Click here to go to our "Free Downloads" page.  The selections here are from the well-known collection, "Twenty-Four Italian Songs and Arias of the 17th and 18th Centuries," published by G. Schirmer.  Download as many of them as you like!  We hope you find them to be useful.

Additionally, each month we will offer a new song text for you to download at no cost to you.  Come back often and build your collection of diction downloads.

Peruse our site, search our database for your current repertoire, and download our recordings for just $1.99 each.  If a song you are working on is not in our database, shoot us an email and we'll make it available.  With your help, this site will continue to improve in its usefulness and value to singers and teachers EVERYWHERE.

Click here to go to our "Free Downloads" page.

Find a Song

Download songs from your current repertoire for just $1.99 each.
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Contact us via email:  info@dictionhelper.com

Please go to our "Feedback" page to tell us where you're from and what you do!  And, let us know what song texts you'd like next on DictionHelper.com™
 

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Last modified: 03/01/08
 

 

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