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Tell your students about DictionHelper.com
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Articulation exercises:
Good diction and articulation are produced with precision,
not force. The problem with most "tongue twisters" and other articulation
exercises is that the learning curve is steep: they are difficult and go
quickly, immediately. Since the emphasis is on performance, and not
learning, mistakes are ingrained early and well. In contrast, our gentle movement explorations are based on the
Feldenkrais Method® of Somatic Education. Amazing results!
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The Diction Domain: As you deepen
your knowledge and interest in singing, you'll want to learn IPA,
or the International Phonetic Alphabet. The Diction Domain is a
comprehensive diction site, providing access to IPA transliterations of songs and arias in every
imaginable language, including Klingon! Search "IPA" on the site, and lots of
resources (books, recordings, games, websites) will come up. Some sites
are created by linguists, some by singers, and some even have sounds to go
with the symbols. Begin your research of IPA at
The Diction Domain.
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Are you on facebook?
It's worth signing up for this group: "Vocal
Performance Majors Anonymous: A College/Conservatory Connection."
Over 400 schools are represented here. The site features photos of
university opera productions, discussion boards, a list of this season's
productions, and a list of singers who should be shot. They have an
excellent "Links" section, as well. When you log into
facebook,
select "Groups," then to refine the search by category, select "Arts &
Entertainment -- Performing Arts."
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Need practice tips?
Listen to our podcast series, "How to Practice." Other
series in development: vocal health and memorization. Go to our
Podcasts page to download or subscribe. Also available on
iTunes!
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The Classical Music Archives:
it's the largest classical music site on the web. Download
MIDI files, classic recordings of singers and vocal repertoire in mp3 format.
A wonderful, inexpensive resource for interesting recordings.
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IPASource.com: IPA Source is home for accurate
word-for-word translations of songs and arias in Latin, Italian, German, and
French with International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions in the
user-friendly PDF format.
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The Aria Database is a diverse
collection of information on over 1000 operatic arias. Designed for singers
and non-singers alike, the Database includes translations and aria texts of
most arias as well as a collection of MIDI files of operatic arias and
ensembles.
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The Lied and Art Song Texts Page:
The Lied
and Art Song Texts Page is an archive of 18,149 texts used in Lieder and other
classical Art Songs as well as in many choral works and other types of
classical vocal pieces. The collection currently includes 28,540 settings and
4,012 translations to English, Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish, French, and
other languages. The site is updated frequently.
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Mezzo Heaven: Linda Grace, a UK-based
mezzo, has created a wonderful site for mezzo repertoire across a variety of
genres. Unique repertoire available for download as pdf files. Unite
with mezzos world-wide on the forum, and find fabulous music for your next
recital.
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The New Forum for Classical Singers:
this elegantly simple site is for classical singers, and the
content is provided by classical singers. The site features singer
forums, a fascinating "who's who" list with links to performer websites, news
from the world of classical music, and a really useful links page.
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Schubertline
is the online score service for singers. Instant printed sheet music
of lieder, songs and arias -- view, play and print in any key, using
Sibelius Scorch, the free software for downloading sheet music from
the Internet. They offer over 2000 scores of songs by great composers.
You can view and listen for free. Purchase individual songs or a
subscription for unlimited printing.
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Self-Expression Center:
Sandra Zimmer, founder of the Self-Expression Center in Houston, Texas,
transforms stage fright into natural presence. Beginning in 1987, Sandra
developed her method based on her own fears and anxieties faced as an actress,
speaker and trainer. Since then, she has facilitated thousands of people to
successfully overcome fear of public speaking, transform their stage fright
and develop their natural abilities as communicators, speakers, actors,
presenters, singers, musicians and group leaders.
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Songs for Singers. The 2-CD set
contains 19 wonderful songs that are appropriate for beginning singers.
Each title includes a full performance, pronunciation, melody alone, and
accompaniment. Individual tracks are also available via mp3 download.
It's a very well done, highly practical resource.
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 THE
international mailing list for singers and teachers of singing. Seasoned
pros and newbies alike discuss everything about singing, from very picky
points of diction and vocal technique, to performance anxiety, audition tips,
music schools, and vocal health.
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Learn, laugh and interact at www.vocalist.org.uk the singers' site
containing free online singing lessons, articles on singing and the music
business for singers, lyricists, musicians and songwriters plus resources,
message board, classifieds, books, sheet music, jokes, gifts and more for
singers of all ages, standards and styles.
Their page
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Singers of note:
| Linda
Balliro, soprano, in Malden, MA.
A beautiful website for an active singer, with video/sound clips. |
Non-singer sites, fun and useful!
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Buttonland!
Free buttons for web design.
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 Super useful and convenient!
Ready-to-print sheets in a few seconds, no software to download & install, no
watermarks on prints.
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Sibelius Scorch
is free software for downloading sheet music from the Internet.
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