French Diction for Singers and Speakers - Softcover

Arnold, William Harkness

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444625101 ISBN 13: 9781444625103

Publisher: Obscure Pr, 2009

Synopsis

The study of French diction may be undertaken by anyone who desires to sing in French, or to understand French when sung or spoken; or as a preparation for the study of the french language at school or college. Advantage has been taken of the fact that French is an absolutely phonetic language, to formulate a system for its pronunciation which proceeds swiftly and surely to mastery of the subject. To aid the memory a simple system of marking has been devised, whereby the exact diction in song or speech may be indicated with certainty, either while listening to an artist singing or to a teacher reading the text aloud. The spoken, written and singing exercises which occur on almost every page are only intended to serve as guides for the formation of many more. The songs with diction marked, which are inserted in the book, are selected to combine, with the practice necessary for perfecting ones attainments in diction, the greatest amount of pleasure in singing. As in the case of the singing exercises scattered through the book, those who do not care to sing them should read them aloud. The chapter on conversational French will show the value of this system of marking as an aid to speaking, as well as to singing French.

About this edition

• Publisher: Obscure Pr
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1444625101
• ISBN 13: 9781444625103
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128