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

Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgements Forward
• Chapter 1 : Why Study English Diction?
• Chapter 2 : Communication Through Appropriate Stress
• Chapter 3 : Preparation for Vowel Production
• Chapter 4 : The Front Vowels
• Chapter 5 : The Backing Vowels
• Chapter 6 : The Mixed Vowels
• Chapter 7 : The Diphthongs & Triphthongs
• Chapter 8 : The Three Semi-Vowel Glides
• Chapter 9 :
• Introduction to Consonants
• Chapter 10 : The Plosives
• Chapter 11 : The Fricatives
• Chapter 12 : Nasal Consonants Plus Lyrical L
• Chapter 13 : The Owner's Manual: Connecting the Dots
• Chapter 14 : Singing in the British Dialect: "The Rain in Spain"
• Chapter 15 : The Mid-Atlantic Dialect Afterward
• Appendices I: IPA Alphabet for the English Language II: Three-Dialect Overview III: Regional Dialects
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index of Texts and Music Examples CD Guide