Language Diction for Singing I
Language Diction for Singing I covers English, German, Italian, and French diction for vocal music, including applying the IPA system in French and English.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.69 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.77 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.64 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Reinforce lyric diction skills in French and English.
Apply the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) system in French and English.
Explore the rules that guide the non-native speaker's understanding of the target language's pronunciation and the features that distinguish spoken and sung diction.
Perform accurate and stylistic pronunciation both in and out of the context of a song or aria.
Train your ear to recognize accurate and inaccurate diction in your own and others’ singing and identify strategies for correcting pronunciation according to the underlying problem.
Demonstrate accurate and stylistic pronunciation in the assigned foreign language.
Apply accurate International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription of the text.
Source: UW Guide
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.69 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.77 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.64 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).
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Topics
- Diction in English, German, Italian, and French
- International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) application
- Rules of pronunciation and differences between spoken and sung diction
- Stylistic pronunciation in songs and arias
Skills
- Lyric diction and accurate, stylistic pronunciation in songs and arias
- Applying the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) system and transcription
- Understanding pronunciation rules distinguishing spoken and sung diction
- Recognizing and correcting diction through aural training
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