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The Diction PoliceDiction Tip #15Since the podcast comes out every two weeks, on the off-weeks we post Diction Tips--very short tutorials focusing on a specific topic in Lyric Diction.
This week, Mirko Roschkowski shows us the difference between the open and closed pronunciations of Ü in German diction.
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2017-04-1502 minThe Diction PoliceDiction Tip #12Since the podcast comes out every two weeks, on the off-weeks we post Diction Tips--very short tutorials focusing on a specific topic in Lyric Diction.
In this week's Diction Tip, Mirko Roschkowski discusses the details of initial 'st' [ʃt] in German Lyric Diction.
For more Diction Tips visit the videos section of our Facebook page or you can find all of our Diction Lessons, Diction Tips and Tongue Twisters for Singers at www.dictionpolice.com!
2017-02-1802 minThe Diction PoliceEpisode 89-SDU Tutorial (audio version)With Valentine's Day just around the corner, what better way to celebrate than to discuss the text to "Widmung" (Dedication)?! Mirko Roschkowski joins us to work through the lyric diction rules that come up, focusing on long and short vowels, Auslautverhärtung, and the different possibilities of the letter 'r'. This is the audio version of the podcast.
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2017-02-1119 minThe Diction PoliceEpisode 83-SDU Tutorial (audio version)
Mirko Roschkowski leads us through the text to "Wir wandelten", focusing on alliteration in German poetry, the difference between "gebe" and "gäbe", and glottals in the middle of words. No need to go looking for the text, because you can follow along with the text and IPA right here! This is the audio version of the podcast--the full tutorial with video is also available.
Our new website is live! Be sure to come to www.dictionpolice.com to check it out and subscribe to get all of our Special Diction Unit premium content, like text reading videos (with norma...2016-10-0119 minThe Diction PoliceDiction Tip #5
Since the podcast will be coming out every two weeks, on the off-weeks we post Diction Tips--very short tutorials focusing on a specific topic in Lyric Diction.
Diction Tip #5 with German tenor Mirko Roschkowski is a clip from our conversation in "Halt" from Die schöne Müllerin, about how we use the term "glottal" and how to go about implementing it!
For more Diction Tips visit the videos section of our Facebook page or you can find all of our Diction Lessons, Diction Tips and Tongue Twisters for Singers at www.dictionpolice.com!2016-09-1003 minThe Diction PoliceDiction Tip #3
Since the podcast will be coming out every two weeks, on the off-weeks we will be posting Diction Tips--very short tutorials focusing on a specific topic in Lyric Diction.
Diction Tip #3 with tenor Mirko Roschkowski is about the final R in German.
For more Diction Tips visit the videos section of our Facebook page, and if you missed our Diction Police: By the Book webinars on French Lyric Diction, all four episodes will be available on our YouTube channel!2016-06-1802 min