Fall 2011. Presentation on International Phonetic Alphabet for singers. Basics of Italian diction.

1. Italian Diction

2. Differences from English Longer Romance Different R Dental T’s Diphthongs

3. Differences from English Italian vowels ≠ English Vowels Italian vowels are longer, they feel more forward Italian is a romance language – it flows better Different R – flipped Dental T’s No diphthongs in Italian the way there are in English – every vowel sounds – the vowels retain their value in diphthongs

4. Italian Vowel Triangle ʔ ʔ ʔ ʔ ʔ ʔ ʔ

5. Italian Vowel Triangle i u e o Ɔ Ɛ ɑ

6. DOUBLES ?

7. DOUBLES MM – TT - LL

8. DOUBLES MM – LL - TT Mamma – Bella - Notte

9. DENTALS ?

10. DENTALS DENTALS

11. R’s [?] [?]

12. R’s [r] = rolled [ɾ] = flipped

13. Elya and Enya

15. Enya ɲ

16. Enya ɲ Enya [ɲ]onion [ʌɲən] slightly parting your lips, placing the tip of the tongue behind the bottom front teeth, and arching the tongue upward so that the tongue touches the boundary between

17. Elya λ [small letter lambda]

18. Elya λ Elya [ʎ]: slightly parting your lips placing the tip of your tongue behind the bottom front teeth, and arching the tongue so that the arch of the tongue touches the front of the hard palate. - million [lj]

19. O cessate di piagarmi O cessatedipiagarmi O lasciatemimorir! Luci ingrate dispietate Piudigeloepiu de’ marmi Freddeesorde a’ mieimartir!

20. TYPES OF TRANSLATION

21. TYPES OF TRANSLATION IPA TRANSLATION O cessatedipiagarmi [otʃe.sɑ.tedipja.ɡar.mi]

22. TYPES OF TRANSLATION IPA TRANSLATION + Word for Word O cessatedipiagarmi [otʃe.sɑ.tedipja.ɡar.mi] Either cease to wound-me

23. TYPES OF TRANSLATION IPA TRANSLATION + Word for Word + POETIC O cessatedipiagarmi [otʃe.sɑ.tedipja.ɡar.mi] Either cease to wound-me O stop wounding me

24. O cessate di piagarmi

25. O cessate di piagarmi

26. O cessate di piagarmi

27. O cessate di piagarmi

28. O cessate di piagarmi