Singing The English

Download or read book Singing and Communicating in English written by Kathryn LaBouff and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-12-21 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Singing and Communicating in English, internationally renowned diction coach Kathryn LaBouff provides singers with an accessible guide to the principles of English diction they need to communicate the text successfully. In addition to standard American and British English, a variety of regional dialects and accents are covered in depth. A companion website features a full range of vowel/consonant drills, poems read aloud by the author and veteran theater and voiceover actor John Keating, as well as an instructor's answer key, and publishers' lists to help the singer locate a vast array of English language works for performance.