German Diction for Singers online
study correct German pronunciation of songs, arias, or entire roles live or via Skype

Students: studying a new German song or aria?
Professionals: preparing for auditions or recitals?
Choirs: preparing for concerts or competitions?
Opera Companies: performing a German opera?
​Music Academies: want to set up a German Phonetic course and e-learning is the new way to go?

from recording a single song for an individual student 
to custom made courses for schools or language coaching for productions

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possible structures programs for individuals and academies
the 2 & 4 semester solutions are tailored to conservatories and music schools or really serious individuals, 
individual song/aria/role studies are relevant for any learner or professional preparing for a performance or exam and can be tailor-made in aims, content as well as fees
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individual song studies

in individual sessions,
​students work on their chosen songs with the aims chosen by the school/student :

          minimum aims: 

• correction of diction
• word by word translation and understanding, eventually also etymological explanations
  
  further discussions possible on:
• German Poetry and Metaphoric – an overview with concrete examples
• Understanding the German romantic: motives, metaphors, and the worldpicture with concrete examples
• application of phonetic on chosen songs
• application of poetic analysis on chosen songs

2 semester solution

Semester I

1. The German Alphabeth
   German vowels
   open / closed vowels, Umlaute, Diphtongs
2. The German Alphabeth
   consonants, treatment of soft consonants in singing, fricatives and plosives and the issue of airflow
3. The German Alphabeth
   special consonants: ch, st/sp, z, h, voiced and unvoiced s, rolled r and r in context
4. Consonant accumulation, strong aspiration and the issue of a “harsh” articulated language; how to make use of it, and how to still sing legato
5. Prefixes, suffixes, phonetic consequences and your navigation through the dictionary; compound words, phonetic consequences and your navigation through the dictionary
6. Sentence structure, interpunctuation, and their consequence on phrasing
   practise with chosen songs

Semester II​

working through one complete song cycle
outcomes:

• German Poetry and Metaphoric – an overview with concrete examples
• Understanding the German romantic: motives, metaphors, and the worldpicture with concrete examples
• application of phonetic on chosen songs
• application of poetic analysis on chosen songs

4 semester solution

​Semester I

1. The German Alphabeth
   German vowels
   open / closed vowels, Umlaute, Diphtongs
2. practise with chosen songs
   
   
3. The German Alphabeth
   consonants, treatment of soft consonants in singing, fricatives and plosives and the issue of airflow 
4. practise with chosen songs
   
   
5. The German Alphabeth
   special consonants: ch, st/sp, z, h, voiced and unvoiced s, rolled r and r in context
6. Consonant accumulation, strong aspiration and the issue of a “harsh” articulated language; how to make use of it, and how to still sing legato
7. practise with chosen songs 
   
   

Semester II

1. Prefixes, suffixes, phonetic consequences and your navigation through the dictionary
2. compound words, phonetic consequences and your navigation through the dictionary
3. practise of 1&2 with chosen songs and the dictionary
   
   
4. Sentence structure, interpunctuation, and their consequence on phrasing
   practise with chosen songs
   
   
5. German vocal literature – a historical overview with concrete examples
6. German Poetry and Metaphoric – an overview with concrete examples
7. Understanding the German romantic: motives, metaphors, and the worldpicture with concrete examples
   
   
   

Semester III & IV
Option I: application of phonetic on chosen songs
Option II: application of poetic analysis on chosen songs
Option III: working through one complete song cycle
or
​any combination thereof custom-made 

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The Instructor
Dr. Thomas Markus Manhart
​native German speaker, trained singer and vocal coach (M.A.) with a degree as German language teacher
and 15 years experience teaching German diction in Singapore

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email: dr.thomas.manhart@gmail.com
sms: +49-171-8470980

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