Singing in French?
French Canadian composers for voice - Sheet Music
French Diction for Singers App
French Dictionary with audio files for pronunciation
French Pronunciation - very user friendly!
French Song Anthology: The Vocal Library, High Voice ~ Richard Walters & Carol Kimball (Amazon)
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for French
IPA converter: Free online converter - converts any French text to IPA
IPA for Singers App
IPA NOW! French App: translates any French text to IPA
Lieder.net (formerly RecMusic.org): a fantastic resource with word-for-word translations of songs in French and other languages
Mélodie Treasury: lots of information on singing French. They also sell piano accompaniments for French mélodies in different keys
Sounds of Speech, a great visual of the mouth for each vowel and consonant (includes French vowels)
Vocalist.org.uk
French Diction for Singers App
French Dictionary with audio files for pronunciation
French Pronunciation - very user friendly!
French Song Anthology: The Vocal Library, High Voice ~ Richard Walters & Carol Kimball (Amazon)
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for French
IPA converter: Free online converter - converts any French text to IPA
IPA for Singers App
IPA NOW! French App: translates any French text to IPA
Lieder.net (formerly RecMusic.org): a fantastic resource with word-for-word translations of songs in French and other languages
Mélodie Treasury: lots of information on singing French. They also sell piano accompaniments for French mélodies in different keys
Sounds of Speech, a great visual of the mouth for each vowel and consonant (includes French vowels)
Vocalist.org.uk
Apps
6play: a place to watch French movies and shows for free! Online - Apple - Android
24/7 free 24/7 Language Learning
BookBox French French videos for children with French subtitles
French Diction for Singers
List of Fun French Apps for children
List of Good French Apps
24/7 free 24/7 Language Learning
BookBox French French videos for children with French subtitles
French Diction for Singers
List of Fun French Apps for children
List of Good French Apps
Speaking French?
Aussie EducatorBien-dire: French, a magazine to improve your French that you'll enjoy reading! Full of interesting articles on France and French culture.
BBC: Secrets to learning a language - Quickly
Coffee Break French
Courses for learning French
French Directory
Lawless French
Le journal télévisé en français facile (French news in easy French)
Optimnem, a course with a different approach, created by an Austistic Savant
SBS Radio in French
Useful links - Manifold Melodies
Liens utiles (looooong list of links for learning French)
BBC: Secrets to learning a language - Quickly
Coffee Break French
Courses for learning French
French Directory
Lawless French
Le journal télévisé en français facile (French news in easy French)
Optimnem, a course with a different approach, created by an Austistic Savant
SBS Radio in French
Useful links - Manifold Melodies
Liens utiles (looooong list of links for learning French)
Books on French Diction for Singers?
A Handbook of Diction for Singers: Italian, German, French ~ David Adams, 2008 (Amazon)
Diction for Singers: A Concise Reference for English, Italian, Latin, German, French, and Spanish Pronunciation ~ Joan Wall, Robert
Caldwell, Tracy Gavilanes, Sheila Allen, 1990 (Amazon)
French Diction for Singers: A Handbook of Pronunciation for French Opera and Mélodie ~ Jason Nedecky, 2011 (UofTBookstore)
French Diction for Singers and Speakers ~ William Harkness Arnold, 2010 (Amazon)
International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers: A Manual for English and Foreign Language Diction ~ Joan Wall, 1989 (Amazon)
Interpretation of French Song ~ Pierre Bernac, 1998 (Amazon UK)
Sing French ~ Eileen Davis, 2010 (Amazon)
Singer's Manual of German and French Diction ~ Richard D. Cox, 1995 (Amazon)
Singing in French: A Manual of French Diction and French Vocal Repertoire ~ Thomas Grubb, 1979 (Amazon)
Download a more extensive list
Diction for Singers: A Concise Reference for English, Italian, Latin, German, French, and Spanish Pronunciation ~ Joan Wall, Robert
Caldwell, Tracy Gavilanes, Sheila Allen, 1990 (Amazon)
French Diction for Singers: A Handbook of Pronunciation for French Opera and Mélodie ~ Jason Nedecky, 2011 (UofTBookstore)
French Diction for Singers and Speakers ~ William Harkness Arnold, 2010 (Amazon)
International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers: A Manual for English and Foreign Language Diction ~ Joan Wall, 1989 (Amazon)
Interpretation of French Song ~ Pierre Bernac, 1998 (Amazon UK)
Sing French ~ Eileen Davis, 2010 (Amazon)
Singer's Manual of German and French Diction ~ Richard D. Cox, 1995 (Amazon)
Singing in French: A Manual of French Diction and French Vocal Repertoire ~ Thomas Grubb, 1979 (Amazon)
Download a more extensive list
My Thesis:
The Pedagogical Value of Art Songs by French-Canadian Composers: A Selection of Vocal Music by C. Lavallée, L. Daunais and A. Mathieu
PowerPoint Presentation of my Lecture/Recital for my Thesis (PDF)
List of Canadian and French Canadian composers
PowerPoint Presentation of my Lecture/Recital for my Thesis (PDF)
List of Canadian and French Canadian composers
French Canadian Singers - Watch Youtube Videos
Marie-Nicole Lemieux
Maria Pelligrini Huguette Tourangeau (sang with Dame Jane Sutherland, also my godmother) |
Parbleu - Oh my, those French vowels! (or the nightmare of French Diction for singers)
Manifold Melodies
Baha'i Choral Music
BahaiSongs.weebly.com
Perfect Chord Choir, Melbourne, Australia
Australian Baha'i Choral Festival
Virtues Project TM - Yeppoon, QLD, Australia
Baha'i Choral Music
BahaiSongs.weebly.com
Perfect Chord Choir, Melbourne, Australia
Australian Baha'i Choral Festival
Virtues Project TM - Yeppoon, QLD, Australia