International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers

A book every singer and singing teacher will want.

The International Alphabet for Singers will give the singer all she needs to read, write, and articulate IPA sounds. It is a manual where students compare and contrast words to hear specific sounds, read and write IPA transcriptions, read the sounds to nonsense words (which lays the foundation for reading foreign language transcriptions), become aware of the articulators and how they produce each sound, and sing examples for greater awareness for how to handle each sound while singing.

One at a time, it focuses on each symbol, its sound, its articulation, and any special concerns for singing. It gives the singer a solid foundation for learning all aspects of the sounds of singing. It solves the problems of:

Learning the IPA for singing is as essential as learning the regular alphabet for writing. Buy this book for yourself and your students. You will find it invaluable.