Italian diction is fairly simple for native speakers of English, and is a lovely to sing, in part because of its purity of vowels. This is one of the reasons why many teachers have their students sing in Italian.<\/p>\n
The Diction Domain is a good place to get started – Diction Domain Italian<\/a>. You might also want to download this handout<\/a>.<\/p>\n DIPHTHONGS<\/p>\n When two vowels appear consecutively within a word in Italian, each of them is pronounced, producing a dipthong. See Diction<\/em> by John Moriarity and Diction for Singers<\/em> by Joan Wall for more information.<\/p>\n TRIPHTHONGS<\/p>\n When three vowels appear consecutively within a word in Italian, each of them is pronounced, producing a triphthong. See Diction<\/em> by John Moriarity and Diction for Singers<\/em> by Joan Wall for more information.<\/p>\n DOUBLE CONSONANTS<\/p>\n In Italian, there is a big difference in sound between single consonants and double consonants. Double consonants generally fall in the middle of a word, but can also occur when a word ends with a consonant and is followed by a word beginning with the same consonant. \u00a0The difference is basically this: in English, when speaking a word with a double consonant, the speaker will end the first syllable with the vowel, and begin the second syllable with the consonant.<\/em>\u00a0 An Italian would end the first syllable with the consonant, and begin the next syllable with the consonant. So, for example, an English speaker would pronounce the word pappa<\/em> \/pa-pa\/, an Italian would pronounce it \/pap:pa\/. \u00a0Attention to this detail is crucial to making yourself understood.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Italian diction is fairly simple for native speakers of English, and is a lovely to sing, in part because of its purity of vowels. This is one of the reasons why many teachers have their students sing in Italian. The Diction Domain is a good place to get started – Diction Domain Italian. You might … <\/p>\nA FEW NOTES ON ITALIAN DICTION<\/strong><\/h3>\n