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Old 10-04-2007, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MysticCat View Post
We had to take either French or German as a language, and for the other language we had to take a class on pronunciation. Yes, after 3 years of French in High School, I took a class on how to pronounce French. The thing is, there actually are differences in pronunciation in sung and spoken French -- things like a silent "e" may not be silent when sung. Who knew?
You'll definitely enjoy this - when my German diction teacher was younger and studying in Vienna, they wouldn't allow her to sing any songs with the German word "bist" in them (and yes, that seriously eliminates most of your vocal selections). She could not say "bIst" to save her life, and even now still has students help her pronounce it during diction class.
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