57-866 Grad Diction: Italian

3 units, Carnegie Mellon University

In this course, graduate students will review the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in conjunction with the Italian rules of spelling and grammar to pronounce the Italian language particularly as it pertains to singing music, a.k.a. "lyric diction." Students will review how to pronounce each letter with its corresponding sound(s), review rules of pronunciation as well as exceptions to this rules, and develop a technique of IPA transcription as applied to actual pieces of music.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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