[musictlk] question about singing in latin

[Linda Mentink]

Hi Kelsey,

Don't put your tongue up there tight. Others have given you good 
suggestions. I hope you can master it. My choir directors never 
worried about it; they were more concerned with the proper 
pronunciation of the vowels.


Blessings,

Linda

At 09:36 AM 12/30/2014, you wrote:
>Hello,
>Our choir is singing the Lord Nelson mass in Latin this spring.
>I've sung in Latin before and I know that the r is either flipped or 
>rolled.  Our director is very strict about this.
>Unfortunately, I can't do either.  I've tried putting my tongue at 
>the roof of the mouth like you're supposed to, but it doesn't 
>work.  I can't get a sound out.  I can't flip my r either.  The only 
>thing I can do is use the letter d as a substitute.  People have 
>tried to explain to me how to flip the r, but I still can't do 
>it.  Does anyone have any tips that have helped you with figuring 
>out how to do this?
>Thank you,
>Kelsey Nicolay