[musictlk] question about singing in latin

[Chris Nusbaum]

Agreed. In Latin, as well as in many other Romance languages, the vowels are
what makes the tone of a piece. I have even had directors who have had us
take away consonants in certain places so the vowels could be emphasized.

Chris Nusbaum

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From: musictlk [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Linda
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Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 9:32 PM
To: Kelsey Nicolay; Music Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [musictlk] question about singing in latin

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





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