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MUSC 1122 - Diction: English and Italian


2 Credits
Categorizes rules of language pronunciation as they apply to everyday situational usage. This course is intended for any student interested in language pronunciation and dialect, but also intended for beginning singers and musicians. Categorizes rules of language pronunciation as they apply to everyday situational usage. This course is intended for any student interested in language pronunciation and dialect, but also intended for beginning singers and musicians.

Major Content Areas
IPA symbols and sounds.

English -Specific Phonemes.

Italian- specific phonemes.

Special characters, glides, inflection, dialect and combinations of sounds.

Learning Outcomes
Al Demonstrate comprehension of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

Use IPA to demonstrate understanding of phonemes in.

Analyze English and Italian languages to develop diction.

Compare and contrast dialects within a language within the context of vocal performance.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
06 - Humanities/Fine Arts