Wildness &
Precision®

“In the particular is contained the universal.”
― James Joyce

WORKSHOP

ARTICULATION, DICTION & PRECISION
*For singers and wind players.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 7, 2024
2-5pm Pacific/ 5-8pm Eastern
on Zoom
50% OFF Black Friday/ Cyber Monday/ End of Year SALE!

Singing in 17+ languages has taught me a LOT about what MATTERS in diction and articulation, and how that shapes our entire art.⁠

I have coached many great singers and wind players to fully discover how to use rebound, elasticity, and acoustics to articulate words, ornaments, and coloratura. In next week’s workshop, I will show you how coordination through the entire body synergizes with specific diction practices, your articulation and accuracy will skyrocket. And when that happens, you get easeful virtuosity and deep play.

We will work with vowels, language, accents, and the most efficient use of the tongue, jaw, and mouth to say what you wish to say with clarity and beauty.⁠ We are talking acoustics, coordination of the tongue, jaw, and lips, and how to create crystal clear resonance from how you say your words.

⁠*AND I will teach you the easiest and most transformative trick I know to get your singing in any language to be super easy and super resonant.⁠

50% OFF Black Friday/ Cyber Monday/ End of Year SALE!

The Details

Articulation, Diction & Precision Workshop
*For singers and wind players.

When: SATURDAY DECEMBER 7, 2-5pm Pacific/ 5-8pm Eastern
Where: Zoom
Recording will be available

Workshop Structure

Part 1 Structure, Function & Concepts

Design of the jaw and articulators

The tongue and lips in singing (the extended resonator tube)

Exercises to establish optimal breath, jaw movement, and articulation 

Part 2 Styles & Applications

Diction: Precision and flow in singing

Optimal resonance via articulation

Experiments and techniques to tune consonants, create the conditions for “self-modifying” vowels

How the specific conveys the universal with language and ornamentation

Part 3 Coaching

Specific coaching for participants to work even more precisely with repertoire and application

Open Q&A