Arias for Baritone-Diction lessons on each aria in the series recorded by top language coaches from the Metropolitan Opera and the Juilliard School plus International Phonetic Alphabet and word for word translationsWith these book/CDpackages that match the standard aria collections edited by Robert L. Larsen any singer anywhere has access to the best diction coaching available at a very affordable price. Each aria is recorded twice. In the first version thecoach recites the text as an actor would speak it showing flow of the language and the mood. The second version is a slow deliberate lesson allowing time for the student to repeat each line. These experienced language coachesadapt the “R” in German and French in the slow versions for singers. They also are very sensitive to liaisons between word sounds in the musical settings. The book includes International Phonetic Alphabet for each ariaand word for word translations.The native speaking professional diction coaches from the Metropolitan Opera and the Juilliard School are: Corradina Caporello for Italian Pierre Vallet for French Irene Spiegelmanfor German Kathryn LaBouff for English Yveta Synek Graff for Czech and Gina Levinson for Russian. Companion to 50481100 Arias for Baritone.

Songs in English for Classical Voice Students-In Introduction To Art Song Joan Boytim has selected some of the easiest songs in English from The First Book of Solos series and transposed them for different Voice types making the songs availableto more students. Additionally other suitable songs not found in other Boytim collections have been included. Each Voice type has a unique song list. These books are perfect for use by students in traditional Voicelessons or by Voice classes. This volume for Baritone/Bass features the songs The Black Dress Down By The Sally Gardens Weep You No More Under The Greenwood Tree Wayfaring Stranger and more.