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When final nasals become open vowels

An additional diction subtlety to add to your palette.

Elsa QueronApril 10, 2022diction, diction coach, diction teacher, French coach, French opera, French diction coach, French, French song, French diction, sing, singer, music, classical, opera, opera singer, classical music, phonetic

Using Schwa in French

Using Schwa in French

The benefits of using [œ] resonance for the schwa in French.

The semi-vowel [ɥ]

The semi-vowel [ɥ]

How to produce an even semi-vowel in order not to disturb the rhythm of the language.

Shadow vowels when singing in French.

Shadow vowels when singing in French.

In French too, shadow vowels help singers produce clearer and healthier consonants.

French feature of the week : Georges Thill

French feature of the week : Georges Thill

One of the most famous and respected French singers.

Elsa QueronMay 10, 2020opera, opera singer, French opera, tenor, sing, singing, singer, classical music, Elsa Queron, Manhattan School of Music, New York, French, French coach, French diction, French diction coach, Massenet

The case of "Donc"

The case of "Donc"

The word “Donc” and the “License Poétique”

Elsa QueronMay 10, 2020opera, opera singer, French opera, French coach, French diction, French diction coach, French, Manhattan School of Music, Elsa Queron, singing, music, classical music, New York, sing, Donc

Accent d'insistance

Accent d'insistance

This is a quick introduction to the "accent d'insistance".

While you could translate this quite literally to "insistence accent", it relates better in English as a "leaning accent".

Elsa QueronMay 10, 2020French, French diction coach, opera, opera singer, French opera, accent d'insistance, diction, singer, Elsa Queron, singing, opera signer, teacher, French diction, classical music, Manhattan School of Music, New York, coach, French coach