diphthongs and triphthongs - samford diction 2011
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Presentation on Diphthongs and Triphthongs in singing.TRANSCRIPT
DiphthongsNot Dip Thongs
Triphthongs
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The word “diphthong” comes from Greek and means “two sounds.” The term refers to the use of two vowel sounds in a single syllable. The characteristic of the diphthong that is different from single vowels in consecutive syllables is the movement from one vowel to another.
When we form or hear a diphthong there are three factors: PRIMARY VOWEL SOUND QUICK MOVEMENT SECONDARY VOWEL SOUND
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[bɑɪ]
In English the first vowel is stressed, and is lengthened so that it is sung for most of the duration of the note on which it occurs. The second vowel is made less precisely, it is unstressed and it is short.
Note: this is different from Italian consecutive vowels.
My Fair Lady - Vowelshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFLlW0HQL_g
Rain in Spain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVmU3iANbgk
[ɛɪ] also [eɪ] Spellings: Grace, wait, say, great,
weight, prey Potential problems: Practice phrases
[θhɛ ɾɑɪŋ ɪŋ spɛɪn stɛɪz mɛɪnlɪ an θəplɛɪnz ] the rain in spain stays mainly on the plain
Make straight in the desert a highway for our God
Praise the Lord, who reigns above
[ɑɪ] Spellings: eye, like, by, buy, pie, light Potential problems: Practice phrases
[sɑɪlənt nɑɪt] silent night Arise shine for thy light is come I attempt from love’s sickness to fly
[ɔɪ] Spellings: noise, joy Potential problems: Practice phrases
[mjuzɪk hwɛn sɔft vɔsəz dɑɪ] music when soft voices die
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness
Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee
[ɑɔ] Spellings: sound, how Potential problems: Practice phrases
[hɑɔ nɑɔ brɑɔn kɑɔ] how now brown cow And the glory of the Lord shone round
about them Crown Him with many crowns Sleep now, o sleep now, o you unquiet
heart
[oʊ] Spellings: sew, abode, coal, dough,
show Potential problems: Practice phrasesˡ
Snow had fallen snow on snow Behold and see if there be any sorrow like
unto his sorrow O my soul, bless God the Father
[ɪ3] Spellings: mere, fear, deer, pier Potential problems: ɡrind rʼs or delete
entirely Practice phrasesˡ
who shall stand when he appeareth Ə.pɪɛθ
[ɛ3] Spellings: care, fair, prayer, there,
wear, theyʼre, their Practice phrasesˡ
[ɪf ðɛ3 w3 drimz tu sɛl] Prepare ye the way of the Lord. [prə.pɛ3
[a3] Spellings: far, heart Practice phrasesˡ
[in ðə fild hwɛ3 ðə dɛɪzɪz a3] He shall gather the lambs with his arm Christian hearts, in love united
[o3] [ɔ3] The sounds are different acoustically but
not phonemically. Spellings: war, more, roar, door, for,
four Practice phrasesˡ
[in ðə fild hwɛ3 ðə dɛɪzɪz a3] He shall gather the lambs with his arm Christian hearts, in love united
[ʊ3] Spellings: poor, your, sure (The glide [j] proceeds [ʊ3] in certain
situations, as in “fury”, “endure” “purify)
Practice phrases Sure on this shining night Comfort ye my people saith your God My master was so very poor
Poor and PourPoor [pʊ3]Pour [pɔ3]
Triphthongs[trɪf.θɔŋz] A monosyllable that contains three
consecutive vowel sound:1. Primary vowel sound2. Quick movement 3. Secondary vowel sound4. Quick movement5. Tertiary vowel sound
[ɑɪƷ] and [aʊƷ] [ɑɪƷ] Hire, lyre, liar, choir [aʊƷ] hour, our, power Problems:
omission of the secondary vowel sound. Puttinɡ [æɪƷ] instead of [ɑɪƷ] Addinɡ a [w] when we donʼt need it[ɑɪƷ] Grinding the “r” For he is like a refiner’s fire Our father, which art in heaven