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Featuring a series of workbooks for diction courses

New Resources for Diction Instructors

S.T.M. Publishers presents a new series of workbooks for English, Italian, German and French diction courses. The texts were created from over 4,000 lyrics and employ frequently occurring words from art song literature. With these workbooks, the diction instructor is equipped with over 1,200 word lists arranged in graded order and designed for individual assignment.

Expanded and Enhanced

Recent editions of the English, Italian, German and French Lyric Diction Workbooks now provide enunciation instructions for all lyric IPA symbols, sample words with every transcription rule, comprehensive testing for each language and a new system for charting vowels.

Designed for Singers

Employs frequently occurring words from English, Italian, German and French art song literature
Follows standard pronunciation guidelines for lyric diction
Provides daily opportunities for in-class enunciation
Transcription exercises available to the entire class during individual evaluation

Excellent for Instructors

Proficiency of memorized rules is assessed through daily in-class enunciation of assigned word lists
Encourages student accountability for memorized rules
Provides transcription for enunciation exercises and uses a basic lyric vocabulary
A summary of rules and practice quizzes are included for easy reference and review

Three Products for each Language:

Student Edition
Instructor’s Manual
Answer Key

Student Edition:

The student edition provides worksheets which employ frequently occurring words from art song literature introduced in a graded and cumulative order. Each unit contains twelve enunciation assignments, rules for transcription, exercises for classroom application of rules and twelve transcription assignments. A summary of rules and practice quizzes are included for easy reference and review.

Instructor's Manual:

The instructor's manual contains the student edition with answer key providing IPA transcription for all exercises. The English workbook serves as an introduction to the series and contains additional lecture notes, daily lesson plans, homework assignments and instructions for intended use. You may view samples from the instructor’s manual on the products page.

Answer Key:

The answer key serves as a companion to the student edition of English, Italian, German and French Lyric Diction Workbooks. It contains IPA transcription for all exercises and is intended for classroom use only.

Class Packet:

The class packet offers 12 answer keys at a reduced price.

Order Information

Instructor’s Manuals with free shipping and handling are available on the products page
A form for library and bookstore orders is available on the order page
Students may order online at www.stmpublishers.com/studentorder.htm