Listening Labs

Listening Labs System Overview

The Diction for Singers platform provides an integrated system for vocal pedagogy using textbooks, videos, and interactive Listening Lab resources.

Our integrated multimedia diction platform supports professors in developing a syllabus covering a large amount of information in a short amount of class time. Students’ learning is enhanced through a clear progression of information supported by interactive practice tools – the Listening Labs.

International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers

In the International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers textbook, students learn to articulate, read, and write the phonemes and allophones of all relevant languages.

Diction for Singers

In the Diction for Singers textbook, students learn the pronunciation guidelines for when and how to use those phonemes and allophones, in each relevant language, in one volume, and one low price.

Online Listening Labs

Practice, practice, practice! The online Listening Labs, featuring diction experts, allow students to listen, record, and play back sample words presented in the Diction for Singers textbook. Professors can listen to their students’ recordings and provide comment, further enhancing the student’s success. Note: Some professors implement Listening Labs use in their grading system or as an extra credit component.

Evidence Based System

• This system – integrating textbook learning with interactive practice labs – has been critically reviewed by many professors and adopted as the curriculum for many colleges and universities Nationwide.
• A more thorough and independent doctoral dissertation on teaching materials for diction highlights the many benefits of our integrated diction learning system.
• Multimedia improves learning by as much as 75% compared to learning without it—and we have made it easy for you to include in your diction classes. Using the textbooks International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers and Diction for Singers in conjunction with the interactive Listening Labs helps to meet the demands of teaching diction and promotes student success.