Habanera from Carmen (HELP ME!!)

Who likes to sing Opera?

I DO!	57.8%	[ 26 ]
I DON'T!	42.2%	[ 19 ]
Total Votes:			[ 45 ]

[Tayuku]

NotteRequiem

Cobalt

NotteRequiem

Cobalt

Be very careful! Without IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) symbols, correct sung pronunciation (yes, it's different from speech pronunciation) is near impossible by just typing out phonetic approximations. Even then, French inflections aren't reflected in IPA. Talk to someone who can speak/sing the text aloud for you, that is the best way to get the correct pronunciation. Best choice: talk to your teacher! If your teacher can't help you, ask them for help in finding someone who can.

Good luck!

I beg to differ. The only sound that isnt really in IPA is the e2 in french.. which is somewhere between the closed [e] and the open [E]

another note. For the words

L'Amour est un oiseau rebelle
(L'ahmoor eht (silent T) uhn wahzo rehbel)

The t in est is NOT silent. Its something you would learn in french Diction. even though it is silent in the language, in singing it is pronounced.

Im a vocal performance major, so I know my stuff smile I took French diction last semester, so its pretty fresh in my mind.

If anyone has questions about Italian, German, French or even English diction feel free to PM me at any time!

Haha, I just took French Diction last semester, too. And though I would agree that IPA has all the required symbols (that's it's purpose!), the inflections differ from language to language within the same symbol. They're very slight differences, but they're there. For example, the French [ə] is more bright and forward than, say, the German [ə]. In fact, many times it can almost sound similar to the French [ε], which again, is produced by smiling a bit more than you would for a German [ε].

And you're right about the T, it's not silent - it's a liason, so the "t" connects to the next word. Also, the final "e" in "rebelle" MIGHT be pronounced - if it's got a note to itself in the music. If so, final "e"s are always pronounced [ə]. If there's only one note for "-belle," then the final "e" is silent.

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Note: for those who have not studied IPA, [ə] = schwa, "e" from "the" (approximately) and [ε] = open E, "e" from "bet" (approximately). The basis of the International Phonetic Alphabet is that each sound has a different symbol, so that anyone knowing the symbols could pronounce something in a foreign language even if they don't know the language. The "a" in "father" is a different symbol from the "a" in "bat," because they are different sounds. If you're interested in reading more, check out the Wikipedia article, it's pretty thorough. 3nodding

Fabulous! You took the time to do what I couldnt, cause I had to go to sleep! ::laughs::
I love IPA...

Where do you go to school, if I may ask?

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The t in est is NOT silent. Its something you would learn in french Diction. even though it is silent in the language, in singing it is pronounced

As a matter of fact, the "e" in "est" is indeed silent, unless you are saying "east" (as in a direction) or it is in a liaison, which it happens to be in this case.

[Cobalt]

The "e" in "est" is silent? wink

[La Dot]

FRENCH IS SOME HARD a** s**t TO LEARN!!!!

[Mirao]

Brittbrat2

FRENCH IS SOME HARD a** s**t TO LEARN!!!!

No! as hard as any other language (except English)

[Mirao]

Tayuku

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The t in est is NOT silent. Its something you would learn in french Diction. even though it is silent in the language, in singing it is pronounced

As a matter of fact, the "e" in "est" is indeed silent, unless you are saying "east" (as in a direction) or it is in a liaison, which it happens to be in this case.

Ok! the "e" in "est" IS NOT silent, it's sound like "ay" or the "a" in "ate" and in French, if an "unsounded" consound is followed by a vowel, there IS a liaison. So, "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" has to be pronounced "L'ahmoor ay tuhn wahzo rehbel" and "Que nul ne peut apprivoiser" sound like "keh nul nuh puh tahprivwazay"

[Kittie Malfoy]

Ok, thanx everyone, but i already got it lol. xd heart

[Snowbyrd]

I do not like to sing it but I do enjoy listening to it..I hope that you were able to learn it properly.

[Kittie Malfoy]

I got it for the most part, there's just one spot that confuses me, but my friend is going to give me lessons. He speaks fluent french. blaugh heart