At 04:52 PM 4/20/00 -0700, Dr. Lloyd Hanson wrote:
>Examples: For front vowels, singing [i] rather than [I], or singing
>[I] rather than [e], or singing [e] rather than [E]. For back vowels
>singing [u] rather than [o], or singing [o] rather than [awe] or
>singing some more closed form of [a] such as found in "father" or
>"fun" or even "full". This selection of a more closed form of the
>vowel allows the singer to actually move, or adjust to other
>neighboring pitches, the passaggio points such that they are no
>longer difficulties in a particular passage.
Please forgive me ignorance. Could someone please explain (or provide a
source) the use of these phonetic symbols, e.g., what is the sound of i
versus I, and e versus E. I presume they correspond to the open and closed
vowels in Italian, but which is which?
Thanks,
Bob Harris
A tenor in San Diego
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