INSTRUCTOR: Helen Dewey Reikofski, DMA Aka Professor R

MUAG 1905.001: English Diction – Syllabus Tuesday & Thursday – 11 AM to 11:50 AM – MUSI 320

INSTRUCTOR: Helen Dewey Reikofski, DMA aka “Professor R” E-MAIL: [email protected] AND [email protected] OFFICE HOURS: Tuesdays: 12 noon-1PM, SMP 319, or by appointment in Room 320

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS 1. Kathryn LaBouff. Singing and Communicating in English (ISBN: 9780195311396) 2. Daniel Jones. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. Edited by Peter Roach, Jane Setter, and John Esling. 18th ed. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press, 2011.1

REQUIRED SUPPLIES 3-RING BINDER with paper for in-class work, handouts and notes, a pencil, a thumb drive.

Course Description MUAG 1905 is introductory course for music majors, or related disciplines, that is designed to acquaint the student with the basic symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet used in spoken and lyric diction, and the rules for pronunciation in the English language in classical vocal music.

Course Objectives This course will promote ease and clarity in singing English language songs, arias, and choral works, and build skills, through the use of IPA (the International Phonetic Alphabet) and techniques of enunciation, in singing in three major dialects: American Standard (AS), the neutral pronunciation used for North American repertoire; Received Pronunciation (RP), both historic and modern, used for repertoire by composers of the British Isles; and Mid-Atlantic (MA), a hybrid of North American and British diction used in European works that are not specifically British.

Upon completion of this course a student should be able to 1. employ the International Phonetic Alphabet as a valuable tool to aid diction choices, demonstrating proper pronunciation of all basic IPA symbols in transcriptions of songs, 2. prepare their vocal texts using rules for pronunciation, enunciation, and expression taught in Singing and Communicating in English by Kathryn LaBouff, 3. identify which dialects may be called for, considering composers, poets, librettists, and production needs, 4. speak and sing texts in English with understanding, through the examination of syntax and sentence structure, and word stress and inflection, 5. sing expressively, and with greater ease, allowing the texts to flow smoothly, or be accentuated without adding tension, 6. access resources for pronunciation, meaning, and further research related to diction,

1 Make sure any pronouncing (or other) dictionaries employ IPA, and note US and UK usage. 1 7. utilize skills developed through in-class participation, and personal application, on their own repertoire, and class assignments. Grading Policy A: > 90%, B: > 80%, C: > 70%, D: > 60%, F: 60% and below, of the total number of points. Your final grade will be based upon the average of your grades in the following categories: Attendance, in-class work, in-class participation; Quizzes taken in the first ten minutes of class; Mid-Term Exam, including pre-written work, in-class exam, and spoken and sung sections; Assignments posted on BlackBoard; Final Exam. See below.

Grading Criteria Percentage of Final Grade Participation, in-class discussion, in-class written 20% work, and attendance. Quizzes 20%

Mid-Term Exam, oral, pre-written, and in-class 20%

Assignments, worksheets 20%

FINAL— TUESDAY MAY 12th, 2015 20% 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EARLIER START

Final: A Final Exam will be given on the date and at the time assigned by the University. Note that this exam, as listed on this syllabus, meets earlier than the scheduled class. Assignments/worksheets: Full credit will not be given unless all parts of the assignment are completed. Mid-Term: This will include spoken and sung sections, prepared written material, and in-class test Quizzes: Quizzes will be added together to form one grade. Attendance/Participation: This includes class attendance, participation, preparedness, and personal growth with using IPA. Attendance: One (1) absence is allowed without a grade penalty. Warning: Three (3) tardies will count as one absence. Each absence thereafter will result in a lowering of the semester grade by 5%. Any absence caused by UNT, such as a tour, has no effect on your grade, if documentation is received before the absence. The student is responsible for any notes, assignments, or announcements given in class, regardless of reason for the absence. The student is advised to check BlackBoard and a classmate or two, to get notes on the class session missed. ON TIME ASSIGNMENTS/Extra Credit: Assignments are due on my desk at the beginning of each class, unless otherwise advised to ‘hold’ them for in-class corrections. Some assignments will be turned in by submitting to BlackBoard. Late work will rarely be considered.

2 NEEDED: A FLASH DRIVE TO SAVE COPIES OF ALL WORK THAT YOU TURN IN. PLEASE SAVE ALL WORK RETURNED TO YOU, UNTIL THE SEMESTER is OVER.

3 TENTATIVE Schedule Week 1/Class 1 TU 20 JAN Overview, Intro to IPA, BlackBoard, and the Syllabus Week 1/Class 2 TH 22 JAN Assignment ONE is due today 1/22/15

W2/C1 TU 27 JAN Assignment TWO “3-Ring Binder”– BRING to class due TUE 1/27/15 AND DUE via email 1/27/15. Open Binder Quiz1. W2/C2 TH 29 JAN Assignment THREE “MUST HAVE BOOKS” for a grade.

W3/C1 TU 3 FEB Assignment FOUR “Read Chapters 1&2” due 2/3/15. Quiz2. W3/C2 TH 5 FEB Assignment FIVE “Come Ready to Sing” due 2/5/15

W4/C1 TU 10 FEB Assignment SIX “Read Chapters 3” Vowels. Quiz3, W4/C2 TH 12 FEB Assignment SEVEN “Transcribe Assigned Piece” AND p. 58 Sure on This Shining Night” W5/C1 TU 17 FEB Assignment EIGHT Read Chapters 4, 5 & 6. Quiz4 on memorized IPA W5/C2 TH 19 FEB Assignment NINE. Bring your music, 2 copies, 3-hole punched. Text. W6/C1 TU 24 FEB Assignment TEN “Read Chapters 7 & 8” Quiz5 W6/C2 TH 26 FEB Assignment ELEVEN “IPA of Your Piece” On Bb and in your Binder.

W7/C1 TU 3 MAR Assignment TWELVE “Read Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12” Quiz6 W7/C2 TH 5 MAR Attend & participate in MIDTERM Review. IMPORTANT. W8/C1 TU 10 MAR MIDTERM (Oral and Pre-Written) (10/14/14) W8/C2 TH 12 MAR MIDTERM Rescheduled DUE TO ICE DAYS Spring Break March 16-22, 2015. W9/C1 TU 24 MAR Discuss Midterm W9/C2 TH 26 MAR: MIDTERM (Written In-Class Exam) (3/26/15)

W10/C1 TU 31 MAR Assignment THIRTEEN “Create 1 page of rules 1-10” Quiz7 W10/C2 TH 2 APR In-class application

W11/C1 TU 7 APR Assignment FOURTEEN: “Create 1 page of Rules RP 1-11.” Quiz8. W11/C2 TH 9 APR In-class application.

W12/C1 TU 14 APR Assignment FIFTEEN: “Order BINDER for a grade” –Quiz9 W12/C2 TH 16 APR In-class application. Homework of 9 written version as Asmt on desk

W13/C1 TU 21 APR Quiz 10. Individual assignments as needed. W13/C2 TH 23 APR In-class application. Individual assignments as needed. W14/ TU 28 APR Makeup Quizzes. Prepare for FINAL EXAM W14/ TH 30 APR In-class application. Prepare for FINAL EXAM W15/ TU 5 MAY In-class Prepare for FINAL EXAM. Don't schedule your jury during a class. W15/TH 7 MAY In-class Prepare for FINAL EXAM. Don't schedule your jury during a class.

FINAL— TUESDAY MAY 12th, 2015 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EARLIER START

4 Assignment ONE “Day One Questionnaire” - 1. due on my desk at 11am January 22, 2015 AND 2. a document with a definition of ‘diction’ and a footnote with the source for that definition is also due by email to both email addresses: [email protected] and [email protected]. Use your own surname in the file name. See the handout. Note: An example listed from fictional file “ReikofskiDefinition.docx” for “phoneme” with a sample footnote. Phoneme (ˈfoʊniːm): Noun: any one of the set of smallest units of speech in a language that distinguish one word from another. In English, the /s/ in sip and the /z/ in zip represent two different phonemes.2

Assignment TWO “3-Ring Binder”– BRING to class due TUE 1/27/15 Display Syllabus, IPA Chart for Memorization, IPA cut&paste, Jane Student Style Sheet, Art Song, paper for notes, pencil. Open Binder Quiz1.

Assignment THREE “MUST HAVE BOOKS” – Due THUR 1/29/15 1. Read the LaBouff Preface (p. vii & viii) and the Table of Contents 2. Bring your LaBouff text book and Pronouncing Dictionary to class for a grade.

Assignment FOUR “Read Chapters 1&2” due 2/3/15. Quiz2 will be from p. 14-16. Quiz2

Assignment FIVE “Come Ready to Sing” due 2/5/15 (discuss warm ups) My Country Tis of Thee, Individual repertoire, choral pieces

Assignment SIX “Read Chapter 3” Quiz3 is Aural. Prep p.31/32, 33/34, 35/36, 37/38, bottom of 40/41. Compare vowel charts. Quiz3

Assignment SEVEN “Transcribe Assigned Piece” AND p. 58 Sure on This Shining Night -Due 2/12/14 Submit ON DESK and ON BLACKBOARD, too. In class Part 3 - add all ‘circles’ & ‘underlines’ by hand.

Assignment EIGHT “Read Chapters 4, 5 & 6.” Quiz4 on memorized IPA. Due Feb 17

Assignment NINE. Bring 2 copies of the music to your voice-teacher-assigned piece, single sided, 3 hole punched. Bring a document of the text AND Upload text of song to Bb. Use headings and Style sheet formats.(Due 2/19/15) Assignment TEN “Read Chapters 7 & 8” (Due 2/24/14) Quiz5

2 http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/phoneme 5 Assignment ELEVEN “IPA of Your Piece” On Bb and in your Binder (not on desk) (Due 2/26/15)

Assignment TWELVE: “Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12” (Due 3/315) Quiz6 and Review in class

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR 3/5/15: Review the corrections you’ve been making, questions you have on the textbook, for in-class review. Attend and assist classmates in review.

MIDTERM: TUE (3/10/15) Pre-Written and Spoken and Sung (aka ORAL) THUR (3/12/15) In-class Exam Rescheduled due to ICE DAYS In addition to the oral portion & in-class exam, the Pre-Written element is as follows; PRE-WRITTEN Part 1 - – Print out the text for your song and hand transcribe (write out the IPA) on the line above the printed text. Text in TNR 12. Transcription in pencil. PRE-WRITTEN Part 2 - - Write out the poem by hand, in cursive, and do all ‘circles’ & ‘underlines’.

(MIDTERM Rescheduled DUE TO ICE DAYS, following Spring Break March 16-22, 2015. (W9/C2 TH 26 MAR: MIDTERM (Written In-Class Exam) (3/26/15)

Assignment THIRTEEN: CHANGE FROM Read Chapters 13 & 14 thru p.220 This is due 3/31/15. Quiz7 to THIRTEEN “Create 1 page of rules 1-10” from Textbook. Quiz7

Assignment FOURTEEN: CHANGE FROM Chapter 14 p.221-240. This is due 4/7/15. Quiz8. to FOURTEEN “Create 1 page of RP Rules 1-11” from Textbook. Quiz8

Assignment FIFTEEN: CHANGE FROM Chapter 15 & Appendix 3 – due 4/14/15. Quiz9 to FIFTEEN: “Order BINDER for a grade” –Quiz9

Week 13: Quiz10 is 4/21/15. Last of the quizzes!

Week 14: In-class application. Prepare for FINAL EXAM Week 15: In-class application. Prepare for FINAL EXAM. Don't schedule your jury during a class. Week 16 is Finals Week. follow the UNT Finals Schedule.

FINAL— TUESDAY MAY 12th, 2015 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ******NOTE EARLIER START TIME*******

Course-Related Academic Adjustments in Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act The UNT College of Music does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the recruitment and admission of students. The content of this class requires each student to: (a) participate in a safe manner (b) spontaneously process visual and verbal cues, respond verbally and in writing (c) read and prepare written assignments, some by hand, some need to be typed The student has the responsibility of informing the instructor of any condition that requires

6 modifications. If you have a disability and feel you are unable to meet the requirements of this class without reasonable accommodations, please contact the Office of Disabilities Accommodation on campus. The University of North Texas makes reasonable academic accommodation for students with disabilities. Students seeking accommodation must first register with the Office of Disability Accommodation (ODA) to verify their eligibility. If a disability is verified, the ODA will provide you with an accommodation letter to be delivered to faculty to begin a private discussion regarding your specific needs in a course. You may request accommodations at any time, however, ODA notices of accommodation should be provided as early as possible in the semester to avoid any delay in implementation. Note that students must obtain a new letter of accommodation for every semester and must meet with each faculty member prior to implementation in each class. For additional information see the Office of Disability Accommodation website at http://www.unt.edu/oda. You may also contact them by phone at 940.565.4323

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SETE The Student Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness (SETE) is a requirement for all organized classes at UNT. This short survey will be made available to you at the end of the semester, providing you a chance to comment on how this class is taught. I am very interested in the feedback I get from students, as I work to continually improve my teaching. I consider the SETE to be an important part of your participation in this class. We will be able to offer extra credit to the whole class if more than 85% complete the SETE.

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Final Notes  Please be sure to SAVE A COPY OF ANY WORK YOU TURN IN FOR THIS CLASS OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEMESTER AND SAVE ALL WORK THAT IS RETURNED TO YOU UNTIL THE SEMESTER IS COMPLETE.  It is required that you save a copy of your computer generated work on a flash drive, and each hard copy you are returned in a 3-ring binder. Blackboard LEARN is very useful, when it works as intended. A student saving his work on a flash drive that he brought with him to class DID save his grade on a Turnitin/Blackboard situation in a previous term.  It is sadly necessary to place in the syllabus the written expectation that phones and other devices will not be in use, or visible in class, unless the instructor assigns an activity with the phone or device. If a phone or other device distracts students or the instructor, it is a detriment to learning and conflicts with the best use of class time.

ALL PORTIONS OF THIS SYLLABUS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE Keep informed by attending each class, checking BbLEARN, and connecting with fellow classmates ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Resources may include http://ipa.typeit.org/full/ Use with cut and paste. Lucida sans Unicode. For cut and paste options, see “full IPA” document on Bb. www.thedictionpolice.org Podcasts 17 & 57 www.waywordradio.org Podcast. A Way With Words. 30 JUNE 2014. “Lord, Love a Duck” Listen to first 7min 14 seconds. Emphasis. “I didn't’ kiss your mother” (Also punctuation.)

YouTube. Fake English. Morten Lauridsen. Thomas Hampson. Nathan Gunn. Thomas Allen. Bryn Terfel. Ian Wallace. My Fair Lady. The King and I. Julie Andrews. SOM. Camelot.

UNT Library. Databases RILM. Naxos. WorldCat. Oxford Music.