Kathrin Schweizer / Klaus Brecht Vom Laut zum Klang

Vom Laut zum Klang takes a close look at the sounds of sung German. This is a practical book for choir directors and singers who want to explore the topics of articulation and pronunciation. Clearly, the way that phonemes are voiced has a direct influence on the  sonic quality of the singing – such as the coloring of vowels, the joint and active speaking of consonants or the most economical use of our speech organs. The book by experienced singing teacher Klaus Brecht and singer and music educator Kathrin Schweizer is aimed  at anyone who wants to optimize their vocal performance, regardless of whether you’re a native or non-native speaker. It is also  suitable for issues of style related to dialect.

The theoretical discussion is accompanied by helpful video clips in which each sound is spoken by a professional speaker and sung by a trained singer. All clips can be easily accessed via a QR code. 

There are also a number  of voice training exercises for each phoneme to help choral directors, singers and singing teachers in their daily work with choirs and singers.