Dr. Diana Livingston Friedley
Great Diction = Great Singing
Dr. Diana Livingston Friedley will introduce the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to your students. Using an Italian art song from Idaho’s State Solo List, she will engage students in transcribing the Italian text into IPA. Choral conductors are welcome to choose other State Solo languages such as French and German.
Perfecting Your State Solo!
Dr. Diana Livingston Friedley will work with State Soloists in a masterclass setting. She will address diction, stage deportment and interpretation. The masterclasses are interactive, and students should expect to participate. Accompanists are required. Classes are best arranged during a choral rehearsal or time period when the participants may have an audience!
"Preparing for College Auditions and Beyond!"
Dr. Livingston Friedley will direct students in your music program to navigate and prepare for college auditions. Supplementing answers to questions students have about where to start, what to prepare, walking into the audition, and even after being awarded an undergraduate degree! These are huge questions not only for students, but for their parents. Music Educators wanting to encourage students in their programs will appreciate this conversation either as a separate presentation, before or after school, with their parent's association, etc. Dr. Livingston Friedley offers this presentation either live or on Zoom.
State Standards
These presentations meet the following state education standards for high school students:
Music: Composition and Theory
Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.
MU:Cr3.2.C.IIIa Share music through the use of notation, solo or group performance, or technology, and demonstrate and explain how the elements of music, compositional techniques and processes have been employed to realize expressive intent.
Music: Traditional and Emerging Ensembles
Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
MU:Pr5.1.E.IIIa Develop, apply, and refine appropriate rehearsal strategies to address individual and ensemble challenges in a varied repertoire of music.
Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
MU:Pr6.1.E.IIIa Demonstrate an understanding and mastery of the technical demands and expressive qualities of the music through prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire representing diverse cultures, styles, genres, and historical periods in multiple types of ensembles.