IPA Source is a database for singers. It gives the pronunciations of opera, oratorio and song texts. Karen has made a short podcast about it. Here's the YouTube link.
You'll also find the podcast on the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Library Mahara pages, so don't worry if you can't find this posting later!
Has your singing teacher referred to the Fach System? You didn't like to admit it was unfamiliar? It's the German way of categorising voice types.
Panic not! We have a book about it in the Whittaker Library:-
What the Fach?! The definitive guide for opera singers auditioning and working in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, by Philip Shepard. Catalogue details here.
You can also read a page about it on our IPA Source database - the database which gives the IPA pronunciations of opera and song texts. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has a subscription, which our staff and students can access online, on campus. Check it out here:-
http://www.ipasource.com/
Here's the page about the German Fach system. (You'll need to be on site to access it.)
