Say It Clearly
Diction as a scored axis
What you'll be able to say
I spoke and sang the displayed lyric slowly enough for each word to remain understandable on playback.
Lessons
- 1.Consonants Are the Axis Nobody Scores
4 min · Pitch and time get all the attention. Words are where amateur performances actually fail.
- 2.Consonant Sprint
6 min · Dense text at rising tempo without losing the vowel line.
- 3.Self-Check: Clear Words in a Phrase
5 min · spoke and sang the displayed lyric slowly enough for each word to remain understandable on playback. This is a listening and reflection check.
Where to practise
Nothing in Suede Sing measures this, so the self-check is your ear and your recording. What it shows: That the lyric was understandable on playback. No consonant or intelligibility analysis exists.
No sessions in the recorder on this device yet.
Practice material
The exercises and songs play synthesized reference pitches: they supply the notes, not a recording of a singer demonstrating a technique. Record your takes in the recorder.
- SongYankee Doodle
- SongOld MacDonald Had a Farm
- BookResonance, placement and the vowelPart of Suede Pro
- BookWeeks 11 and 12: putting it in a songPart of Suede Pro
Work in a comfortable range and volume. Stop for pain, burning, sudden hoarseness, loss of range or a change in your speaking voice. These lessons teach practice decisions and stop rules; they don't diagnose or treat anything, and pitch readings do not assess vocal health. Persistent symptoms belong with a qualified clinician, not another attempt.