Association of Armenian Church Choirs of America (AACCA)

CHOIR WORKSHOP JUNE 28, 2003, DIOCESE OF THE ARMENIAN CHURCH

MISPRONUNCIATIONS

IN HAVADAMK:
 YES: anerevootits - NOT: anerevooytits
YES: hortin Asdoodzo - NOT: vortin Asdoodzo
YES: looys i looso - NOT: looys i looyso
YES: herrort avoor harootsyal - NOT: yerrort avoor harootsyal

IN GENERAL:
 YES: kez Dyarnut hantsn - NOT: kes Dyarunt hantsn
YES: vor haryar i merelots - NOT: vor haryav i merelots
YES: asd pazmetsav - NOT: asdvadzmetsav
YES: tushnamootyoonun - NOT: tushnamootyoonunt
YES: vor yegir yev kalotsd yes - NOT: vor yergir yev kalotsd yes
YES: aryoon - NOT: ayroon
YES: Asdoodzo yergurbakestsook - NOT: Asduhdzo yergurbaketsook
YES: parepanestsook - NOT: parepanetsook
YES: yegestseh - NOT: yegetseh
YES: orhnyal eh Asdvadz - NOT: ortnyal eh Asdvadz
YES: jashagetsek yev desek - NOT: jashagestsek yev desek
YES: orhnetsek - NOT: ortnetsek
YES: marmin ko yev zaryoon - NOT: marmint ko yev zayroont
YES: pashkhelov uzmarmint yev zaryoont - NOT: pashkhelov uzmarmin yev zayroon
YES: haysum hedeh minchev havidyan - NOT: haysum hedev minchev havidyans

BREATHING AND SINGING

IN GENERAL - NO BREATH WITHIN A WORD WITH MORE THAN ONE SYLLABLE THESE ARE ONLY A FEW EXAMPLES:
 YES: Der, Voghormya (no breath) - NOT: Der, Voghor - breath - mya
YES: nunchetselots (no breath) - NOT: nunche - breath - tse - breath - lots
YES: oonimk ar kez Der-breath-amenagal - NOT: oonimk ar kez - breath - Der amenagal or Der amena - breath - gal

ALSO - NO BREATH WITHIN PHRASES OF THEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OR THAT WOULD GENERALLY HAVE MORE SIGNIFICANCE WITHOUT A BREATH:
 YES: dzunav gadaralabes i Maryama - NOT: dzunav gadarelabes - breath - i Maryama
YES: Maryam mayr Krisdosi - NOT: Maryam mayr - breath - Krisdosi
YES: anhankisd parparov - NOT: anhankisd- breath - parparov
YES: vor yegir yev kalotsd yes - NOT: vor yegir yev kalotsd - breath - yes
YES: heghmamp aryan - NOT: heghmamp - breath - aryan
YES: panavor hodi - NOT: panavor - breath - hodi
YES: kov purgyal hodi - NOT: kov purgyal - breath - hodi
YES: ichyal i hergnits - NOT: ichyal - breath - i hergnits

Sources: Rev. Fr Garabed Kochakian, Mary Selvinazian

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