SEASON of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For Summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells. Who ha...
Sep 18, 2013•10 min
So this week I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to speak on radio and television. I was a guest on Monday Matters on a Community radio station in Sittingbourne, SFM, then I was filmed for a slot on an ITN Tonight show which will be aired at the end of this month. For both pieces I was equally nervous. It doesn’t help that I have two more weeks until my periodontal surgery appointment, so I have a lot of pain in my mouth, plus I had the usual cycle of housework, childcare and work issues on my ...
Sep 10, 2013•7 min
Pauline demonstrates the correct and incorrect pronunciation of the letter L.
Aug 14, 2013•7 min
In this podcast Pauline demonstrates the three sounds and describes mouth placement for the sounds. She gives some example words and sentences, a few rhymes and tongue twisters too.
Jul 24, 2013•7 min
In this podcast we are going to repeat sentences several times, changing the emphasis one word at a time - when you listen to me reading it see what meaning you think the sentence has. I will use three different sentences. Then I will give you some examples of statements that change meaning depending on the position of the punctuation.
Jul 17, 2013•10 min
I was lucky enough to attend Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts last week. My voice has suffered from the heat, dust and exhaustion so this week I have found some clips of the use of voice at Glastonbury to discuss with you. Next week I will return to pronunciation tips when my voice is back to full strength!
Jul 03, 2013•10 min
This time Pauline gives some examples of how you understand the changing pitch in your voice when you are speaking. She demonstrates this change in many ways, finishing with an excerpt from 'If' by Rudyard Kipling.
Jun 12, 2013•9 min
Pauline discusses the mouth shape, pronunciation and spelling variations of the sound, puts the sound into words such as brown, cow and about and demonstrates sentences to start you off.
May 08, 2013•4 min
In this short podcast, Pauline explains how to create the sound, gives some example words, then a sentence and a silly rhyme. Listen to the examples and repeat them.
May 01, 2013•4 min
This podcast discusses how to approach speaking clearly with children. Pauline shares her personal experience with her two children, currently aged 2 and 5 and her experience working with secondary school children. This is by no means an exhaustive system or approach, but a few things that worked for her and may work for you.
Apr 24, 2013•8 min
Pauline is officially on holiday so this week her podcast is a light-hearted look at two exercises which build vocal strength - but do not feel like hard work. Lip flutters are fantastic for building strength in the vocal folds and tongue twisters build co-ordination in the muscles of the mouth and - more importantly - your brain!
Apr 10, 2013•9 min
In this episode, Pauline explains how 'p' and 'b' are actually the same mouth shape but just voiced and unvoiced sounds. She then goes on to compare other consonants and sounds, gives an advanced exercise and ensures you drill the 'th' sound which is so important in formal situations.
Apr 03, 2013•8 min
Pauline discusses the mouth shape, pronunciation and spelling variations of the sound, puts the sound into words such as dust, love, rough… and a short / long sentence to start you off.
Mar 26, 2013•4 min
In this short podcast, Pauline explains the short vowel sound 'o' - not to be confused with 'oh' or 'uh'.
Feb 27, 2013•3 min
Here we collate all of the vowel sounds and use them in a sequence. This then creates a muscle memory. We add consonants and change the pitch of our voices. To purchase these sounds please go to http://paulinemidwinter.bandcamp.com/track/vowel-sounds-1 For more information go to www.midwintertuition.co.uk
Feb 25, 2013•4 min
The Italian 'A' sound is examined, demonstrated, put into words and a short rhyme.
Feb 25, 2013•4 min
Examination of the sound
Feb 25, 2013•3 min
Pauline Midwinter demonstrates the long 'oo' sound from her training programme, illustrates it with words of various spellings, then puts it into a sentence.
Feb 25, 2013•3 min
Pauline discusses and demonstrates the long 'u' in isolation, in words and in sentences.
Feb 25, 2013•3 min
The long 'o' sound is explored in isolation, in words and in sentences.
Feb 25, 2013•4 min
Pauline demonstrates the long 'i', some words it is found in and an example sentence.
Feb 25, 2013•3 min
Pauline Midwinter of Midwinter Tuition discusses the Long 'E'. Rarely mispronounced but frequently misread.
Feb 25, 2013•3 min
The short 'e' is discussed, compared to other short vowel sounds, put within words and sentences and mouth shape discussed. Use the words to listen to and repeat in your practice time.
Feb 25, 2013•3 min
A brief listen to the sound made by the short letter 'a'. Pauline creates the sound, describes the mouth position, then gives some example words and a sentence for you to repeat.
Feb 25, 2013•2 min
Pauline discusses the mouth shape, pronunciation and spelling variations of the long 'a' sound, then puts it into words and a sentence to start you off.
Feb 25, 2013•2 min
In this brief podcast, Pauline explains how to position your mouth to create the short 'i' sound, gives some example words such as 'pit' and one sentence to try.
Feb 25, 2013•3 min
