We work with and support singers of all levels, whether you’re a professional, student or amateur singer.

If you're new to the Melofonetica Method, our book The Melofonetica Method: A complete guide to clear and expressive Italian diction for singers will give you a complete overview of all the key principles of the method. The accompanying recordings are free to access and will help to give you a complete understanding of each topic.

If you’d like to work on a tailored one-to-one basis, we provide private coaching with Matteo Dalle Fratte and our faculty of coaches. This can be taken online via Zoom, Skype or FaceTime.

Our short courses in the UK and online are usually one or two-day masterclasses and workshops that cover the key principles of the Melofonetica Method and include one-to-one coaching. These are offered at different levels, so keep an eye on our courses page for more details.

Observer places are also available on most of our courses if you’d like to come along to learn more without singing.

For more intensive study of the method and its application in performance, our Veneto Opera Summer School programmes in Italy offer a full immersion and include performances for Italian audiences. Our Aria and Song Week is open to all levels while our Staged Scenes Programme is aimed at advanced and professional singers. 

If you’re unsure about where to start, contact us and we’ll be happy to discuss your skills and experience and which route would be best for you.

Yes – if you are a professional or student pianist looking to build your skills in accompanying and/or coaching singers in Italian repertoire, the Melofonetica Method will give you a better understanding of the relationship between Italian text and music, how language informs phrasing and articulation and how to accompany and coach singers more effectively in Italian.

The Melofonetica Method helps orchestras and conductors to better prepare Italian repertoire and provides a greater understanding of how clear and correct diction enhances the dialogue between stage and orchestra.

If you’re a conductor preparing for the production of an Italian opera and want to ensure you have a full understanding of the libretto text, from the idiomatic sounds and rhythm of the language, to the meaning and metrics of the lines, contact us to discuss one-to-one coaching/consultancy.

If you are a vocal or opera coach looking to develop your understanding of Italian lyric diction and improve your skills in coaching singers in Italian repertoire, we recommend attending any of our courses as a participant or observer, or working at your own pace through our book The Melofonetica Method: A complete guide to clear and expressive Italian diction for singers.

We're also working on a new train the trainer course for singing teachers, vocal coaches, répétiteurs, conductors and others in educational settings. If you'd like to express your interest in joining our first train the trainer group, please email us here.

Alternatively, we'd be delighted to provide one-to-one coaching/consultancy tailored to your needs as a vocal coach.

No – having some skills in spoken Italian helps, but the Melofonetica Method guides singers to achieve correct Italian diction in the sung language, without needing a prior knowledge of the spoken language. The approach helps singers of all levels and language backgrounds to achieve idiomatic sung Italian, whatever the level you are starting from.

If you have previously studied phonetics, in Italian or any other language, this will of course be helpful, but it is by no means expected before you work with us. The method introduces some key phonetic concepts at relevant stages, in a way that is easy to follow, and is designed to be accessible for those who have no prior knowledge of phonetics.

Not necessarily. It helps to know as much of your piece as possible on the one hand, but on the other hand it’s also useful to work on getting correct diction in place and into your muscle memory early in the learning process.

If you prefer to focus purely on the text, you can work on the words in ‘Gregorian chant’ instead of singing the music.

Ultimately, our coaching sessions are always working sessions that are tailored to your level, so you’ll benefit whatever stage you’re at.