Wiradjuri vs Siren's Spellbook

Explore and learn the language and culture of the Wiradjuri people anywhere in the world, for free! The ability to create and use language is the most distinctive feature of humans. Language is culture and culture is language. We learn culture thought language. Without language there is no culture. Without culture there are no people. The Wiradjuri dictionary is changing the way people learn language and connect with culture. Download today and start exploring, learning and experiencing the Wiradjuri culture. Language content spoken by Dr Stan Grant AM, Elizabeth Grant, Midnight Brydon. FEATURES - Over 7000 documented Wiradjuri words and phrases. ***new***. - Approved by Dr Stan Grant AM; and based on the resource A New Wiradjuri Dictionary, 2010 by Dr Stan Grant AM and Dr John Rudder. - Traditional welcome and acknowledgement every time the app is opened. - Clear and concise recordings of correct pronunciations. - Search in Wiradjuri or English language. - Explore via categories such as animals, kinship, physical resources etc. - Play All feature allows users to listen to dictionary app content continuously in order or shuffle mode ***new***. - Word of the day widget, displays a new word everyday to encourage continual learning ***new***. - Use the favourites section to easily create a list of words/phrases that you use often or want to learn. - Use the Traditional Search tab to search via images. - Hear Wiradjuri language used in other physical resources. - Ideal for all ages and learning levels. - Caching of content viewed (downloaded) so that it can be used offline or in remote location. - Access video content related to language learning and new resources ***new***. - Clear and concise recordings of correct pronunciations. - More features and content planned soon. This resource has been developed by the WCC Language Program and all information will remain the property of the Wiradjuri people. SUPPORT & FEEDBACK If you are having any issues or want to help improve the Dictionary App with your feedback, please visit wcclp.com.au or contact us directly at feedback@wcclp.com.au. We are more than happy to answer all your questions and solve any issue, so make sure you contact us before leaving your review! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK FOR ALL UPDATES Language learning is not just about practice, make sure to follow us on social media and we’ll share any news, updates, live events or additional resources. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wcclanguageprogram/

Siren’s Spellbook is the singers' companion for learning scales, modes, solfège, audiation, and the moods and characters of the Classical Modes, using the timeless Kodály inspired approach. The app helps singers study not only how of the Classical Modes sounds, but also how each parent scale and rotation feels, functions, and is traditionally named. Inside the free companion app for iPhone and iPad you can: • Hear scale demonstrations and technical studies of every scale with accurate tempo-based playback. • Learn to recognise and use the archetypal mood and character of the parent-scales and modes and use them in your singing and composition. • Learn the construction of character and mood archetypes, showing how interval tendencies combine into more complex modal identities. • Practice with a built-in metronome synced to the selected BPM. • Explore parent scales and modal rotations across pentatonic, diatonic, harmonic, melodic, neapolitan, double harmonic, Hungarian minor, whole-tone, augmented hexatonic, diminished octatonic, and chromatic families. • Access reference pages for Western modes and Carnatic/Karnataka pitch-set equivalents. • Sing the scales using the movable-Do solfège with chromatic alterations, octave markers, and a parent-relative rotational logic inspired by Kodály pedagogy. • Learn to use the Curwen hand signs to assist with visually and kinaesthetically anchoring the intervals with the solfège. The app is designed differently for each device: • On iPad, the complete Siren's Spellbook sheet music for all scales and modes is included with full workbook page viewing and inline playback controls as an IN-APP FULL SHEET MUSIC PURCHASE. • On iPhone, it works as a practical singing companion to the physical version of Siren's spellbook, which is available to purchase separately. The companion app has fast playback buttons for the exercises, making it easy to use alongside the physical book. The iPhone app does not include the sheet music, even with the full sheet music purchase. It is audio only. Siren’s Spellbook is especially useful for: • singers studying solfege and audiation • students learning modal colour and function • teachers working with Kodaly-inspired training • anyone wanting a deeper, more expressive understanding of scales and modes If you want to move beyond memorising note patterns and start hearing the inner character of each modal family, Siren’s Spellbook offers a structured and musical path into modal practice.