On Four Singing Methods of Vocal Music

On Four Singing Methods of Vocal Music

There are four ways of vocal music singing, namely bel canto, national, popular and traditional opera. Take the opera out of the national singing method alone. Here are four vocal singing methods I have compiled. Welcome to refer to them!

Bel canto is a scientific singing method based on the principle of human anatomy, which originated in Italy. Its singing method is that all vocal cavities, such as chest cavity, throat cavity, oral cavity, nasal cavity and head cavity, are sung at the same time, and the drawling cavity has obvious vibrato, and the muscle tension of vocal cords and throat is slightly poor. Its singing features are loud volume, strong penetration, emphasis on chanting, full and loud voice, wide range, and relatively unified high, middle and low ranges. It is a singing method advocated by the academic school and needs special practice to master it.

Bel canto is developed from the traditional singing method of professional classical vocal music in western Europe and has gradually formed since the Renaissance. At that time, western music was mainly multi-voice church music and polyphonic music, and the singing itself could not be separated from the influence of religious music. Men and women sing the same way, but with different voices and different heights. The original opera was sung by eunuchs instead of girls and mezzo-soprano instead of boys. With the development of the opera plot, some dramatic aria with intense emotions and eunuchs' singing methods can no longer meet the needs of expressing the intense development of the plot, so singers strive to explore, study and improve their singing methods to meet the needs of the plot, thus producing today's expressive and colorful Bel Canto singing methods.

Bel canto is characterized by beautiful melody, free vocalization, smooth and even cohesion, and smooth and flexible coloratura decorative phrases. However, because of neglecting the detailed expression of meaning, it tends to pursue sound effects, show and stylize. Since its appearance, its singing style and skills have been developing with the times and the works it sings. Because of its strong scientific nature, this singing method is the most authoritative and representative singing method in singing art.

On the basis of inheriting China's national singing style, the national singing style is formed by drawing lessons from and absorbing some skills in the western singing style. The characteristics of national singing are that the oral cavity, nasal cavity and head cavity are all involved in singing, while the chest cavity and throat cavity are used less and the breath is deep. Breathing through the diaphragm, the voice is slightly ahead, and the tension of the vocal cords and throat muscles is greater. Wu Yanze, a famous singer, described it as "inhaling a lot and exhaling a line". Its singing features are full of sound and emotion and bright timbre.

Pop singing is one of my favorite singing methods. Tell me more.

Popular singing, as its name implies, is a popular and popular singing, also known as natural singing or popular singing. It is a new form of singing with the invention of modern electricity. With the help of Mike, the volume can be amplified. This kind of singing is often more talented than acquired training, and is loved by young people. Its singing method is mainly oral * * * singing, and the lower chest basically does not sing * * *, the throat is not open, the breathing is shallow, and the vocal cords and throat muscles exert more force. Its singing characteristics are mainly light singing, multi-purpose real voice, not wide range, singing like talking to you, cordial, natural and smooth, paying attention to emotional expression, with randomness. There are many genres and styles of popular singing, including crooning, singing softly, singing in the air, shouting and singing (this is my classification). Sometimes singing skills such as sliding, falsetto, screaming, shouting, sobbing, sobbing and breathing are used, which is very infectious, and the accompaniment of electro-acoustic bands often produces shocking artistic effects. Its typical representatives are Teresa Teng in Taiwan Province Province of China and Michael Jackson in the United States. I was a fan of Teresa Teng when I was young, and I still admire her and often imitate her singing.

Opera singing is a unique way of singing in China, which has a history of more than 1000 years. It is a traditional vocal art in China (of course, Japanese and other countries also have similar singing methods). Opera singing is mainly represented by Beijing Opera, including local operas such as Kunqu Opera, Henan Opera, Yue Opera and Pingju Opera. Quyi is also a kind of traditional opera in China, including playing, drumming and duet. Its singing method is mainly throat singing, and the chest is basically not singing. Its singing features are stress on timbre and charm, methodical, slow-paced, rich in local language characteristics and distinctive musical personality, which is deeply loved by the majority of the elderly. ;