What is the difference between folk singing and American singing?

1, the definition of different

Ethnic singing: Ethnic singing (Italian: Nazionale cantanti) is a kind of singing by the Chinese people of all ethnic groups in accordance with their own habits and hobbies, to create and develop the art of singing. Ethnic singing includes four kinds of singing styles such as Chinese opera singing, rap singing, folk song singing and ethnic new singing.

American singing: American singing (Italian: Bel canto) larynx in the state of maintaining the position of inhalation, exhalation of airflow blowing the vocal folds, so that the open *** sounding cavity can be completely and evenly *** sound singing method.

2, different origins

National singing: the origin of Chinese national vocal music, can be traced back to more than six thousand years ago to the matriarchal clan society. It arose from the productive labor and life practices of the working people. The "playing songs" of the Yellow Emperor recorded in the Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue, and the "labor trumpets" recorded in the Huainanzi, are the basic prototypes of Chinese national vocal music.

Their singing forms are mostly based on yelling and shouting. Strictly speaking, the evolution of the ancient Chinese folk vocal music art is from the primitive labor and the "horn" began to sprout, to the song, dance, music, the formation of three combinations of primitive music forms, and then evolved into song and dance and various operas, miscellaneous operas, operas, and folk songs, etc., to the singing activity has become a separate art form of the development process.

American singing: American singing originated in Europe, it is not only with the development of European music has a close relationship with the process, and as part of human cultural ideology, it is also a product of society, the development of the times.

3, the characteristics of different

National singing: folk singing is characterized by the sound sounds sweet, clear spitting, breath, more high-pitched tone. Folk songs originate from among the people and are a valuable cultural treasure of our nation. There are 56 ethnic groups in China, with different ethnic habits and different ethnic languages, forming a rich and colorful folk songs.

It can be said that at present, some have formed a song series, such as: Jasmine series of songs, lullabies series of songs, send a lover series of songs, mountain song series of songs, horn series of songs. There are many admirable music workers who have traveled to various parts of the motherland and trekked over the mountains to collect various folk songs. But so far no one can say that has been collected and organized completely.

American singing: the most important feature that distinguishes the American voice from other singing styles is summarized in one sentence: American singing is mixed-voice singing. As I said earlier, the American voice singing from the voice, is the true voice false voice are used, is the true false voice according to the pitch ratio of the need to mix.

From the *** sound, is the singing can be used *** sound cavity are mobilized. This singing method itself has its own unique "flavor", unique sound characteristics. American singing method requires singing instruments to sing out the song is his unique "flavor".