What are the characteristics of vocal singing?

China's vocal music in recent years, there are generally three other categories of ethnic singing, American singing, popular singing and other agreed-upon divisions. Ethnic singing can be divided into Han Chinese folk songs and ethnic minority folk songs, in the singing method is more natural and simple, with a strong national style and local characteristics. American singing method, originated from Italy, it pursues the sound effect, pay attention to the vocal method, pay attention to the use of coloratura and decorative singing. Popular singing, is a modern industrial society, electronic communication technology widely used after the emergence of a song singing method.

European vocal music is generally divided into a variety of genres, such as vocal suites, art songs, cantatas, oratorios, and operas.