Vocals and singing

The past century was marked by the rapid development of Soviet opera art. On the stages of theaters, new opera productions appear, which have begun to demand virtuoso vocal parts from performers. During this period, such well-known opera singers and famous performers, such as Chaliapin, Sobinov and Nezhdanova, are already working.

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On the wall of the old school in the Austrian town of Arndorf and now hangs a memorial plaque. The inscription tells that in these walls two people - the teacher Franz Grubber and the priest Joseph Mohr wrote in a single burst a wonderful hymn "Silent Night, Wonderful Night ...", receiving inspiration from the Creator of Worlds. This immortal work in 2018 will be 200 years old.

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Many people have often heard the combination of “posing the voice” in music schools, but not everyone understands exactly what it means. Some people call it a set of exercises, designed to give the voice a certain style of singing, others think that this is its setting for correct singing, according to the requirements of vocal art.

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A lot of scientific works have been written about the mutational changes in the voice of boys, although this phenomenon is quite ordinary. The change in voice timbre occurs during the growth of the vocal apparatus. The larynx initially increases significantly in size, with the thyroid cartilage leaning forward. The vocal folds are lengthened, and the larynx goes down.

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Giuseppe Verdi is a master of musical drama. The tragedy is inherent in his operas: they have fatal love or a love triangle, a curse and revenge, moral choice and betrayal, bright feelings and almost indispensable death of one or even several heroes in the final. The composer adhered to the tradition established in the Italian opera - to rely in an operatic action on a singing voice.

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A professional teacher will immediately distinguish a novice from an experienced vocalist on the formulation of his breath. The main signs of not delivered breathing are: Impossibility to stretch a long note. The newcomer simply does not have enough air to hold it, so his voice begins to tremble on long notes, falsity appears, the timbre becomes dull, or the sound disappears altogether.

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While listening to world-famous singers, many people are surprised: the performers convey the subtle nuances of the vocal work so subtly that even the quietest words can be easily heard on the last row in the hall. These singers sing into the microphone, which is why they are so heard, some vocal lovers think, but in fact this is not the case, and learning to sing softly is easy and fast if you do some exercises.

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Musical education, especially for adults, can be difficult if a person has an insufficiently developed ear for music. That is why most music teachers do not recommend ignoring solfeggio classes, whose main task is to develop a musical ear in all directions. What does the ear for music really mean?

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It happens that a person really wants to learn how to sing, but people around him, often ignorant, tell him that nothing will come of it, because he allegedly has no hearing. Is it really so? How to learn to sing to a person who has "no musical ear"? In truth, the concept of "lack of hearing" (I mean, musical) is wrong.

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The voice of mezzo-soprano is rarely found in nature, but it has a very beautiful, juicy and velvety sound. To find a singer with such a voice is a great success for the teacher, this voice has wide application in the operatic stage, and in various directions of music. Mezzo-soprano with a beautiful timbre is easier to enter music schools, and later to find work in the opera house, because there are always not enough singers with mezzo-sopranos and not so many as women with high singing voices.

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To have a wide range of working voices every vocalist dreams. But not everyone can achieve a beautiful voice sound on any part of the range by professional methods and try to expand it independently to the detriment of health. To do this correctly, the vocalist must follow certain rules.

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Contralto is one of the brightest female voices. His velvety low sound is often compared to a cello. This voice is quite rare in nature, so it is very much appreciated for its beautiful timbre and for the fact that it has the lowest notes for women. How and when the contralto is formed. This voice has its own characteristics of formation.

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New Year is a time not only for a holiday, but also for concerts for singers, both beginners and experienced, for many years performing on the stage. At this time, not only big concerts are held at all venues in the city, but also events in the music school. The vocalist's New Year repertoire should always be bright and interesting, so that the audience remembers both the number and the performer.

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High notes can be difficult for beginner vocalists, and more so for those who did not sing in the choir during their childhood. You can learn to sing them correctly at any age. Learning will go faster if in school years the vocalist already had singing experience. Many performers are afraid to take high notes for various reasons, but in fact, with the help of special exercises, you can learn to take them correctly and beautifully.

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Every vocalist dreams of winning a vocal competition or getting into a popular group, especially if he is young and talented. However, even the vocal teacher does not exactly represent how to present himself at the competition, therefore his advice can not always help the performer to take a worthy place or just perform well to pay attention to him.

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