Singing skills and vocalization methods

When singing, vocalization is very important, so what are the techniques? Below are the singing skills and vocal methods I share with you. I hope it will be helpful to you.

1. The purpose and requirements of singing vocal exercises

The purpose of singing vocal exercises, simply put, is to combine the vocal requirements required for singing songs. Various technical links, through regular and step-by-step vocal exercises, gradually improve the physiological functions of singing and vocalization, regulate the cooperative movement of various singing organs, develop a good singing state, and make singing and vocalization technology a powerful means of singing performance. In order to achieve singing services with both voice and emotion.

The purpose of our voice practice is to adjust and consolidate the scientific vocal state, maintain a good singing state during singing, and change the natural vocal habits in daily life to make them consistent with the habits and habits of singing and vocalization. state, so we must be clear about the purpose of our voice practice, rather than simply "opening up the voice".

Singing and vocal practice requires every singer to first understand and memorize the physiological parts and functions of singing vocal organs, master the basic principles of singing and vocalization, and fully understand its spiritual essence. Through repeated vocal practice and Singing practice to digest and verify its singing rules.

Therefore, the following requirements should be paid attention to during the vocal training process:

1) Each singer must fully understand and use the methods of breath vocalization and breath control (i.e., the movement of the diaphragm) Breathing method), because in the entire series of vocal functions, singing breathing is the most important link and the foundation of the entire singing architecture. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the importance of breathing and pay attention to the basic skills of singing breathing.

2) Opening the throat and stabilizing the larynx are the core of basic singing skills training. This is one of the keys to the smooth development of the singer's vocal skills. Many singers' voice problems are mostly due to singing. It is caused by the larynx not being opened and unstable. The correct position of the larynx is the key to coordinating the movement of the respiratory organs and obtaining a stable and smooth sound effect.

3) To make proper use of singing vocals, to make the sound spread far, fill the theater, and be mellow, beautiful and melodious, this requires special training. For beginners, , is a more difficult subject to master. Since singing training is often inseparable from other basic vocal requirements, the singer is required to use vowel conversion, stabilize the larynx, open the mouth, adjust the breath, etc., to vibrate the sound in the head cavity at a high position above the nasopharyngeal cavity* ** sound point to increase the volume, expand the range, beautify the timbre, unify the sound areas, and make the sounds in the high, middle and low sound areas coordinated, seamless, and move freely and flexibly.

4) Correct pronunciation should be combined with correct pronunciation and articulation. Through the practice of combining words and sounds, the flexible movement ability of lips, teeth and tongue can be improved, so that they can more perfectly and vividly express the songs, emotions and content.

5) When singing and vocalizing, you should also pay attention to the training of pitch and rhythm. Through vocal exercises, you can gradually master comprehensive singing and vocalizing skills such as continuous, pause, strong and weak, and enrich the expression methods of songs. Enhance song singing ability.

6) During every practice, you must maintain the correct singing posture. Correct singing posture is the prerequisite for entering a good singing state.

7) Before practicing and singing, you must get rid of all distracting thoughts, stabilize your emotions, have a very good psychological state, have a good desire to sing, and enter the singing state with confidence and relaxation. , otherwise you won’t be able to sing well.

8) From the beginning of voice practice, it must be combined with music, and you must have a good sense of music even when practicing voice. On the one hand, intervals and scales are technical exercises in terms of muscles, pitch, breath, and sound. At the same time, they are also components of music. They must be given the vitality and life of music. Therefore, at the beginning of voice training, each singer is required to sing the intervals, scales, and vocal phrases in a pleasant and melodious way. From the above, we can realize that in the process of singing and making sounds, breathing, vocalization, articulation, and performance are indispensable. They are interconnected, mutually promoting, and complementary to each other. This is the meaning of "whole singing" we require. .

2. Steps of singing and vocal training

The practice of basic singing and vocal skills can generally be divided into three stages according to the progression of the vocal range.

The first stage

Based on the training of the middle vocal area, master the basic vocal methods, adjust and exercise the muscles to adapt to the needs of singing technology. No matter which part you play, you should start training from the mid-range. After practicing the sounds in the middle vocal area, you can gradually expand the vocal range. You must know that vocal music learning must start from the basics. The middle vocal area is the basis for the development of singing voice. The foundation must be laid solidly. Remember the principle of "haste makes waste" reason.

The second stage

Based on the middle voice area, appropriately expand the range, strengthen the training of breath and vocals, and practice the transitional area (i.e. the voice change area) training) to lay a solid foundation for training in the head voice area.

The second stage of practice is a key step and takes a relatively long time, but you must have patience and confidence. Don’t rush to sing high notes. You must be calm and wait until this range is consolidated before entering high notes. Vocal area exercises.

The third stage

That is, exercises in the high-pitched area can strengthen the volume and pitch training on the basis of consolidating the previous two stages, further expand the vocal range, and make more complex vocalizations. Practice to achieve the ideal pitch range for each sound. In this level of practice, special attention should be paid to the unity of the three vocal areas of high, middle and low, and no cracks or lumps should occur in the transition of sounds. The focus is to strengthen the training of the head voice area and obtain the high-position head cavity sound, so as to Achieve the goal of unified vocal area. In this way, our singing instruments are basically manufactured, and we can sing generally difficult songs.

3. The onset of vocal practice in singing

When you start vocal practice, you will inevitably encounter the problem of how to pronounce the first sound. We call it the "rising" of singing. sound" or "sound". The singing voice can be divided into exciting voice, soft voice and relaxed voice.

1. Aroused sound

After inhalation is completed, the chest remains still and the vocal cords are closed naturally first, and then the vocal cords are impacted with appropriate breath to make them vibrate and sound. The sound produced in this way is strong and powerful. We often use it in vocal training such as pause and skipping exercises. We also use this method to correct the problem of vocal cord leakage. At this time, the corresponding breathing method is often rapid inhalation and rapid exhalation.

2. Soft attack

Soft attack is when the vocal cords begin to close, the breath is also sent out at the same time, and the glottis is opened and the breath vibrates the vocal cords at the same time. The impact of the breath in this method is softer than the "stimulated sound", and the sound produced is smoother and more relaxed. In our vocal training, we often use it in practicing legato and long sounds. At the same time, we also use the "soft rise" pronunciation method to correct laryngeal problems. The corresponding breathing method often uses the slow breathing and slow breathing method.

3. Shuqi sound

Shuqi sound means that the glottis opens first, and then the breath vibrates the vocal cords. It is characterized by breathing out first and then making a sound, like a sigh. This method of sounding is often used in labor chants. In vocal training, this method can be used to correct the problem of too stiff voice. It is often used in popular singing and is more colloquial. In short, the attack of singing must first be energetic and coordinated throughout the body. Determine the attack method according to different types of vocal training examples. Pay attention to the volume of the attack not being too strong. A comfortable mf or mp volume is appropriate.

4. Singing etudes

The practice of etudes is an important basic training for vocal singing. Vowel training songs can use individual vowels or mixed vowels or consonant consonants. You can also use the note names of the scale, such as 1234567, etc. to practice singing. You can also arrange lyrics on the vocal training music to practice, which is called word-based practice. During the vocal practice, the function and status of the vocal organs are adjusted based on the sound effect and the appropriateness of the muscles of the vocal organs. The structure of the vocal organs, voice conditions, voice types, and vocal habits of each person are different. Therefore, it is not Every type of practice must be sung, but the practice must be chosen in a planned and targeted manner.

1. Basic practice of "humming"

Generally, when starting to practice voice, it is beneficial to practice "M" first, because it is easy to reach high position and high position when pronouncing this sound. Forward, bright, concentrated effect. When practicing humming, first close the upper and lower lips naturally and open the inside of the mouth, as if you are yawning with your mouth closed, and feel the sound expand to the high position, frontal sinuses, and paranasal sinuses. But do not block the sound in the nasal cavity, otherwise it will be emitted. nasal.

2. Vowel practice

In addition to humming exercises, more exercises are done on vowels, such as a, i, o, u, e and other single vowel exercises. You can also practice mixed vowels such as ma, me, mi, mo, mu, etc.

　3. Legato practice

People often say: "If you can't be coherent, you can't sing." The main expressive power of singing voice lies in the coherence and beauty of the voice. Only coherent voice Only then can you sing a moving melody line. In order to make the sound more coherent, the range of the exercises can be relatively widened, and the exercises can also be made more difficult.

4. Pause practice

Pause singing is also called staccato singing. It is required to sing clearly, briefly, flexibly, elastically and with a strong sense of concentration. When practicing, pay attention to the flexibility of one word and one sound and the coherence of one word and one sound.

5. Practice on combining legato and pauses

After basically mastering the singing method of legato and pauses, you can add exercises on combining legato and pauses. , which is conducive to the unification of the singing state. The pause sound is like a "point" and the legato tone is like a "line". In this way, the point is connected with the line, the position of the sound is unified, and the breath is kept even and smooth.

6. Exercises to keep the position of the *whisper unchanged

In the "humming" exercise, we have already said that the best way to find the position of the *whisper is to experience " "Humming" feeling, if the focus of the humming is found correctly, then all other sounds should move closer to this humming position, so as to reach the high position of singing and make the sound unified up and down.

7. Vocal flexibility exercises

This kind of exercise is mainly to adapt to the fast and flowing requirements of song singing, so as to achieve a more active coordination of the body, throat and breath.

8. Exercises combined with the sounds of words (exercises with words)

It is required to be imaginative, artistic, picturesque, expressive in tone, musical in sound, and emotional based on the meaning of the words. Go and sing. Strive to achieve precise words and round accents, carry the voice with emotion, and have both voice and emotion, and slowly transition to singing works.

9. Precautions for vocal training

1) Pay attention to protecting your voice and practice singing properly. The time for vocal practice is 20 minutes at the beginning, and then gradually The most important thing is to practice every day for half an hour or an hour, and absolutely avoid practicing at full volume. Singing loudly can easily damage the singing organ.

2) Do not practice high notes before you are able to sing high notes. Always sing a set of notes that you are most satisfied with. Be careful when choosing repertoire, and do not sing repertoire that is not suitable for you.

Practice your lung capacity, swim more, run more! Watch more music videos, take a look at the mouth patterns of other singers when they sing, and imitate more! Sing more and practice more.

Extended reading

Imitation of singing skills

The art of singing is the product of the organic combination of literary language and musical melody. To be completely speaking, it is the use of scientific vocal methods to produce sounds. An art that uses beautiful and loud singing to vividly shape the characters in the music, depict their artistic conception, and express their thoughts and feelings through musical literary language. Language is the basis of singing. It is not only the source of creating beautiful and moving melodies, but also the basis for shaping colorful musical images. Therefore, in addition to the training of the vocal system, the basic skills training of singing art also includes the training of articulation, enunciation, language and other aspects, which are an inseparable whole.

How to accurately grasp the singing style of vocal works when learning to sing

In singing songs, we need to understand and express the style of vocal works and study them in conjunction with the characteristics of the society at that time, especially When singing works, you cannot sing them with the same voice, the same expression techniques, and the same level of emotional expression. You must study the differences in the works of different composers from different eras. For example, we are most familiar with the famous songs of the seventeenth century. "My Darling" is a love song, and its expression of love is obviously implicit. Songs like "Nina" and "Joy of Love" fall into this category. The same "I love you" song by Beethoven is very different from Grieg's song. Obviously the latter is more passionate, impulsive and expressive.

The same is true for vocal music works in various historical periods in our country. The style of the vocal works of the Yan'an period is very obvious. The Anti-Japanese War and national liberation were the center of politics at that time. At such a juncture of the nation's subjugation, culture and art must be strongly affected and restricted to some extent, so the content of the literary and artistic works is almost the same. The same is certainly true for songs. Most of the lyrics and music features are filled with sorrow and anger, or are painful and rebellious.

Since the reform and opening up, vocal art creation has seen unprecedented prosperity, with works expressing a variety of thoughts and emotions, with different styles and creative techniques flourishing. It is precisely because people are in an era of rapid development and a vigorous era, so what people often try to express is as focused on showing a kind of magnificent momentum as some kind of ideological excitement, and vocal music works often show an epic Magnificent and majestic ideals, such as "I Love You China", "My Motherland", "Chinese Land", "Motherland's Kind Mother", "I Love You China", "The Story of Spring", "Scientific "Spring is Coming", "Into the New Era", etc. The singing technique therefore focuses on ups and downs. On the contrary, there are fewer ordinary emotions that are more delicate in life, and there are fewer short story-like works that express amorous feelings.

Although there are also exquisite little songs like "Paper Umbrella", "Morning in the Big Forest", "Walking in the Maple Forest", "Putong Tree", etc., many works strive to express the magnificent spirit and magnificent epic passion. Moreover, singing is relatively difficult and is often difficult to use in basic teaching. In fact, songs do not show their level of proficiency only when they are difficult. How many of Schubert's songs are masterpieces? ;