Music and vocal art. vocal art

3. vocal art

Singing (vocal art) - performing music with a voice, the art of transmitting by means of singing voice ideological and figurative content of a musical work, one of the oldest types musical art. Singing can be with or without words. Usually singing is accompanied by instrumental accompaniment, but can be performed without it - a cappella. For performance professional music the voice must be specially adapted and developed. The singing is different:

by genre - opera, related dramatic action, With theatrical performance, which includes all types of vocal art and chamber (concert performance of arias, romances, songs, mostly solo or in small ensembles). In light music, respectively, there are the operetta genre and the pop genre, which includes many styles of singing (in a folk manner, in a spoken voice, in a singsong voice, into a microphone, etc.).

There are three main types of construction of vocal melodies and, accordingly, three manners of singing:

melodious style, where a wide, smooth, coherent singing is required - cantilena;

declamatory style, where singing reproduces the structure and intonations of speech (recitative is a kind of vocal music that approaches natural speech while maintaining a fixed musical structure and regular rhythm. It is used in opera, oratorio, cantata. In the 17-18 centuries, “dry recitative” arose, accompanied by harpsichord chords and "accompanied recitative", with a developed orchestral accompaniment.Recitative intonations are also found in songs, instrumental music and monologues)

coloratura style, where the melody to a certain extent departs from the word and is equipped with many decorations, passages performed on separate vowels or syllables.

Singing without words - vocalization (from the French. Vocalise - a vowel sound), musical composition for singing without words to a vowel sound, usually an exercise for the development of vocal technique. Vocalises for concert performance are also known.

Various national schools singing are characterized by their style of performance, the manner of sound science and the nature of the singing sound. The national school of singing, as a historically established stylistic direction, takes shape when a national school of composition arises, putting forward certain artistic and performance requirements for singers. The national manner of singing reflects performing traditions, language features, temperament, character, and other qualities typical of a given nationality.

The first European school of singing was Italian - it took shape at the beginning of the 17th century. Standing out for their perfect bel canto technique and brilliant voices, many of its representatives received world recognition. Vocality Italian and convenience for the voice of Italian melodies allow you to make the most of the capabilities of the voice apparatus. Italian school developed a standard classic sound voice, which is mainly followed by other national schools of singing. high perfection Italian singing art influenced the formation and development of other national vocal schools - French, distinguishing feature which consists of declamatory elements originating from the chanted declamation of French actors classic tragedy, German, in its development meeting the requirements that the vocal music of the largest German and Austrian composers put before the performers, original, leading from the manner of performance folk songs, Russian school.

Russian vocal school took shape under the influence of the artistic requirements of the art of Russian classical composers M.I. Glinka, M.P. Mussorgsky, P.I. Tchaikovsky and others. The performing style of its outstanding representatives F.I. characterized by mastery of dramatic acting, simplicity, sincerity of performance, the ability to combine singing with a lively, psychologically colored word.

4. Choral music

Choral singing is a rather specific area of ​​art, which is based on the idea of ​​familiarizing with music through collective singing. Through the voice, a person expresses the whole gamut of his sensory world, all the richness and diversity emotional states. And singing in a choir is communication between people precisely at the level of these feelings and states, communication that does not need verbal explanations.

Choral singing among our ancestors occupied a dominant place at holidays, in worship, in theatrical performances. Participation in the choir was considered a sacred duty. Exactly choral art strengthened the most best qualities in man, brought up moral beauty and cleansed the soul. In the Middle Ages, the attitude to art was determined by the influence of the church, but even on this turning point the church did not reject, but, on the contrary, bowed before the miraculous effect of choral singing. People saw in this art amazing strength- to rally people, uniting them through unison singing, reconciling the warring and uniting them in friendship. The chorus was indeed "a form of unification of unities." Singers in the choir were recruited at the behest of the soul and heart. Choral education has become stronger in a person's life, it was the only consolation and outlet for revealing deep spiritual feelings. Each epoch took this baton as a relic of time, saturating it with the best. The Renaissance strengthened choral singing, complicating it with polyphony. Gradually, the choirs settled in secular life; they began to sound at receptions and balls.

In Russian musical culture choral singing dominated, and until the 18th century choral genre developed successfully. All choirs can be divided into professional, amateur, domestic.

The first Russian professional choir was founded in the 15th century - the choir of state singing deacons. IN early XVIII century, on its basis in St. Petersburg, the Court Singing Chapel was created. This group, as well as the Synodal Choir in Moscow, played a significant role in the development of Russian choral art. In the 19th century, secular chapels also appeared - the choirs of Yu.N. Golitsyn, A.A. Arkhangelsky, D.A. Agrenev-Slavyansky. In 1910, M.E. Pyatnitsky organized a folk choir, which became the first folk professional musical group. Members of academic professional teams they are specially trained in singing, their voices sound exactly in all parts of the range; the range can be up to two octaves. They possess singing breathing, diction, dynamics and other vocal skills. Professional choirs also include song and dance ensembles and folk choirs.

Household choirs, as a rule, were organized on the principle of joint labor activity or place of residence. So, for example, in the villages old Russia during field work or rest, a choir arose. Among the workers there was a talented singer who started the song and led it to the end. All the rest, attentively listening to the leading voice, adjusted to it, decorating it with their melodic pattern, and a song performed by great love to life. Such an amateur choir, as it is now customary to call it, existed in almost every village, in every village.

Amateur choirs are groups of singers for whom singing in a choir is not a profession. They arose in many countries in connection with the organization of special choral societies. Many amateur choirs reach high level performers, and often composers trust them to perform their compositions for the first time. In the USSR, amateur choral art gained an extraordinary scope. Choral groups were in universities, institutes, secondary specialized educational institutions and schools.

The type of choir is determined depending on which parties make up it. A choir consisting of female voices is called a homogeneous female choir. Similarly, a male choir is called a homogeneous male choir, and a choir consisting of boys and girls is called a children's choir. There is a tradition of performing works written for a children's choir, female composition and vice versa.

A choir consisting of male and female voices is called a mixed choir. The type of mixed choirs also includes incomplete mixed choirs. Incomplete mixed choirs are those choirs where any one of the parts is missing. Most often these are basses or tenors, less often - any of the female voices.

An ordinary mixed choir consists of four parts: female voices - sopranos and altos (if boys sing in the choir, then the soprano part is called treble), male voices- tenors and basses. Each part, in turn, can be divided into several independent groups, depending on the score of the piece being performed. The number of parties in the choir determines its type: two-, three-, four-, six-, eight-part, etc.

Reduction and increase in the number of real-sounding parts by duplication or, conversely, division can give new types of choir. For example: homogeneous one-part choir, homogeneous four-part choir, mixed eight-part choir, mixed one-part choir, etc.

Duplications and divisions can be either permanent or temporary. A choral score with an unstable change in the number of voices will have a form called episodic one-, two-, three-, eight-voices, with the obligatory indication of a stable number of voices (for example, a homogeneous two-voice female choir with episodic three-voices).

The minimum composition of the choir is 12 people (three people per party), the maximum is 100-120 people. Sometimes several groups are combined into a combined choir. 200, 400, 600, 800 people sing in such a choir. Combined choirs perform on large holiday concerts, at song festivals.

It has long been known that the voices of boys who have undergone special training are remarkable for their remarkable mobility, beauty, and silvery sound. It was these qualities of children's voices that the clergy drew attention to and included boys in church choirs. Such chapels existed in many European countries already in the Middle Ages, and since the 18th century in Russia. Special schools were created for the training of juvenile choristers.

In addition to simple choirs, there are also multi-choir compositions, when several choirs with independent choral parts simultaneously participate in the performance of works. Such multi-choir scores are particularly common in operatic music. In Orthodox musical practice, there is also a tradition of composing the so-called antiphonal (antiphonal singing (literally - sound against sound) - a type of performance in which two choirs alternately sound, for example, left and right kliros in Orthodox Church) works in which two choirs sing, as if answering each other. Such compositions are called respectively: double, triple, etc.

The most common entrance exams are:

• Russian language
• Mathematics ( a basic level of)
• Literature - a profile subject, at the choice of the university
• History - at the choice of the university
• Foreign language- at the choice of the university
• Creative exam - at the choice of the university

First musical instrument his voice became in the history of mankind: people learned to sing and compose lyrics long before the appearance of instruments. The singer's work is one of the oldest forms of art. Songs turned into an instrument for expressing pain and joy, grief and happiness, expectation and longing, evoking similar feelings in listeners. Gradually, the art of singing was transformed into a separate sphere of culture with ethnic characteristics. The national vocal school occupies important place in the history of the development of world musical art and continues to improve cultural level regions and countries.

Admission conditions

Currently, the performance of songs is an integral part of both the elite and mass culture, and the profession of a concert-chamber singer or artist is desirable and popular. attracts many interesting life, high fees and fame. Meanwhile, few people think about how thorny the path to glory. But if you are determined to take the path of this creative profession, then it is necessary to complete the course of study at the university, and the requirements for applicants will be quite high. The following disciplines must be passed as entrance exams:

• Russian language;
• literature (profile);
• history or social studies (to choose a university);
• foreign language (as required by the university).

Depending on the requirements of a particular educational institution You will be asked to either pass an interview or pass a creative exam. It is he who will show the presence or absence of creative abilities and talent. It is from this test that enrollment in training will depend.

Future profession

Musical art does not stand still - it is constantly transforming and evolving. The stereotyped performance style is a thing of the past. On today's stage, the audience wants to see, hear and feel different tempers and images, experience authentic experiences and emotions.

A modern artist must truly become a virtuoso of reincarnation of the manner of performance, depending on the content of the musical work. The musician needs to fully feel and convey to the listener the character, thoughts and emotions of the character of the musical discourse, to influence the listener, causing a response in him.

Where to apply

If you have talent and a desire to try to achieve fame in your chosen field, you can get an education in this profile at conservatories and music universities, for example:

• Institute of Contemporary Art;
• Humanitarian Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting. M. A. Litovchina;
• Moscow State Humanities University named after M. A. Sholokhov;
• Moscow state institute music named after A. G. Schnittke;
• State Academy of Slavic Culture.

Terms of study

The duration of full-time study is 4 years.

Subjects studied

Apart from musical talents, artistry, the ability to transform and get used to the image, the success of the future musician depends on his theoretical background, which includes the following disciplines:

Acquired Skills

This area of ​​study requires not only knowledge special disciplines, but also a number of personal qualities:

• lack of fear of the public and cameras,
• literary ability,
• perfect articulation,
• musical and choreographic skills.

Graduates of the Vocal Art direction can:

1. Perform solo concert programs, including musical works of various styles, genres, eras.
2. Act as an artist of the orchestra and ensemble, perform chamber vocal works.
3. Sing and read vocal parts from a sheet.
4. Compose fragments and pieces on various musical themes.
5. Create individual artistic interpretations of musical works.
6. Use the piano and other musical instruments in the process of working on the vocal repertoire.

Employment prospects by profession

As already noted, only a small percentage of graduates music universities achieve public recognition. But this does not mean that graduates of the direction will not be able to find a decent job. Usually aspiring musicians develop their career by participating in musical theater productions. Wage in this case, it is small, prices depend on the prestige of the theater itself and the number of productions in which the artist is involved.

Depending on the solvency of the institution, wages can range from 500 to 5000 rubles. in a day.

In addition, university graduates can successfully occupy positions:

• art manager,
• choir and ensemble artist,
• musical theater artist,
• operetta theater artist
• music journalist,
• music editor,
• music critic,
• concert chamber singer,
• vocal teacher,
• event organizer.

Prospects for professional development of graduates

The success of the musician's activity requires constant self-improvement, which is facilitated by continuing education in the magistracy. During his studies, the future master forms professional skills, and also studies various aspects of vocal technique. Writing a master's study allows you to realize yourself in pedagogical and scientific activities.

Singing (vocal art) - performance of music by voice, the art of conveying the ideological and figurative content of a musical work by means of a singing voice, one of the oldest types of musical art. Singing can be with or without words. Usually singing is accompanied by instrumental accompaniment, but can be performed without it - a cappella. To perform professional music, the voice must be specially adapted and developed. Singing differs:

by genre- opera, associated with dramatic action, with a theatrical performance, including all types of vocal art and chamber (concert performance of arias, romances, songs, mainly solo or in small ensembles). In light music, respectively, there are the operetta genre and the pop genre, which includes many styles of singing (in a folk manner, in a spoken voice, in a singsong voice, into a microphone, etc.).

There are three main types of construction of vocal melodies and, accordingly, three manners of singing:

melodious style where a wide, smooth, coherent singing is required - cantilena;

declamatory style, where singing reproduces the structure and intonations of speech (recitative is a kind of vocal music that approaches natural speech while maintaining a fixed musical structure and regular rhythm. It is used in opera, oratorio, cantata. In the 17-18 centuries, “dry recitative” arose, accompanied by harpsichord chords and "accompanied recitative", with a developed orchestral accompaniment. Recitative intonations are also found in songs, instrumental music and monologues);

coloratura style, where the melody to a certain extent departs from the word and is equipped with many decorations, passages performed on separate vowels or syllables.

Singing without words - vocalization (from the French Vocalise - vowel sound), a piece of music for singing without words to a vowel sound, usually an exercise for the development of vocal technique. Vocalises for concert performance are also known.

Various national schools of singing are characterized by their style of performance, manner of sound science and the nature of the singing sound. The national school of singing, as a historically established stylistic direction, takes shape when a national school of composition arises, putting forward certain artistic and performance requirements for singers. The national manner of singing reflects performing traditions, language features, temperament, character, and other qualities typical of a given nationality.

The first European school of singing was Italian - it took shape at the beginning of the 17th century. Standing out for their perfect bel canto technique and brilliant voices, many of its representatives have received worldwide recognition. The vocal quality of the Italian language and the convenience for the voice of Italian melodies make it possible to make the most of the possibilities of the voice apparatus. The Italian school has developed a standard for the classical sound of the voice, which is basically followed by other national schools of singing. The high perfection of Italian singing art had an impact on the formation and development of other national vocal schools - French, the distinctive feature of which is declamatory elements derived from the chanted recitation of the actors of the French classical tragedy, German, in its development that met the requirements that the vocal music of the largest German and Austrian composers, original, leading from the manner of performing folk songs, the Russian school.

The Russian vocal school took shape under the influence of the artistic demands of the art of Russian classical composers M.I. Glinka, M.P. Mussorgsky, P.I. Tchaikovsky and others. The performing style of its outstanding representatives F.I. etc. was characterized by the mastery of dramatic acting, simplicity, sincerity of performance, the ability to combine singing with a lively, psychologically colored word.

Every music lover invariably encounters the concept of vocals. Most assume that vocals are just singing. In part, this is true. But let's look at the question of what vocals are more broadly. Among other things, we will try to consider its main types.

What is vocal: definition

In general, if we look at the set explanatory dictionaries, there are quite a few interpretations of what vocals are. What does this concept mean from the point of view of, so to speak, musical scientific approach? IN common understanding- the ability to sing, possession of the voice, the art of singing, the ability to express certain emotions with the voice musical level etc.

You can often come across an interpretation of understanding the essence of the question of what vocals are in music. Many musicologists, composers and even performers themselves call it the most sophisticated musical instrument capable of touching deep feelings and soul strings. Agree, exactly human voice capable of conveying an unthinkable number of emotional shades, which is not available to any of the known musical instruments.

Vocal types

So let's take a look at the vocals. What is the ability to control the voice musically applied to different types music, we'll see now. Let's take a look at the most common classification.

The basis for the entire vocal school is the so-called classical vocal, which is sometimes called academic. No need to think that this is only an operatic voice, because classical music, like any other direction, implies different genres. As a rule, such a voice is characterized by incredible volume and depth, and in most cases it does not involve singing into a microphone, since its use can cause severe distortion of the voice sounding in the speakers.

It was from academic vocals that the division of voices into corresponding groups began, differing in voice height, that is, the possibility of singing notes in a certain range and with a certain timbre. Here you have a soprano, a mezzo-soprano, a tenor, an alto, a baritone, and much more.

One of the most common can be called pop vocals. It is probably not necessary to explain what pop or pop music is. Here, the framework for staging the voice, corresponding to the classical one, is completely absent, although there are some requirements.

Unfortunately, today divorced so many variety performers that many of them consider themselves vocalists, even without being able to sing, and all vocal parts are “aligned” with the help of computer programs like Melodyne, which allows you to pull up any false note to the desired sound level. However, vocals are not so important for the stage, here the first place is rather given to music and rhythm. It is not surprising that pop vocals imply, so to speak, at least the ability to sing at least somehow. But there are many professional performers who still focus on the vocal perception of any composition.

One of the most difficult manifestations of voice control is jazz vocals. the voice of the singer and the singer? This is a very subtle possession of the voice in a very wide range, the ability to very accurately take dissonant notes with a transition, say, through an octave or more, but the main thing here is the ability to improvise. Actually, herself jazz music Basically, it means improvisation.

Now consider another type called rock vocals. Everyone knows what rock is - music is often very expressive. It is clear that "rock" vocals primarily imply expression and incredible dynamics. Without it, rock music itself looks "dry".

Vocals here are prevalent along with rhythm guitar. It is he who carries the charge of energy for which its fans love rock music. But here, too, there are caveats. It's no secret that rock ballads are recognized as the most melodic in the world. So a rock vocalist should not only be able to “turn on” the audience when rhythmic compositions are performed, but also convey all the notes of the mood of the ballad.

By the way, in Lately in rock, academic vocals are very often used. This is most often seen in Scandinavian groups and performers. Take at least former vocalist famous Finnish named Tarja Turunen. Her voice, by almost all definitions, fits the classical production.

Vocalise

Separately, it is worth considering vocalization, since it is also a kind of vocals. In principle, the performance technique involves the use of only vowels such as “a”, “o”, “u”, “e”, etc. in singing. However, the seemingly simple performance technique is much more complicated than when using text.

One of the most clear examples compositions can be named band Pink Floyd under the name Great Gig In The Sky from the album Dark Side Of The Moon, which has become a classic of the genre. Even in the concert version, one can feel the skill and professionalism of the vocalists performing main party. By the way, the group usually invites black women, because they have very specific voices, somewhat reminiscent of the jazz school and the soul style.

Conclusion

Of course, this is not all that can be said about vocals. It remains to be added that if a person wants to learn how to sing and control his voice as flexibly as possible, it is necessary to devote more than one year to classes, with everyday chants designed to develop the technique of performance, as well as significantly expand the boundaries of the range of sounds reproduced by the voice.

What is pop vocal?

pop vocal - this is a special kind of modern vocal art, which, as it becomes clear even from the name, is directly connected with the stage. At the same time, let's say that he has a lot of shades, because he combines many styles and trends, creates a rich palette of images.

Choosing your style.

Among the songs that relate to pop vocals, you can see:

• Bright jazz compositions.
• Songs with folk tunes in modern processing.
• Author's songs.
• Modern chanson.
• rock works

Pop vocal classes involve a huge palette of expressive means. , bright and interesting, allowing not only to demonstrate all the abilities of the vocalist, but also to present any song in the necessary dramatic performance.

Flexible genre that allows you to demonstrate the voice from the most attractive side . It is no secret that in each new performance the same work may sound differently, because the framework of pop vocals also includes the dramatic talent of the performer.

And yet, despite any abilities of the performer, the most main value V pop vocals is the voice: sound strength, timbre, range - all this affects the final result. The technologies of modern equipment allow the use of a variety of voice effects, phonograms, backing tracks - all this is an integral part of pop vocals.

Many believe that pop vocals - younger brother academic and of no value. There are even opinions that this is not vocal at all, but something in between yard singing with a guitar and dashing songs at a wedding. But this is what people who have never encountered real pop vocals say: exercises and chants, exercises to improve diction and articulation, development of the range - all this is fully applicable to pop vocals.

Vocalist (from Latin words vox - "voice" and vocalis - "sounding") —

a musical profession associated with singing, that is, the performance of various vocal parts; a member of any vocal-instrumental ensemble in which this member performs vocal parts.

The term "vocalist" is almost the same as the term "singer", but in modern pop music it is interpreted somewhat more broadly, in particular, implying the possibility of using recitation, recitative, screaming, etc.

A singer is one who sings, who sings. Performer of vocal music: songs, romances, arias, choirs, singles, etc. A person who performs music on an instrument, which is his own voice. The singer is the most common type of vocalist.

Lead Vocalist - participant musical group, performing mainly the main vocal parts.

Backing vocalist - a member of a musical group performing additional, harmonic vocal parts (a kind of backing vocals).

Types of vocal performance.

Depending on how many people and how exactly they participate in the vocal performance of the work, such types of vocals are divided as:

• Solo singing (single);
• Ensemble singing (from two to 10 people, usually performing different parts);
• Choral singing (from 5-7 to several dozen people, some of whom lead identical parts).

There are various systems for classifying voices (and singers, respectively). Some of them take into account the power of the voice, that is, how loud the singer can sing. Others - how mobile, virtuoso, distinct the singer's voice is. Still others include non-musical characteristics, such as appearance, acting skills, etc.

Most often, a classification is used that takes into account the range of the voice and the gender of the singer. Even guided only by these two criteria, many varieties are obtained:

• soprano - high female voice
• mezzo-soprano - medium female voice
• contralto - low female voice choral music commonly referred to as just alt)

• tenor - high male voice
• baritone - medium male voice
• bass - low male voice

Other vocal varieties - coloratura soprano, dramatic tenor, bass-baritone, bass profundo. There is even a category of male singers who sing in the range female voice. This type of voice is rare, but still used today, mainly in opera. In Baroque music, many roles were written for castrati, male singers who underwent castration as a boy to prevent mutation and to maintain a high, female-like voice. In modern vocal performance these roles can be performed by a singer who owns a developed falsetto singing technique. Singers of this type are called countertenors (aka male alto).

Where to learn to sing? The question is undoubtedly quite general: the fact is that some are interested, for example, in jazz improvisation, while others are quite confident in karaoke, etc.

Classification of vocals according to the manner of performance.

Academic vocal (classical, opera).

Academic vocal - old classical vocal school. Academic singers sing in the opera, in the academic choir, chapel, symphony orchestra, as well as in the genre of chamber vocal music. Academic vocals differ from pop, jazz and rock vocals in their strictly classical position. Academic vocals do not involve singing into a microphone. In academic vocals, there are certain frameworks developed by the experience and history of vocal music. These limits, as a rule, do not allow the academic singer to use his voice in other vocal directions. With experience, an academic singer develops a certain vocal position, thanks to which the voice becomes very strong and acquires large volume. However, in rare cases, academicians may perform in other vocal genres if they can make the sound easier.

Stage vocals.

pop vocal - pop singing combines many song directions, unites the entire palette of vocal art. Pop vocal, first of all, means singing from the stage, but the concept of pop vocal, as a rule, is associated with light and understandable music. In pop vocals, you can hear and folk motives, and elements of jazz, it is also art song and elements of rock music. Pop vocals differ from academic vocals in a more open and more natural sound. However, singing skills, correct position and sound support are just as necessary in pop vocals as in academic ones.

jazz vocals.

Jazz vocals - first of all, implies an ideal sense of rhythm and harmony, as well as the mobility of the voice and the ability to improvise. In jazz singing, it is necessary to feel the form of the work, to be able to present your understanding of the melodic theme, modifying it, but without leaving the necessary harmony. Just as important is the sensitive partnership of musicians, the ability to improvise on the go.

Rock vocals.

Rock vocals are usually the singing of a vocalist in a rock band. Rock vocals differ from jazz singing in a more emotional presentation. Rock vocals suggest more semantic load than vocal. However, a rock vocalist needs to have serious vocal training. A rock vocalist must also have courage and complete freedom in an emotional and musical sense.

Folk singing or ethnic singing.

Folk singing, ethnic singing, as follows from the term itself, is singing that has existed since the appearance of man, and differs characteristic features characteristic of a particular nationality or ethnic group. echoes folk tradition can be found both in academic (classical) musical culture and in pop (urban) musical culture. In general, folk singing is characterized by a flat sky, singing on ligaments.

The so-called throat singing- a kind of folk song in which the singer, while singing, uses not only the ligaments, but the throat itself, the resonating cavities of the mouth, larynx, due to which the overtones of the main tone become audible.

At the same time, the basis of everything is precisely the academic production of vocals: it gives freedom of voice control.At the same time, the transition of the “jazz to academic” type can become a real break for the singer, which is why it is advisable to immediately decide what exactly you want to learn.

It is important to understand that it is impossible to teach professional singing in 2-3 months, even for people with a natural voice and perfect pitch.In case of academic vocals the first year you will have to sing only exercises, vocalizations (singing without words - in “oh-oh-oh” or “ah-ah-ah”) and simple songs.Then you can gradually move on to romances and simple arias. It's not that the science of singing is based on some technique available to the elite. In fact, you can tell how to sing correctly in half an hour, everything else is a matter of training.

Vocal lessons are history for several years.

In that sense, singing is like a sport. Depending on the natural abilities, it will turn out a little faster or a little slower, but in any case, hard training is needed.

The most common and most correct form vocal training - individual sessions with a teacher (here we do not touch on the ensemble-choir school - this is a whole separate world).

It's hard to find your own teacher. and even recommendations do not guarantee anything: it is still important to get along purely humanly, because you will have to spend a lot of time together. The manner of teaching is even more than the varieties of vocals, it can be said that each teacher has his own manner.

There is the old academic school, there are former rockers, etc. Of course, one thing unites them: there are no non-singing teachers of singing.The quality of the singing of the teacher himself does not directly affect the quality of teaching.

Why do we need vocal lessons for children.

Singing lessons for children are more fun than learning. Every child is talented. There are no children completely devoid of hearing or a sense of rhythm.

Vocal training for preschool and school age- this is not just a way to keep a child busy when he is not attending school or kindergarten:

• Thanks to singing, the child learns to understand and feel the beauty of music, learns to appreciate it and joins the creation of beauty himself.
• Vocal for beginner children forms such qualities as a sense of rhythm, hearing, develops the vocal apparatus, improves speech, motor skills.
• Vocal for toddlers, older preschoolers, schoolchildren and teenagers develops Creative skills. The child becomes more self-confident, learns to set goals and achieve them, gains the ability to control himself, his voice, body and emotions.
• And also children's vocal studio or school - great opportunity to expand the social circle of the young singer.