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CONCEPTS OF VOCAL PEDAGOGY 61
3. character building: vocal training develops courage, initiative, persistence, endurance.
4.. moral: singing provides an uplifting, self-satisfying experience, is entertaining and promotes happiness.
5. aesthetic: vocal study improves the appreciation of the singing and interpretative arts and promotes an interest in music generally.
6. personality: singing creates poise, self-confidence, improved diction and ease of oral expression generally.
7. vocational: vocal training leads to a professional singing career for concert, opera, stage and radio.
Vocal prerequisites. Opinion is divided as to whether everyone can leam to sing. Certainly a good vocal organ is an important asset. But the physical organ is practically functionless without proper mental control, an educated and sensitive ear and an interest in, if not a talent for, musical expression. To be effective, therefore, the pedagogy of vocal training obviously requires adequate psychological and aesthetic implementation.
When to begin studying. Singing as a form of self expression should be taught at an early age, but artistic voice culture commences in earnest during the early post-adolescent period (i.e., from age 16 to 19). The younger, formative years of the pupil's life may be used advantageously for general education, physical culture and general musical development as a background for later voice work.
How long to study. Apparently, there is general agreement that singing demands from 3 to 6 years of study, even when the student possesses'optimal native vocal endowments. An impatient attitude is inimical to vocal success and the practice of frequently changing teachers in quest of quick results or improved methods often defeats its own purpose. In vocal training, as in all forms of artistic development, humility, patience and slow, gradual growth produce the most lasting results.
The objectives of vocal training. These are considered in two classes:
2. General objectives: to develop a flexible voice and an automatic control of the vocal instrument as an expressive medium of interpretation in song; to develop skill in the artistic interpretation of songs; to develop general musicianship in a vocal medium.
2- Specific objectives: numerous intermediate processes and techniques of vocal training are mentioned that lead to: ear training; breath control; flexibility and smooth coordination of various muscles contributing to the vocal act; removal of inhibitions; good diction; improved vocal attack, extension of pitch range, relaxation, improved resonance, control of dy- |
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