Training the Singing Voice - online book

An exploration of the theories, methods & techniques of Voice training.

Home Main Menu Singing & Playing Order & Order Info Support Search Voucher Codes



Share page  Visit Us On FB



Previous Contents Next
INDEX                                             m
Marchesi, 158, 160
Martellato, 232
Mask, 135, 142,183
Melodic line, 209, 224, 229, 231
Melody and phrasing related, 79
Memorizing, defined, 231; aid to, 57; songs, 67, 226, 231, 240
Memory pictures, 181
Mental aids to learning, 67
Mental control, of vocal tone, 30, 180, 228;
Mental ease, 64, 127; Mental training, im­portance of, 29, 30, 31, 32
Messa di voce, defined, 173
Mezza voce, 28, 172, 202
Mezzo-soprano, 149
Monotone, 199, 233
Mood value, 42, 222
Motivation, defined, 220; of singing, 43, 63, 6S, 128, 223, 239
Mouth, 87, 114, 131, 134, 142; as resonator, i37» 138, 145; breathing, 87, 95; defined, 114; roof of, 126; shape of, 137, 196, 204
Muscle, action, technical analysis, 62; to­nus, 36, 37, 63, 126, 139
Muscles, antagonistic, 27, 36, 74, 104, 163-164; exercised mentally, 57; extrinsic, 107, 116, 126,145; intrinsic, 107; laryngeal, 26; localized control, 145; vocal, 98; coordi­nations, 26, 180; gymnastics, 67
Muscular, interferences, 47, 65; tensions, §6, 82
Musical education, factors in, 68, 178
Musical, scale, 160; phrase, 224; taste, im­proving, 179; thinking, 57, 67
Musicianship, 23,^68, 237, 241
Nasal cavities, 114, 135, 136, 137, 145
Nasality, pros and cons, 136
Natural, breathing, 75, 76, 91, 96; method
group, 243; range, 155,156; registers, 150;
singing, 32 Natural voice, 24, 25, 34, 46, 50, 141, 163;
classification of, 50; defined, 32, 260 Neck, 82, 83 Neural connections, 112 Noise, 176 Nose, 87, 129
Notes, duration value of, 219 Note connection, 219, 231, 240
Objectives, educational, defined, 24; gen­eral and specific, 20, 24, 32, 61, 67, 68; technical, 26,46,53
Omo-hyoid muscles, 108, 126
Open throat, 87,101,114,116, nS, 119,146,
180; defined, 118; experimental findings,
118 Operatic acrobatics, 165 Opinions of authorities, 4, 14
Oral, controls, 114, 115; expression, 132;
orifice, 203; pharynx, 134 Orificial controls, 87 Overtones, 100, 132, 138, 145; experiment
on, 133; perception of, 178 Oxygen, need for, 92
Pacchiarotti, 192
Palate, 105, 114, 117, 126, 137, 142; sym­metrical, 134
Palato-pharyngeus muscles, 126
Partials, 178
Pause, 93
Part method, paradox of, 66
Patience as a factor, 24
Pedagogical, dogma, 93; procedure, ques­tions, 94-95
Pedagogical viewpoints, 59-80, 61, 243
Pedagogy, vocal, defined, 10, 16, 60; his­torical aspects, 8; methodological con­siderations, 27, 2§, 62; physiological ap­proach, 26; problems, 252; psychological approach, 29,62; schools of thought, 243; technical approach, 48; theoretical con­siderations, 16, 2i, 60, 62, §8; two-fold approach, 25
Performance* defined, 235; deviations, 2§§; experimental analyses, 121; problems, 54; standardization of, 96, 242
Performance aspects, 235, 237, 241
Period of vibration, 132
Personality, and singing voice, 35, 222, 237, 241; benefits, 61; defined, 222; problems, 15; whole, 111
Pharynx, 101, 105, 118, 125, 134* 137* 141* 204
Phonation, 42, 100, 103. 122, 123, 138, 152, 212; and breathing, 69, 77, 85, 86, 89, §2, i2i, 123; and hearing 187; and pitch level, 175; and projection* 168, 175; arid resonation, 144; and speech, 225; de­fined, 10, 98; experimental findings, 104; extrinsic and intrinsic mechanisms, 107, 116,117,124, 125; faulty, 48, 89, list, 121, 127; open throat concept, 118; physiolog­ical factors, 101, 103, 105, 111, 114* i*3» 127, 164; problems 256; psychological approach, 33, 34, m, u$* «3» 12!i9» 223; terminology, 98, 108; theories of, 98, 100,123,126, 127, 134 Phonetic, patterns, 190; symbols, 21s