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The Functions Of Recitation In Vocal Coach

Posted on:2014-06-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L Y ZhuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2255330401450428Subject:Vocal Performance
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The beauty of singing lies in the fusion of language and music. Music expressesthe internal power of language while language interprets the inner spirit of music.Accomplished singing is based upon professional techniques as well as elaborativefaculty, in which one should experience the charm of literature and combine it withmusic. Among the vocal genres, art song embodies strong and profound literarinessand ideas because its lyrics derive from poems. As a result, it is a significant genre forunderstanding the artistic combination of music and poetries. During the vocaltraining, it is necessary to read lyrics aloud with expression for many times. Not onlydoes it help singers quickly understand the spiritual world of the poet, but also it isuseful to analyze musical language and the emotion in the song. However, readingloudly and clearly is language art. The purpose of the article is to explain how toconnect speaking and singing and how to infiltrate the glamour of language art intothe art of vocal music.In this article, the writer describes “recitation” as an exaggerated approach oflanguage expression and indicates its functions in the vocal coach. To begin with, Igives the definition of recitation and analyzes its relationship with reading andsinging. Also, according to the internal and external techniques of language art, sheillustrates impacts on vocal music from language art by means of comprehension onlyrics, grasp of emotion, and analysis on details with some examples of Chinese artsongs. Furthermore, she explores the functions and the methods of recitation interms of breath, resonance, and pronunciation in vocal coach.
Keywords/Search Tags:reading, recitation, singing, language art, art song
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