Importance of good vocal technique
Our approach to vocal technique is both practical and based on modern vocal science. There are excellent resources that concentrate on one of three areas: vocal science, vocal pedagogy, or choral rehearsal technique. Vocal Technique and this website integrate the three.
In our first edition we presented an approach to classical vocal technique grounded in authoritative pedagogical sources and vocal science research. There is an increasing demand for contemporary voice training. Our perspective is that variations in the elements of vocal technique are the tools that singers can use to sing in virtually any style. And, we believe that all singers would be well served by the ability to be flexible in how they create sound.
Consistently addressing stylistically flexible vocal technique will vastly improve the sound of both soloists and choral groups. Conductors and teachers must work with their singers over time, during warm-ups and throughout rehearsals, to improve their singing skills. Vocal Technique contains numerous practical exercises to aid in achieving these goals. There are also some examples in these web pages.
The following are some of the important benefits of consistent attention to vocal technique:
In our first edition we presented an approach to classical vocal technique grounded in authoritative pedagogical sources and vocal science research. There is an increasing demand for contemporary voice training. Our perspective is that variations in the elements of vocal technique are the tools that singers can use to sing in virtually any style. And, we believe that all singers would be well served by the ability to be flexible in how they create sound.
Consistently addressing stylistically flexible vocal technique will vastly improve the sound of both soloists and choral groups. Conductors and teachers must work with their singers over time, during warm-ups and throughout rehearsals, to improve their singing skills. Vocal Technique contains numerous practical exercises to aid in achieving these goals. There are also some examples in these web pages.
The following are some of the important benefits of consistent attention to vocal technique:
- Singing with greater ease and efficiency, including the elimination of extraneous tensions that tire singers and result in reduced sound quality.
- Better control over resonance and timbre, key aspects of stylistic differences.
- Improved control over vowel formation and consonant enunciation, resulting in both enhanced sound quality and greater intelligibility.
- Improved register transitions and flexibility to change register use according to style.
- Singing in-tune.
- Enhanced choral blend.
- Expressive flexibility, including control over sound intensity, variation in the amount of vibrato, and articulatory variation.
- Improved vocal health.
- The potential to sing well throughout the life span.