National vocal singing art

Author: Li Xiaodi
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Publishing Date: 2001-08-01
Features: This book takes as its starting point the promotion of national culture and the inheritance and development of China's vocal arts. Through a systematic introduction to the long history of China's national vocal art performance, it comprehensively presents the cultural heritage of national vocal arts in China over thousands of years. By introducing the physiological functions and structures of the human vocal organs, it focuses on explaining the three key elements of basic vocal training in national vocal arts: breath control, phonation, and resonance. Based on Standard Chinese (Mandarin) pronunciation, it integrates the "thirteen tones" (Shisan Zhe) vocal technique from China's traditional singing arts, summarizes and innovates them into a vocal method suitable for China's national vocal arts, providing theoretical guidance and practical basis for the study of national vocal arts. Especially by analyzing the lyrics and musical forms of some outstanding national vocal art works, it explains the specific methods of vocal production and emotional performance, offering learners a complete and standardized self-study model.