How to improve the singing of national bel canto songs?

1. The definitions are different.

Folk singing: Folk singing (Italian: nazionale cantanti) is a singing art created and developed by the Chinese people of all ethnic groups according to their own habits and hobbies.

Folk singing includes four types of singing: Chinese opera singing, rap singing, folk song singing and new national singing.

Bel Canto: Bel Canto (Italian: bel canto) is a singing method in which the larynx is in the inhalation position, and the exhaled air flow blows the vocal cords, so that the open resonance cavity can resonate completely and evenly.

2. The origin is different.

Folk singing: The origin of Chinese folk vocal music can be traced back to the matriarchal clan society more than 6,000 years BC. It arises from the productive labor and life practices of working people.

The "Dange" of the Yellow Emperor period recorded in the Spring and Autumn Period of Wu Yue and the "Labor Trumpet" recorded in "Huainanzi" are the basic prototypes of Chinese national vocal music.

Most of their singing forms are shouting and shouting. Strictly speaking, the evolution of ancient Chinese national vocal art is from the beginning of the "trumpet" produced by primitive labor, to the formation of the primitive form of song, dance and music, and then to the development of singing and dancing and various operas, miscellaneous operas, folk arts and folk songs, etc., to the development process of singing activities becoming a separate art form.

Bel canto singing: bel canto singing originated in Europe, and its production is not only closely related to the development process of Europe, but also as a part of human cultural ideology, it is also a product of social and contemporary development.

3. The characteristics are different.

Folk singing: Folk singing is characterized by a sweet voice, clear pronunciation, elaborate breath, and high-pitched tones. Folk songs originate from the people and are the precious cultural wealth of our nation.

There are 56 ethnic groups in China, with different ethnic habits and different national languages, forming a rich and colorful folk song.

It can be said that some song series have been formed, such as: Jasmine series of songs, lullaby series of songs, love husband series of songs, mountain song series of songs, trumpet series of songs, etc. There are many admirable ** workers who have gone through hardships to all parts of the motherland and trekked through mountains and rivers to collect various folk songs.

But so far no one can say that it has been collected completely.

Bel Canto Singing: The main feature that distinguishes bel canto from other singing methods is that bel canto singing is a mixed vocal area singing method. As mentioned earlier, bel canto singing is used in terms of voice, both true and false voices, and true and false voices are mixed according to the needs of the pitch ratio.

In terms of resonance, it is to mobilize all the resonance cavities that can be used in singing. This singing method itself has its own unique "taste" and unique sound characteristics. The singing instruments required for bel canto singing have their own unique "taste".

Bel canto singing has a set of methods for training breathing, which shows that it attaches great importance to breathing, and it mostly uses chest and abdominal joint breathing, which requires deep and full breathing, smooth and free breathing, and the voice rests on the breath.

The folk singing method requires the breath to sink into the "dantian", that is, to breathe with the diaphragm. Among the folk singers, there are not many people who consciously use deep breathing, and most of them use chest breathing due to the needs of certain styles. However, there are still similarities in the control of exhalation and inhalation in folk singing, quoting a sentence from singer Mr. Wu Yanze called "inhale a large piece and exhale a line".

Popular singing does not pay much attention to the depth of breathing, chest breathing is more, the inhalation part is high, only a few artistic singers, when singing soulful songs, the breathing is used deeply.

Second, the difference between laryngeal positions.

Bel canto singing requires the larynx to be lowered, kept low on the inhale, the throat open, especially the lower part of the throat to be opened, and the vocal tube to be lengthened to stabilize the larynx. It is believed that breathing is the driving force of singing, and opening the larynx is the key to vocalization.

Folk singing believes that the size of the throat opening or the height of the larynx should be determined according to the needs of the style of the work, and the throat should not be opened in the same way, and the larynx should be allowed to move up and down, and the larynx can be moved up when singing mountain songs or some stylistic works. From the above comparison, it can be seen that the larynx position of the folk singing method is slightly higher than that of bel canto singing, and the throat opening is also smaller.

The male and female voices of popular singing are mainly true voices, the larynx position is generally high, the throat is not large, and everything obeys the needs of the style.

3. Comparison in terms of resonance.

Bel canto singing pays attention to mixed resonance, emphasizing the overall sense of singing, giving full play to the resonance role of the entire vocal area, requiring the unification of the vocal area, and there can be no traces of the conversion of the vocal area, so the volume is large, the penetration is strong, and there is no need to use the microphone to expand the sound.

Folk singing mostly uses local resonance, allowing for ventilation in the middle to form a unique style. In the traditional national singing method, the resonance of the head cavity is called "the back of the head", and the resonance of the chest cavity is "the bore sound".

Popular singing, due to the use of microphone amplification, does not need a strong resonance (except for a few strong songs), light singing, more real voice, more resonance in the lower part, more oral resonance, try to maintain a natural state, just like recitation, speaking.

Fourth, the difference in vocal range.

Due to the connection between the upper and lower vocal areas, the vocal range of bel canto singing is relatively fast, and it can generally reach two octaves, or even three octaves.

In the national singing method, the vocal range of the works is generally not wide, but there are also some mountain songs that flow up and down a lot.

In popular singing, the vocal range of the works is mostly between 10 and 12 degrees. Some folk song adaptations have a slightly wider vocal range, and some powerful songs or dramatic works have a wide vocal range, and the voice conditions are average or untrained are more difficult to compete.

5. Similarities and differences in the bite parts.

Bel canto singing requires a mellow and soft voice, a "dark" timbre that bites slightly back, a vowel that is "round", and a round mouth.

In folk singing, the vowel pronunciation is relatively forward, the sound is reflected to the hard palate, the mouth is flattened, and the corners of the mouth are separated to both sides, so that the words can be pronounced more clearly.

Bel canto singing and ethnic singing are not the same vocal parts, the difference is that bel canto singing uses the nasopharyngeal cavity to make a sound, the sound channel is placed on the upper and lower parts of the tongue and pharyngeal wall, and the position of the vocal tube is as wide and elongated as possible, so that the base tone can get the greatest resonance.

Bel canto singing is a very influential singing method in Italy and other ancient European countries in the 17th century, with unified vocalization, strong timbre penetration, wide vocal range, and very free volume control, scientific resonance and mellow coherent sound.

Folk singing is a kind of Chinese folk singing, in China's various cultural and historical development periods, including the folk songs, opera and rap art of various ethnic groups, the content mainly includes the pronunciation of the Chinese language, opera singing, singing folk songs and songs with strong national style characteristics, the singing method is very real and natural, so that people feel cordial.

There are many types of bel canto singing, singing styles include arias, recitatives, recitatives, cantatas, etc., and the range of national singing methods is also very wide, including rap art, various opera singing, new national singing, etc.