Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and
augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and
a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a singer
or vocalist (in jazz and popular music). Singers perform music (arias,
recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without
accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an
ensemble of musicians, such as a choir of singers or a band of
instrumentalists. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by
anything from a single instrument (as in art song or some jazz styles)
up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles
include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music and
religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world
music, jazz, blues, ghazal and popular music styles such as pop, rock
and electronic dance music.Singing can be formal or informal,
arranged, or improvised. It may be done as a form of religious
devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort or ritual, as
part of music education, or as a profession. Excellence in singing
requires time, dedication, instruction, and regular practice. If
practice is done regularly then the sounds can become clearer and
stronger. Professional singers usually build their careers around one
specific musical genre, such as classical or rock, although there are
singers with crossover success (singing in more than one genre).
Professional singers usually take voice training provided by voice
teachers or vocal coaches throughout their careers.In its physical
aspect, singing has a well-defined technique that depends on the use
of the lungs, which act as an air supply or bellows; on the larynx,
which acts as a reed or vibrator; on the chest, head cavities and
skeleton, which have the function of an amplifier, as the tube in a
wind instrument; and on the tongue, which together with the palate,
teeth, and lips articulate and impose consonants and vowels on the
amplified sound. Though these four mechanisms function independently,
they are nevertheless coordinated in the establishment of a vocal
technique and are made to interact upon one another. During passive
breathing, air is inhaled with the diaphragm while exhalation occurs
without any effort. Exhalation may be aided by the abdominal, internal
intercostal and lower pelvis/pelvic muscles. Inhalation is aided by
use of external intercostals, scalenes, and sternocleidomastoid
muscles. The pitch is altered with the vocal cords. With the lips
closed, this is called humming.
augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and
a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a singer
or vocalist (in jazz and popular music). Singers perform music (arias,
recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without
accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an
ensemble of musicians, such as a choir of singers or a band of
instrumentalists. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by
anything from a single instrument (as in art song or some jazz styles)
up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles
include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music and
religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world
music, jazz, blues, ghazal and popular music styles such as pop, rock
and electronic dance music.Singing can be formal or informal,
arranged, or improvised. It may be done as a form of religious
devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort or ritual, as
part of music education, or as a profession. Excellence in singing
requires time, dedication, instruction, and regular practice. If
practice is done regularly then the sounds can become clearer and
stronger. Professional singers usually build their careers around one
specific musical genre, such as classical or rock, although there are
singers with crossover success (singing in more than one genre).
Professional singers usually take voice training provided by voice
teachers or vocal coaches throughout their careers.In its physical
aspect, singing has a well-defined technique that depends on the use
of the lungs, which act as an air supply or bellows; on the larynx,
which acts as a reed or vibrator; on the chest, head cavities and
skeleton, which have the function of an amplifier, as the tube in a
wind instrument; and on the tongue, which together with the palate,
teeth, and lips articulate and impose consonants and vowels on the
amplified sound. Though these four mechanisms function independently,
they are nevertheless coordinated in the establishment of a vocal
technique and are made to interact upon one another. During passive
breathing, air is inhaled with the diaphragm while exhalation occurs
without any effort. Exhalation may be aided by the abdominal, internal
intercostal and lower pelvis/pelvic muscles. Inhalation is aided by
use of external intercostals, scalenes, and sternocleidomastoid
muscles. The pitch is altered with the vocal cords. With the lips
closed, this is called humming.
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