声乐关闭（Vocalclosure）

声乐关闭（Vocal closure）
In the high technique of singing, there is a rotten word used by Chinese Singers - "CLOSE"". Singers have long used it as a sign of success to search for it and use it as an invisible ruler to measure their peers. "Shut down" technology in "proud of everything" won the singing feeling; and "off" technology looking and lost is frequently called "no way" and "no" or "can't do" and so on.
I have often emphasized to graduate students in public speaking in class, there is essential difference between the early stage of our vocal education and now the implementation of the European vocal music in the initial stage of development and the development of China opera art education, is the Chinese and foreign history of the history of the early art tune into oral teaching that inspires true understanding within the past, now our school art education should be in under the support of the theory of education, that is to say, we are in the process of educational practice must have a relatively complete theoretical basis, and the relatively perfect theory more perfect in the practice process, but no theory action is blind action. Then, in China shenglejie parroting "off" have a relatively clear definition? What is "shut down"? When was the word "closed" used by the Chinese vocal music community?
Is the word "shut" a term for European traditional singing? No
Why is the word "closed" used by the Chinese vocal music industry? Ignorance；
When was the word "closed" used by the Chinese vocal music
community? Unknown;
Is there a relatively constant definition of the word "off"? Indefinite.
I used the word "close" to consult a number of vocal music predecessors and colleagues, and answered and explained the above four. I also read a lot of books on vocal theory, and the answer is still difficult to understand. Especially the students of vocal music, who have read the explanations, it is difficult to understand the word "close", which is south or north. It is particularly worth mentioning is that in the interpretation of "closed" written in treble or "off" has not been well solved or no people solve a lot of. Technically know "shut", and in the theory of the above can not understand; technically do not know "close", but dare to explain the abhorrent!
In 1997 I visited Ble Canto's hometown of Italy, met a little known but Chinese sing great baritone singer, vocal music professor A. Monake. The old gentleman was already more years but if the sound of a bell, but don't break in to sing twelve songs Verdi Arias and not half a treble! I was shocked and moved by him. He was younger than he was twenty. I hope one day I can get the same skill as he does! The farther away he was, the more penetrating treble had tempted me to take his two hour bus ride to his home in Milan without fatigue. I know from him that the word "CLOSE" is not used in the vocal world of Italy, but not because "shut down" is derived from english. The generation with this term is PASS, GGIO, through the transition,
By a semitone smooth down a semitone, by, by a vowel smoothly down a vowel sound area transition, no boundaries, no "kan" or because of changing sound "traces"; there is a word is COPERTO cover, will enter the treble vowel right "dark" to "be together" don't sound too white". We should clearly remember such a standard of sound, that is, a good sound should be out of tune, especially when entering a loud area. I always worry about such a situation in China vocal sector: in the long-term growth of singers ran for the "off" the secret "off" but don't know what, but blindly chasing the ghost or will have naturally comfortable voice into several "hum" and recognized it as "closed", the is sad.
As "cool" and "awesome" and other words, as recognized by the people, we will be used to give the corresponding explanation and guidance from the front. So, how do you explain "closing"?
I would like to define the following definition of "shut down" on my own experience, textual research and the interpretation of my predecessor's [1]:
The word "shut" is derived from English CLOSE, meaning "closed" and "closed". It is quoted as "vocal music technique" in Chinese vocal music circles. In order to sound more focused, more easy to sing soprano melody, in the "off" time to change on the singing vowel, vowel, vowel narrow wide narrow width, and the amount of the adjustment of the proportion of true falsetto, let the vocal cords normally closed. I have said in "on the vocal music education, vocal music and other" in the text, all the means of vocal technical training are for one purpose, is to make the vocal cords normally closed in the cavity of the low high school district, so I think the so-called "closed" vocal
cord closure technique technology especially loud area.
We know that, in general, the vocal areas of the human voice have limits, and the sounds that go beyond the natural sounds are called, called, untrained, and sung to the high notes. Beyond the range of natural sound area after the vocal cords can not normally work freely or closed, in order to make vocal can exceed the natural sound area after normal work is closed, we must seek a kind of method, this method is difficult to change the cord closure sound in the mother shouted, so as to reach the normal closure, vocal cords close. Well, we use the way to change the vowel vocal closed, closed. Here, quote me in my article about "the word is not necessarily round". "I" and "e" is a narrow five vowels in vowel or "close accent" in Italian; "a, O, u" is the width of the five vowels in vowel. In order to unify the sounds, we must first unify the five vowels. Speak of "I" and "e" shape are two directions to the mouth opened, if the graphic representation of it is transverse to the two corners of the mouth to the arrow vs., especially the "I" vowel. When speaking of the "e" and "I" sounds almost the same shape and outward side arrow, just slightly smile. At this point, it is very clear that the articulation is pronounced, but in this state it is almost impossible to achieve the vocal resonance required by the bel canto,
The singing cavity is never round, especially in loud areas. This is fulfilled, Mr. Li Xinchang cloud, the word is not necessarily round!" On the other hand, we in the "I" and "e" to do a reverse action, should have been carried out in the outward direction of the arrow to go to look at, "I" will appear in German "U" feeling; and "e" will appear in German "?" feeling,
this is the state of pronunciation in order to sound does not appear to "squeeze" the feeling of cavity must be rounded, completed this practice is very helpful to "close" in loud area.
"A, O, u" is called "open wide vowel or accent", in a low voice area they are easy to be mastered but in the treble area will become very troublesome. We have to change the width of narrow vowel said method, now we have to say is how to become so narrow width of vowel sound is concentrated to sing. As you know, there is such a phonetic transcription in the English phonetic alphabet, "and": you must pay attention to the fact that "e" is not "hungry" in Chinese absolutely! What's the difference between them? The difference is that the pronunciation of "and": "in the middle of the lower root, and" e "=" hungry "is located in the throat and very close. We can test the A, O, u doped with several components "?", "?" in the sound of narrow vowels, compared to a, O, u ""? "The width is narrow, so the pronunciation of the vocal cords can be easily closed. Apparently, the vocal cords are closed and the rounded sound comes out. The purpose of the so-called "sound off" is achieved. The people often say "off" the sound is from the "head" and "Mask", I must emphasize: the so-called "vocal closed off" means "head" or "Mask", is a kind of sound effect. Vocal music teachers can not take effect as a means to teach; vocal students can not take the effect when the means to practice. In the new folk music singer 2] or students (here refers to the female singer, for four voices now "national singing" has not formed the European tradition of singing is not Chinese opera that day the net ugly voice system), "closed" technology is applicable. For the new folk song singer's aesthetic, I do not think her (his) voice is "tight" is concentrated, "pinch" is sweet. In
addition, folk songs must not be equivalent to operas! Therefore, the closure and closure of the "straightening" vocal cords are inconsistent with the normal "off" technique. In my opinion, some of her (her) vocal chords are closed, especially in loud areas where vocal cords are closed and not fit properly. Normal, right vocal cord closure, closure should be able to send the sound rather than move among force and soft, "tight" or "squeeze". While the European tradition of singing "PASS GGIO", "COPERTO" and Chinese used "CLOSE" is the pursuit of the kind of flexible voice, never let the vocal cords overload closed "STRETTO" - "squeeze"!
[music talk] close the concept of vocal music
The entry time: 2009-7-7 16:58:00 source: Internet Music Grading Test []
Close the concept is indeed very easy to make people really "close", or really understood as the part of a locked up, since the word "closed" since the invention, how many scholars seeking to solve the treble to "off".
The concept of vocal music is really abstract. You say "shut down" and he says "cover up."". Beginners often unintelligible.
Some believe that close and concealment is one thing, students can understand it will vary widely. By closing to understand, may really close a part, sound really shut, but also suppressed, and can not come out. According to cover to understand, the sound really cover up, also empty, also stuffy.
Even the singing masters use different ways to sing high notes, and master Claus can sing high notes without closing them or covering them up. Pavarotti used the compressed voice to change the voice of the way to solve the treble. Mr. Cheng Zhi thought that the high notes were involuntary and were sung on the basis of the correct sound position. Mr. Zhou Xiaoyan also made the traditional "voice change" teaching, image called "bridge", a long step by step through the bridge. Mr. Pan Naixian believes that singing high notes is not a matter of shutting down the long, and his understanding of closing is different from that of traditional closing. He thinks it's the vocal cords, not the sound.
So, the vocal position confusion, vocal learning is climbing the mountain, the masters stand on the top of the hill, overlooking the beautiful natural scenery, mountain climbing students fall over each other, the master said, you climb from here. The master said, "where are you climbing from?". Another master said you must climb to climb the mountain from here, had a tremendous effort for students to have a part to climb up, and climb from different ways, and some can only sigh: vocal music almost inaccessible mountain is difficult to climb.
1, pitch, people will naturally have the psychological tension, tension which causes a portion of the muscle, moderate tension is good, with a higher pitched sound, tension will increase accordingly, what is the tension of concrete, it is difficult for vocal music. Muscle tension can produce a certain amount of action, which naturally turns off. But if you are too nervous or deliberate to practice the tense action, you will lose the effect of closing, but there are people who can practice close
to the closed state, but it is really difficult.
2, the more treble requires more people's mental state, improve the mental state will lead to muscle tension (excitement), but also will cause a closed state.
I feel that no matter what method to sing, as long as to a certain pitch, in order to ensure the stability of the sound, the cavity will inevitably produce closed action, the final right and wrong depends on whether the action is balanced and reasonable.
Another question of resonance:
Instead of actively looking for resonance and cavities, we are ready to relax in the chamber and prepare the natural state of the sound, which resonates naturally.。