history of singing

Origin of the song

The art of singing was born with the man himself, with his first
vocal expression. In its origins it was a higher form of
language, probably inspired by
primitive worship.
The larynx, or what we
commonly call the throat, was
the first musical instrument
used by humanity. Ancient
cultures had discovered this
instrument and believed that
singing and music had been
created by the gods.
The art of singing was
developed by all peoples.

In Babylonian times there were large groups of singers

perfectly disciplined from a musical point of view. The music
was voluptuous, a luxury item for parties, unworthy of priests
and prayers.

In ancient Egypt, music was used for festivals, processions

and cult ceremonies.
In Greece, in the 8th century of the Christian era, singing
began to be accompanied by an instrument.
During the 14th century, the song acquired values of short
notes, the rhythm was definitively fixed, and there were no
longer soloists, but rather
the entire town sang.
At that time women could
not sing in churches and
castration began to be
resorted to to obtain high
voices. At the end of the
15th century, the first
precepts for good choral
singing were published. According to this it should be: together,
in the unit of time, in the middle register, with devotion and
accordance with fine citizen customs.
With the turn of the century, new tastes and new aesthetic
ideas appear. The art of polyphony from a simple supervision
of voices. At this time musicians and poets feeling the need to
express themselves in the monodic form of song; This need
must be understood as an aspiration to manifest individually.
With this, the solo singer begins to stand out and be the center.
This raises the need for good vocal technique. Now the words
have to be understood, this obtains a dramatic value that it did
not possess until now.
In the 16th century, at the height of the Renaissance,
Florentine nobles organized meetings of poets, paintings and
music, these cultural circles are called "Florentine camerata",
with interest in Greek tragedies.
Singing is the controlled emission of sounds from the human
speech apparatus (voice), following a musical composition.
Singing also occupies an important place.

Elements of song

For singing, the bases of:

 Pitch: It is the degree of elevation of the voice, this

refers to the notes and sounds of a person when singing.

 The rhythm: It is the beat of a song, which you have to

follow throughout its duration.

 Breathing: Breathing is very important in singing, this

will help us to have a better sound in a person.

 The voice: It has an important role in the art of music,

because it is the only musical instrument capable of
integrating words into the musical line.

 Diction: It consists of the articulation of speech sounds,

that is, how we use words to form sentences.

Types of singing
Lyrical singing: They are a series of vocal techniques for
singing in the music repertoire. Lyrical singing is distinguished
from popular singing by the singer's vocal range and range.

Popular singing: Popular

singing is more liberal,
without following narrow
singing methodologies,
this song allows greater
freedom of expression, as
it is made up of several
musical genres that make
it more commercial to be
transmitted through radio
stations and interesting. for the general population.

Styles:
There are different types of singing. They can be
classified into two broad categories: lyrical singing and
popular singing.

Genres within lyrical singing

Genres include:

 Opera
 Oratory
 Lied
 Chanson (citation needed)

Main representatives of Creole music

In them we find:

 Oscar Aviles.

 Augusto Polo Campos.

 Luis Abanto Morales.

 Cecilia Barraza.

 Delia Vallejos.

 Esther Granados

Genres within popular singing

Genres include:

 The folk.
 The gospel.
 The rock.
 The pop.
 hip hop
 The Jazz.
 Soul and rhythm and blues.
 The reggaeton.

Types of voices
male voices

 Bass: It is the lowest voice among male voices. The

bass has a vocal extension of more than octaves. Its
range ranges from E2 (E 2) to C4 (C 4). A trained bass
can produce notes as short as G1 (G 1)

 Baritone: It is the intermediate voice between male

voices. The baritone has a vocal extension of
approximately two octaves. Its tessitura G2 (G 2) to A4
(G 4). Some baritones can produce notes above B4 (if
4).
  Tenor: It is the highest of the male voices. The tenor has
a vocal extension of more than two octaves. Its tessituras
range from C3 (C 3) to C5 (C 5). There are tenors who
can produce 5 octave notes using the falsetto register

female voices

 Contralto: it is the lowest of the female voices and

which occurs in the register of a tenor from C3 (C 3) to
C5 (C 5) without falsetto.

 17+-m9 Mezzo-soprano: the same as the baritone in

male voices, that middle register but in female voices
and it goes from A3 (A 3) to F5 (F 5).

 Soprano: This is the highest tessitura in The Human

Voice, it is noted lower from C4 (C 4) onwards since
there are sopranos who can reach very high notes with
or without falsetto but their normal limit is C6 (C 6).

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In addition to the types of male Voices described above, there
are some that depend on factors such as physiological
manipulation (castration) or partial falsetto register training:

 castrato
 Sopranist
 countertenor
 treble voice

Singing concept

Singing is the controlled emission of sounds from the

human speech apparatus (voice), following a musical
composition. Singing also occupies an important place in
music, since it allows text to be incorporated into the
work.