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A musical instrument with its own voice. Academy of Entertaining Arts

The VOICE is a unique musical “instrument” The impact of vocal vibrations on organisms. Since the time of the most ancient civilizations of mankind, people have known the healing power of individual sounds and sound combinations pronounced in their own voice. Mantras are of particular importance. In Rus', treatment has been carried out using vocal therapy since ancient times. The melody of ancient Russian folk songs, sometimes built on 2-3 notes, amazes with its diversity and beauty. She suggests going from unison to consonance, teaches harmonization of external and internal, tuning the body and soul in accordance with objective laws. VOWEL SOUNDS:<А>– relieves any spasms, treats the heart and gall bladder;<И>– treats eyes, ears, small intestines, stimulates cardiac activity, “cleanses” the nose;<О>– revitalizes the activity of the pancreas, helps eliminate heart problems;<У>– improves breathing, stimulates and harmonizes the functioning of the kidneys, bladder, prostate gland (in men), uterus and ovaries (in women);<Ы>– heals ears, improves breathing;<Э> – improves brain function. ATTENTION! To enhance and concentrate the therapeutic effect of pronounced or “sung” sounds (sound combinations), experts recommend placing your hand on the area of ​​the body where the organ (or system) undergoing sound therapy is located, and imagining this organ as healthy and actively working. The degree of human development is influenced by various sound frequencies that affect the chakras (energy systems) - both negatively and positively. Music that is best perceived by a person determines the degree of his development. To find out more about a person, they ask him: “What kind of music do you like?” The VOICE is a unique musical “instrument” given to man by Nature itself. A person’s voice vibrates whenever it sounds (when talking, singing, whispering). And a more perfect (particularly from a therapeutic point of view) musical instrument suitable for a particular person simply does not exist. * * * The art of singing is, first of all, proper breathing, which is one of the most important factors in a healthy life. Of all the means of music therapy, SINGING has the most powerful effect on the body. /When a person is sick, his voice “sits down,” becoming dull and colorless. With our own singing (therapeutic sound production), we can influence a diseased organ or system, returning healthy vibration to it. Note. Methods of VOCAL THERAPY (this is the scientific name for singing treatment) are actively used all over the world for the treatment and prevention of both physical and mental disorders: neuroses, phobias (obsessive, painful fears of something), depression (especially if it is accompanied by diseases respiratory tract), bronchial asthma, headaches, etc. * * * Each organ of our body has its own “voice”. The “sound” of diseased organs differs from the sound of healthy ones. This abnormal “sound” can be corrected by teaching a person to sing correctly. /Good opera singers are physically healthy people and, as a rule, long-lived. * * * When a person speaks or sings (in one word – “sounds”), then, according to various estimates, from 60 to 85% of the sound vibrations of his voice go to the internal organs (absorbed by them) and only 15-40% to the external environment . /Our body is by no means indifferent to what those 60% of its own – produced (produced) by man himself – sound “food” will be, which it – the body – will have to (or has to constantly – daily) “digest” and “assimilate”. Note. Leading Russian music therapist S. Shushardzhan and his colleagues from the Research Center for Music Therapy and Medical-Acoustic Technologies conducted research on the effect of vocal therapy on the lungs and other vital organs. As a result, scientists came to the conclusion that only 15-20% of the sound generated during singing goes into external space (the rest of the sound wave is absorbed by the internal organs, causing them to vibrate). * * * A child uses his voice without thinking - he screams and speaks as he breathes, unlike many adults, who over the years lose the natural ability to express themselves in sounds and words (some mumble, others mumble monotonously, and others become completely “voiceless”, experiencing a not-so-successful personal experience silently and deep inside). * * * The kind of voice a person will speak in his life largely depends on his mother. It is her voice, endlessly changing in a variety of situations of communication with the child, that at an early age the baby takes as a kind of standard (the baby begins to imitate his mother’s voice first of all). Now many experts seriously suggest that expectant mothers begin developmental activities with the child already during the period of intrauterine development - talking, singing songs and playing harmonious music for him. /Abroad, special abdominal bands with stereo mini-speakers are produced for pregnant women. * * * Singing is very beneficial for pregnant women and their unborn children. The transitions of the singing voice from high to low sounds and vice versa activate the growth of those organs and systems of the child that are tuned to certain sound frequencies. The baby's hearing organs receive the training they need and the brain is stimulated. /Several decades ago, the famous French obstetrician Michel Auden organized a-capella choirs of expectant mothers in his clinic. Simple vocal exercises have been developed especially for them. As a result, more viable, calm and strong babies were born. * * * The tonal range of the human voice—from its lowest to its highest pitch—usually ranges from 64 to 1,300 Hz, with the spoken (“everyday”) voice occupying about one-tenth of this scale. * * * It has long been known that singing is one of the best breathing exercises (it trains the respiratory muscles, diaphragmatic breathing, improves bronchial drainage, and increases the vital capacity of the lungs). /The famous Hungarian composer Z. Kodaly wrote in 1929: “A wonderful means of rhythm is the discipline of the nerves, training the larynx and lungs. All this puts singing next to physical education. Both are needed daily, no less than food.” * * * When singing together (in a duet, choir), as well as when carefully listening to the singer for a certain period of time, the boundaries of each human soul from among the participants in this process are revealed, there is a striving towards each other (singing and soulfully listening). /The same applies to just music (without words). * * * Even in ancient times, the effect of singing on a person was used by many peoples to combat a wide variety of ailments (our distant ancestors intuitively guessed the presence of enormous healing power in singing, but were not able to scientifically explain this phenomenon). /For example, in Ancient Egypt, choral singing was used to treat insomnia. In Ancient Greece, Democritus extolled singing as a specific remedy for curing certain types of rabies, and Aristotle and Pythagoras recommended singing for the treatment of mental illness and insanity. * * * In Rus', the Slavs believed that the SOUL itself sings in a person and singing is its natural state. Therefore, working with sound (its strength, length, height), rhythm, breathing, intervals not only brings one closer to high-quality and technical performance of songs, but also to a greater extent ensures success in painstaking work on the correction and formation of a person’s personality. In the positive orientation of the individual during folk singing classes, the original manner of sound production plays an important role. In each area it has its own characteristics. But there is one feature that is characteristic of the manner of sound production in any corner of Russia - when the sound is sent, as it were, into space, the lips stretch into a smile, forcing the use of the so-called. "front resonator". /You sing and smile, and due to this the sound becomes light, clear and free. Gradually, as a result of systematic smile training, the quality of sound transfers to a person’s personality. Soon the external smile becomes an internal smile, and we begin to look at the world and people through it./Note. In Rus', with the help of vocal therapy, the treatment of patients has been carried out since ancient times (the patient was seated in a circle of people and round dances were performed around this person). In addition, they simply sat around the patient so that he was in the center of maximum sound impact - at the point where the “body of sound” actually grows high and wide, capturing space and all its components with its vibrations. /If the disease is indeed a disruption of a person’s normal internal bioenergetic rhythms, then song and singing in this case are a very powerful healer. * * * In folk songs they do not lie with their voice, trying to make it more beautiful than it is: they sing openly. But it is precisely this openness that makes any voice beautiful. By the way, the covered voice of the academic style of performance (as opposed to the folk one) sounds as if the vibrations are directed upward (to the palate), and the so-called “posterior resonator” (i.e., the far part of the oral cavity). “Folk” sound is characterized by the use of a “front resonator” (the sound is directed not upward, but forward - towards the person for whom it is intended). Note. Even with basic sound production, we already include our real or supposed interlocutor in the process of “living” the sound. This person turns out to be important for us, and we for him, because we are in the vibrational field of his speech or singing (and, conversely, he is in our field), we perceive these vibrations and inevitably resonate with them (more precisely, we are, as it were, “offered” "enter into this resonance). /Remember how “contagious” a cry or laughter, sobs over a loss or the delight of an acquisition (victory) can be. Often, without realizing it, we, even passing by (literally and figuratively), for a long time carry the state of those who “sounded” in a certain mood. * * * According to experts, when working with song folklore, along with the elaboration of individual psycho-emotional states, there is also a correction of individual personality traits. Closedness, shyness, and aggressiveness are gradually leveled out and turn into their opposite. /Scandal and anger are destructive because they are irregular in our world, subject to various rhythms. They break the established harmony, regularity, and beauty of intertwining melodies. In addition, on a physiological level, all negative emotions that are a consequence of undesirable personality traits cause holding of breath, disrupting its rhythm, which cannot but have a negative impact on a person’s general well-being. This also involves the one who is drawn into the scandal. Note. Breathing is very important for human health. By working on lengthening the exhalation for the purpose of high-quality performance of folk songs, we not only create conditions for increasing the volume of the lungs and their high-quality ventilation, but also enhance the relaxation moment directly related to exhalation (relaxation) as the antonym of inhalation (tension). Probably, without any scientific calculations, our ancestors were aware of this. “Chain” breathing, which is practiced when practicing folklore singing, not only teaches continuity of sound, but also increases the duration of exhalation, the depth and completeness of inhalation, which increase depending on the use of the lower (abdominal) type of breathing. In the course of mastering “chain” breathing (in choral folklore singing), that subtle hearing is included in the work, which we have practically not used until now - the ability to hear the breathing of another and feel when he is about to take a breath, so that this does not happen at the same time as you and did not interrupt the sound. /The restoration of free breathing when practicing folklore singing occurs subconsciously and is manifested not only in terms of freedom of breathing, but also in an improvement in well-being, in a change in perspective on problems that previously seemed insoluble and dangerous to a person. * * * Singing is a unique breathing exercise that takes everything into account. Singing cures bronchial asthma and other bronchopulmonary diseases, sinusitis. The influence of song lyrics on life

Issue 21

Musical instrument voice

The voice is an amazing instrument given to us by God. The voice can convey any emotions, feelings and mood. The voice is so closely connected with the soul that any of its experiences are immediately reflected in the voice. Unlike other musical instruments, the voice is capable of producing connected words of speech. And the word is also a gift from God. And its highest purpose is to give praise to the Creator for the blessings that He has given us. Therefore, since ancient times, in all churches there are those who serve God with their voices - these are singers. By the way, when a person speaks, he uses only a tenth of the capabilities of his musical instrument - his voice. And classes can develop it 100 percent. Peruvian singer Ima Sumac had a unique voice range of five octaves. That's 70 percent of the piano's range. So the human voice is the most unique among all musical instruments.

Voice Types

Voices are usually divided into several types. It depends on the properties of the voice. Female voices are divided into three types: soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto. Soprano is the highest type of female voice. This type has several varieties. The highest soprano is coloratura. This is a transparent voice, ringing like a bell. There is also a lyric and dramatic soprano. Mezzo-soprano is a medium-range type of female voice. It is characterized by a dense sound, which is why mezzo-sopranos in opera are often assigned dramatic roles. Alto is a low type of female voice. Male voices are also divided into three main types: tenor, baritone, bass. Tenor is the highest male voice. Baritone is a medium tessitura type of male voice. It can also be lyrical and dramatic. Bass is the lowest male voice. At first, people sang without musical accompaniment. Acapella choir singing was especially often used. Then they began to sing to the accompaniment of various instruments. Eventually they began to sing accompanied by an orchestra. This happened in Italy at the end of the 16th century. It was then that theatrical performance, orchestral music and singing came together. As a result, opera was born. But singing to the sounds of an orchestra was not easy. After all, there were no microphones then. It was necessary to train the voice so that it sounded clear and deep. That's when the art of bel canto appeared. This is a virtuoso singing technique characterized by a bright and rich sound, smoothness, flexibility and freedom of transitions. Bel canto singers achieved a bright and rich sound not by pressing on the ligaments, but by using laryngeal resonators.

The oldest musical instrument. Sound, voice, singing.

The human voice is the oldest musical instrument, as music school teachers teach. The first sounds that a child makes, the sounds of his own fragile throat, are already invested with musical thought and intention.

Thus, like an attentive student, man tens of thousands of years ago tried to imitate the chirping of birds, the roar of an animal, the noise of a storm. He began to practice his first vocal exercises while hunting. The tribe's shaman "sang" to attract prey. He appealed to the spirits, conjured, begged, promised, praised - and all this was reflected in the shimmer of the first melody created by man.

The fact is that a sound that is held at a constant height for a relatively long time inevitably attracts attention, stops, makes you listen attentively, and several such alternating sounds make up an integral semantic structure, a message. And so the man, mimicking, enticing or frightening his prey, became aware of his own voice and from then on accompanied almost every task he did with singing. He sang while sowing bread, asking unknown spirits to give a good harvest. He sang to his beloved, showing his feelings in song, to the children, to calm them down. He sang loudly while going into battle, in order to instill fear in the enemy, and even when he died, the song of his fellow tribesmen sounded over him, burying him.

Thanks to the bewitching, inevitably attractive nature of sound, singing was perceived by people as a supernatural gift, a magical act, which is why in ancient times it was associated primarily with religious cults. Primitive magic, shamanism, animism, always accompanied by singing, over time degenerated into more developed religious cults, and the priests increasingly “monopolized” the right to sing. In view of the fact that singing by people from other castes and other types of activity was present along with the priestly, vocal art (and music) should be divided into “religious” and “secular”.

In ancient times, clergy did not forbid other people to sing and play musical instruments. The role of music, in particular singing, in cults was insignificant, while folk art from drinking songs to sublime odes was widespread. The most ancient monuments of intangible culture, the first recorded poems, were undoubtedly recited in a chant manner, as evidenced by the many images on the walls of buildings, household items, and so on.

The further development of musical and, in particular, vocal art largely determined the emergence of Christianity. Servants of the cult of Jesus Christ paid great attention to singing in the performance of rituals. In churches, both one person and a whole choir sang to God, many church hymns appeared, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Gregory, decided to regulate them, and some to ban them, in the 7th century. n. e. The chants were monodic, that is, single-voice, whether solo or group singing.

In parallel, the developing folk songwriting using musical instruments began to be considered base, sinful and was prohibited by the spiritual authorities with the use of corporal punishment and even auto-da-fé. In addition to the reason for the non-liturgical nature of folk singing, one more thing should be noted: secular choral songs often had not one, but several musical voices, which was considered a sign of almost serving the unclean spirit.

During the Middle Ages, in the X - XI centuries. n. e., the monk of the Benedictine order Guido Aretinsky was one of the first since the advent of writing to think about the need to record not only the chanted text, but also the sound itself, its pitch, duration. The sign system he created was a set of symbols graphically depicting the movement of the melody, and these symbols were repeated by the movements of the hands of the choirmaster who controlled the singers. In fact, neumas - that’s what these symbols were called - meant a specific phrase.

Folk musical creativity, which existed in parallel with the church, became widespread in folk performances, booths, and, finally, in the theater. Musical instruments were often used to accompany singing. Musical theater soon arose and began to develop, at the end of the 16th century. The first professional operas appeared. Non-church musical creativity was considered demonic by clergy until modern times. So, for example, the outstanding Austrian composer V.A. After his death, the clergy forbade Mozart to be buried in consecrated ground.

Nevertheless, people have been singing and playing since ancient times, unconsciously sending their signals to the world about joy, sadness, love, war, delicious food, God, women, death, drunken fights, and themselves. Both the basest passions and the highest aspirations of the spirit were repeatedly strengthened by the magic of a supernatural instrument - one’s own voice, created by nature and ultimately turning to it.

musical instrument with its own tongue

Alternative descriptions

Source of good news

Ship bell

Dome of Sound

Metal signal tool

Prayer in sound, sounding icon

I went to work - everyone heard (riddle)

Title of the old edition

An indispensable attribute of the church

A hollow cone cast from metal or alloy with a tongue that produces a loud ringing sound.

The first Russian revolutionary newspaper

A hollow cone with its own tongue

Gorky's story

Rus. newspaper

Which musical instrument has a good tongue?

Percussion self-sounding signal musical instrument

Aerobatic figure

Tongue bell ringer

Device for underwater work

. "alarm clock" on the belfry

He mourned the dead, drove away the plague, decorated celebrations, wept at funerals, crushed lightning and announced holidays

The first Russian revolutionary newspaper, published by Herzen and Ogarev

According to the Russian proverb, without a tongue even he is mute

Which musical instrument, judging by its name, must be round?

The novel by the American writer E. Hemingway “For Whom It Tolls...”

Thirty-two-ton Sysoy from the belfry of Rostov the Great

This musical instrument was executed by having its tongue pulled out.

Source of crimson ringing

. "Who is he calling for..."

Booming Messenger

Which musical instrument has a good tongue?

Metal king

Tool for Calling the Believers

Airplane wings swinging during flight

If he called for an uprising, his tongue would be torn out.

Rings from the blows of the tongue

Tsar Cannon, Tsar...

Tongue Lantern

The spitting image of a king

It sounds during the gospel

The elder brother of the bell

Ringing cone

Bell ringer's percussion instrument

Bell ringer's working tool

Church percussion instrument

Kremlin Tsar-“Ringer”

The cow has a bell, but what's in the church?

bell ringer cone

Titus went to work, everyone heard

Sounds during the alarm

Quasimodo's instrument

Cone in the belfry

Tongue hanged man on the belfry

Rynda on the ship

Church Herald

. “The duck quacked, the banks clinked”

Percussion instrument in church

The bell rings it

. "pagan" musical instrument

Tongue source of church bells

. “for whom it rings...” (Hemingway)

. “defective” Kremlin monument

bell ringer's tool

Percussion instrument

The first Russian revolutionary newspaper by A.I. Herzen and N.P. Ogarev

Percussion self-sounding signal musical instrument

Metal hollow cone with tongue

Even though I’m deaf, if you hit me, I’ll scream

Medieval round cape with hole for head

Metal product in the form of a hollow cone

Aerobatic figure

Cone-shaped object for various technical needs

. "Defective" Kremlin monument

. "For whom it tolls..." (Hemingway)

. "Pagan" musical instrument

Which musical instrument, judging by its name, must be round?

Kremlin Tsar - "ringer"

M. bell, church. Campanian; a thick-walled cap cast from copper (with an admixture of tin, silver, etc.); with a loose bell, with ears for suspension and with a beat or tongue suspended inside. Large bells are used. almost only in churches, and therefore are also called the voice of God. Bell, bell, bell: postal, under the Yamsk arch; door, to the door, for the ringing of those coming; manual, vertebra, for calling servants; bell Wed. north bell m. tver. Psk. a bell, etc. on the neck of cattle; the same, riveted or wooden: botalo; round bell, ball: capercaillie, capercaillie, booger, gremok, gormotunchik, gormotushka, gromishek, rattle, balabonchik. tambourine, tambourine. Bluebell, sandpiper, yellow-browed. The bell man, the teller of news, the living newspaper. Like under a bell. talk about the deafening noise, heroic voice, etc. Bells, esp. in the old days, names were given: storm, seething, gud, motor, swan; By size and purpose, bells are distinguished: bells called, hourly, festive, etc. On the Valdai bells there are inscriptions: Buy, don’t skimp, ride, have fun! Buy it, don’t waste your money, it’s more fun to ride with me! Bell, glass or other vessel with a cap, cap: An air bell, a diving bell, etc., air is pumped out from under the first one, for various experiments; in the second, when they go down to the bottom of the sea, for underwater work; Moscow a round tent with a bell, the kind they put up for selling drinks at festivities; exhibition, circled. Bell, Minsk. a heavy log suspended from a tree with a bee on it; With this log he hits the bear when he climbs a tree and tries to push him away. (Naumov). Bellflower, plant. with a flower of this species, generic name, Satranula, balabolka; eagles, Aquilegia and birch, Convolvulus. Yellow-browed sandpiper, sandpiper. Sea bells. plant Gentiana pneumonanthe, carp, shooting, subelevka?, chicken blindness or falcon flight. Bell m. or bell cf. or bell flax seed heads. Happiness has come, at least ring the bells! The bell calls people to church, but never arrives. The bell is soulless, but proclaims the glory of the Lord. There is a tongue, no speeches, it gives the news. Ring the priest's bells so that the priest does not sleep. The bell is given to the priest, at least ring it, at least beat it on the corner! Give the priest a bell, even if it’s completely (at least smash) it into a corner. The priest is for the bell, and we are for the ladle. You can't ring a bell about a deaf priest; or, in a different way: About a deaf person, you can’t break the bell. A stranger in the house bells. A stranger is like a cathedral bell, according to the news. Your bell, at least break it on the corner. Tsar's bell for all of Rus', i.e. recruitment. People stood under the bells and heard. The bells are ringing, talking. about all the unrealistic, fictitious news, because during the casting of the bell, according to superstition, some kind of fable is spread. The bells are cast and the news is spread, according to legend. The news was released, but the bells were not cast. The Spassky bell spoke to the rain: Vyatka province, Slobodskaya district, Spassky village; Its bell can be heard in Slobodskoye with the south wind. As perfect as a bell. They listen at a crossroads, at a crossroads: a bell for marriage, a bell for death. What kind of bell is this, look at our bell! Only the bells sing, there is no service in the church. The bell is solid. the hoarse dying breath of a dying person. Bell, related to a bell; metal, an alloy of copper and tin. From the bell nobles. Campanulate, bell-like. Bell maker, or bell maker. Kolokolytsitsa w. bellmaker's wife. Kolokolnikov, -shchikov, -shchitsyn, belongs to him, to her; bell-player, characteristic of him or this skill. Kolokolusha w. zap. bird cherry tree, bird cherry, Prunus padus, ambush, holotuha (gullokha? hunger?). Bell tower, Vyat. bell tower belfry, a tower at a church, for hanging bells; it is usually placed before the meal, opposite the altar, and through it there is an entrance to the church. A bell tower of other faiths is also called a bell tower. He fell from the bell tower, from the seminarians. He rang the bell, and out of the bell tower. The bell tower is new, the bell tower is trouble, under the crown is black, the crown is gold? candle. The fence is higher than the bell tower, the Tsar cannot see it from behind the boyars. Even if the bell rings, I will take the oath. lives in the city, but bows to the bell tower! He robs the church and covers the bell tower. Bell or bell tower, related to the bell tower. To ring, to ring, to ring; *speak quickly, loudly, incessantly, chatter. Spread the news. Man, the bells aren't ringing! That's enough, girl, ring the bell! She pierced my ears. -sya, about flax: bloom. Len is belling. The woman got drunk, screamed, and talked a lot

The cow has a bell, what's in the church?













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