Ancient vocal method

Ancient vocal method

The ancient vocal method is a term used by a small number of music historians for a speculated singing technique, that may have evolved within the ancient cultures of the Middle East and the Mediterranean. This theory, however, is not embraced by the majority of music scholars. Proponents of this theory believe that early singers used the facial mask (nasalis muscle and soft palate) as the primary medium of breath control. The intense, slightly nasal vocal quality imparted by the ancient method renders the voice agile and expressively moving because it is under perfect muscular control. Some scholars have tried to, through Geographical studies, suggest that the western adaptation of the ancient vocal technique is what created the bel canto technique (Classic Italian School of Singing), which differs only by a less intense closure of the soft palate allowing more airflow through the sinuses, commonly called head voice. This theory, however, has been met with a great deal of skepticism by many leading vocal music historians.

Proponents of the ancient vocal method also teach that the method is still used for singing, often unconsciously, within folk and popular musical styles of the cultures in which it originated. Some modern classical singers, such as Spanish tenor Miguel Fleta, have embraced the methods of teachers who advocate the Ancient vocal method. Fleta was named the "Lord High Keeper of the Seal of the Ancient Vocal Method" and according to Clemens Hoslinger "was granted the possibility of maturing into one of the brightest phenomena in the realm of Bel canto Art."

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* Kendrick Jacocks. "Anatomy of Bel Canto: Stroke of the Mask, Chest Support, and Proof for the Ancient Method". 2007 Authorhouse Media: ISBN 9781434312365
* Miguel Fleta Lebendige Vergangenheit - Preiser Records Liner Notes


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