Singing | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-10-04

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00:01:38 1 Voices
00:04:11 1.1 Vocal registration
00:06:10 1.2 Vocal resonation
00:07:07 1.3 Chest voice and head voice
00:07:53 1.3.1 History and development
00:11:05 1.4 Classifying singing voices
00:14:22 2 Vocal pedagogy
00:15:58 2.1 Vocal technique
00:18:41 2.1.1 Developing the singing voice
00:20:05 2.2 Ten Health Benefits of Singing
00:20:15 2.2.1 Physical
00:21:02 2.3 Extending vocal range
00:23:10 2.4 Posture
00:24:42 2.5 Breathing and breath support
00:25:27 2.6 Vibrato
00:26:19 2.7 Extended vocal technique
00:26:28 3 Vocal music
00:27:39 3.1 Genres of vocal music
00:28:23 3.1.1 Popular and traditional music
00:31:41 4 Careers
00:33:58 5 Singing competitions
00:35:25 6 Health benefits
00:36:50 6.1 Effect on the brain
00:39:24 6.2 Effect on body
00:41:06 7 Singing and language
00:41:24 7.1 Neurological aspects
00:43:43 7.2 Accents and singing
00:44:24 8 Singing animals
00:45:08 9 See also
00:45:20 9.1 Art music
00:45:28 9.2 Other music
00:45:36 9.3 Physiology



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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, electronic dance music and filmi (Indian film songs).
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 on a regular basis then the sounds can become more clear and strong. 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.