Vocal technique

To give importance to what nature has given us - the voice - and, based on it, to awaken interest, receptivity, union, and active participation in the attitude of speaking and singing correctly.The role of the teacher is irreplaceable, not only in the sense of making students aware of this issue, but also to complement the curricular part with relaxation, posture and correct breathing exercises that bring benefits to health. Educating students vocally and creating a learning space, generating other multicultural learning and relational enrichment is urgent. Teaching young people and adults to care for their vocal apparatus is necessary. In a Society or Church Choir the vocal technique, listening, tuning and interpretation of melodies helps the construction and development of the personal, social and cultural identity of the choir members. A choralist works on vocal technique and develops a taste for singing. The musical literacy of the population increases when the work of the Choirs is publicized. Given the importance of the respiratory function in the act of phonation and singing, through vocal technique, instilling in children, young people and adults a good voice placement is urgent and healthy.

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She received her doctorate in music from the Univ. Católica Portuguesa and taught music classes at the Agrupamento Escolas Abel Salazar (Matosinhos). The voice in education was her master's thesis in speech therapy at the Institut Superior d`Estudis Psicològics in Barcelona, which later became the dissertation Cantar em Coro, estudo de caso de uma área do north coast of Portugal.