An Evaluation on the Human Voice and the Act of Singing

ABSTRACT

The human voice is an alive, natural instrument belonging to the human body and most beautiful tool for the individual to express himself. When evaluated from a musical point of view; the human voice, the first known musical instrument in the history of music, is the oldest, most natural and most valuable of musical instruments. This privileged instrument bestowed upon man is different for every human being, like a fingerprint. This makes it a single and unique instrument unique to a human being. The human voice, which is used for simpler (primitive) situations (crying, laughing, screaming, etc.), turns into a more complex ability, to speaking and an even more complex ability, to singing. Although all three forms of voice are formed instinctively and/or for a reason arising from necessity, they are also used to express a higher artistic expression. The voice, which is basically used for self-expression and communication, turns into a tool of higher expression in the oral arts and the art of singing. The act of speaking is the basis of the act of singing. Accordingly, it can be said that the act of singing is an enhanced and expanded speaking skill. The correct, beautiful and effective use of the human voice, especially in the art of singing, is based on both technical and artistic skills. Therefore, not only technical skills but also technical skills and artistic skills should be considered together for the development of singing skills in vocal training, and technical skills should support artistic skills. The researches on the human voice and the singing act until today have generally only dealt with the sound from a scientific, biological-acoustic perspective. As far as can be reached, no study has been found in the literature in which voice is considered as a multidimensional phenomenon, in a holistic way, including its biological, spiritual, emotional and aesthetic dimensions. In this context, the aim of this research is to make an evaluation and make suggestions by considering the human voice and the act of singing with its artistic and philosophical aspects. It is hoped that the research will contribute to filling the gap in the literature and set an example for new research to be conducted in this direction. In the research, which is based on the literature review, the domestic and foreign literature on the subject has been tried to be examined.