1. The decider of the content of the song selection-----lyrics. As we all know, a song usually has lyrics first and then a melody, which we call composition. Of course, the exception is the famous chorus song "Song of the Yangtze River" which is also a tenor song (this is a typical song with lyrics), so for general songs, especially for chorus songs, you must first read the lyrics of this song. Another reason for this is that the lyrics are more intuitive for the student chorus members than direct contact with the tunes, because many of the lyrics themselves are poems or short essays in prose. For the 4th and 5th grade chorus members, after several years of Chinese language training, It is not difficult to learn and understand. Take the old version of the primary school chorus song "Singing the Cowherd" as an example. The song itself is in the primary school Chinese textbook. After rehearsing, the Chinese teacher has already provided us with the emotional processing of the song. These professional music teachers have done preliminary work; in addition, today's literary retro craze also provides us with more room to choose songs for chorus training, such as the recently popular new work by Gu Jianfen ------- ---The lyrics of "Goose", "Spring Dawn", "Wandering Son's Song" and other songs in the new school are too easy to understand, because the lyrics are the poems that students learned when they were children or now. The poems are based on 4 or 8 lines. Mainly focused and catchy, it can be regarded as the best among fine products from both an ideological and artistic point of view.
2. The difference between difficulty and ease in song selection-----singing some songs to tunes. People who have studied vocal music generally have this feeling: a song is originally very nice, but when you sing it for yourself, There is no problem that the high notes cannot be sung or are incomplete. We usually lower the key during performances that are not particularly important. However, we will find that in the end, the high notes can be sung but the style and flavor of the song have long been lost. Why? Because the composer has gone through countless meticulous designs when composing music. Once you break this design, no matter how perfect your singing is and there is no problem with the high notes, there will still be flaws and regrets. For example: the song "Into the New Era" is actually in the key of #c major. Most people, especially accompanists, find it too difficult to play, so they will change it to the key of C or D, but when you listen carefully When you do it, you'll realize that it's completely different. The reason is that we destroyed the integrity of the song--first of all, the tune. Therefore, primary school choirs should try not to drop or raise the key randomly when choosing songs to sing. They should abide by this principle when choosing popular original songs. Otherwise, even if you move a small note, the key tone will change immediately. of!
3. Not popular----OK, popular----better. Some choir instructors are limited by their own musical accomplishments and do not dare, are unwilling, or disagree with the chorus. It's not right to sing songs adapted from popular songs. In today's society, information technology is changing with each passing day. Popular classics are not worthy of our interpretation again and again. What I want to say is, it is not that popular songs can be sung well, but what I want to say more is that popular songs can be sung well and have greater success. Lots of cries. For example: This time our school won the championship with a song adapted from the pop singer Angela Chang's "Invisible Wings". When singing this song, almost all the primary school students from other teams Humming along, other school teachers cannot stop this scene, they can only look forward to it and sigh. "Heavenly Road" sung by the male choir of the Chinese Armed Police Headquarters Art Troupe at the Youth Song Competition should also be regarded as a popular song, right? The song "I Come Up Like Snowflakes from the Sky" sung at the same time is also a combination of pop style and bel canto, right? At the same time, as the saying goes, isn't "Qilu. Long March" a popular song in the red era?
4. The greater the contrast, the better. Many chorus competitions generally require two songs. Now it seems that the greater the difference between the two songs, the better. This will not only reflect the strength of your team-- -We can sing anything; and we can give the judges and audience an auditory and aesthetic impact. For example: the Fumin Xiaojing Choir’s entries in the Youth Song Competition were “Gypsy Ridge” and “The Sun in the Mountains”, and the Guizhou Dong Song Choir’s entries were “Cicada Song in May” and “Ice and Snow Heartless Lovers”. When the chorus members came on stage wearing their own ethnic clothes, who would have thought that they could sing their own ethnic and world famous songs at the same time? What the audience needs to do at this time is to slap their hands red, and the judges can only pick up their pens and give high scores!
5. Find a chorus with regular accompaniment. An ordinary choir does not need fancy accompaniment, otherwise it will be counterproductive. A piano is enough, but I personally think that improvisational accompaniment is not suitable. Chorus, because if it is too arbitrary, it will destroy the limbs and elements of the music, distract the audience's attention, make people feel that the accompanist is sensationalizing, and give people a sense of indifference; the regularity of the score can effectively It raises the whole chorus to a higher level and at the same time compensates for the chorus members' shortcomings in singing in some places. Of course, the biggest failure is that the accompaniment has wrong notes, which is the most fatal; in addition. If there is a misalignment in the harmony, it will cause harshness - which is also the biggest taboo of the chorus.
6. Some specific pieces are not suitable for primary school students to sing. The "Plucked Polka" sung by the Youth Choir of Tianjin Conservatory of Music in the Youth Singing Competition was very beautiful, but I was in the first district I have also watched it during a county competition, and my impression is that it is out of tune. In fact, some non-title music is not easy to explain to children the era and artistic conception of the song. It is very troublesome to deal with in the end. Of course, this is what I mean. Average team of kids. Here is another thing to say about a cappella singing. The first requirement for a cappella singing is the accuracy of the pitch. It is best not to try it if you have just formed a chorus. If you have a certain foundation, you might as well try singing a classic song "Echo". ”, which is a good choice of choral music.
7. Selection of foreign songs—classics are best. With the increasing frequency of international exchanges, parents increasingly hope that their children can one day break out of Asia and go global, which makes them Children's holidays are filled with tutoring classes of one kind or another, a large part of which seeks to improve and learn foreign languages. This provides us musicians with an environment for learning and singing foreign language songs at the same time. In fact, some people fall in love with foreign languages ??by listening to foreign songs, such as the English song "Suzanne", "Jingle Bells", the Italian song "Cable Car" (also known as "Fernicogli Vernicola"), "Sakura" in Japanese are good choices. Try singing in a foreign language to not only increase your child's interest in music but also expand your child's foreign language knowledge, killing two birds with one stone. At the same time, choral songs in Japanese, Korean, French, Russian, Italian and other languages ??are also good choices. Some of the classic songs are also very good for children to sing. Of course, teachers should pay attention to the fact that most foreign languages ??omit syllables. As teachers, we must not just ask the children to lip-sync and deceive ourselves and others. Finally, it needs to be said that there are many external and internal factors for the success of a team, but only by performing the most fundamental thing of chorus-singing and performing it vividly is the most beneficial guarantee for success, and the selection of song materials It is precisely the accuracy of this guarantee that determines whether it is chosen well - getting twice the result with half the effort, otherwise it will be self-defeating.
In short, in chorus work, you must be flexible when selecting songs. The more flexible and diverse it is, the more it will continue to shine. At the same time, we music teachers also need to use reform and innovation ideas to come up with more, better, more scientific, and more practical chorus training methods. Only by actively forging ahead at work, learning, learning, and learning again, and constantly "recharging" ourselves can we keep up with the pace of the times and do a good job in chorus work with the times.