Singing Activity Research Articles

تعليم اللغة العربية على أساس الذكاءات المتعددة بمؤسسة الدورية مركز العربية بباري كديري

The purpose this research is to describe Arabic learning based on linguistic intelligence, use of methods on kinesthetic intelligence, and use media on visual and musical intelligence in learning Arabic in "Markaz Arabiyah" course institute in the I'dad and Syarqi awal programs. This research apply a qualitatif design using case study methods. Data collection techniques include interviews, observations and documentation. Then the data analysis technique in this study used the concept of Miles and Huberman who stated that activities in the analysis include data reduction, data display and data verification. The results of this study indicate that: (1) learning Arabic at the Pare Kediri Arabiyah Markaz Course Institute based on linguistic intelligence is speaking, debate, developing vocabulary, istima ’, telling stories, brainstorming, weekly speaking, weekly speeches, compulsory boarding speeches, daily expressions, weekly brainstorming, vocabulary development and language improvement. (2) demonstration as a method of learning Arabic has been used in learning Muhadatsah on the map chapter, playing eat bulaga, playing puppets, on extracurricular activities in dhomir material. (3) pictures and music become a learning media that is suitable for students who have visual intelligence and musical. The media image is used during ta'birat learning, speaking extracurricular activities, eat bulaga games in ta’birat learning and in the drama liqa 'usbu'. While music is used as a learning medium in speaking learning in the syarqi awal program and joint singing activities when liqa'usbu '.

Similar songs, but different mate localization strategies of the three species of Phaneroptera occurring in Western Europe (Orthoptera: Phaneropteridae)

In bush-crickets, males produce a calling song to announce their presence to females. Females ready to mate respond either by a phonotactic approach or signal their presence acoustically by establishing a kind of duet. This duetting behaviour is typical of phaneropterid bush-crickets, of which many species in Europe are flightless. In the long-winged genus Phaneroptera, the females also respond acoustically to the male calling song, which is quite similar in the three west European species in this genus. After acoustical contact, however, the behaviour of males and females of the three species differ markedly. In P. nana, males and females engage in a duet in which the female responds to each syllable of the male song (and he approaches her). In P. falcata, the female only responds to certain elements of the male song that are produced at long intervals. However, after her response the male does not change its song or its position, but often increases its singing activity (and the female approaches him). In P. sparsa the female only responds to particular, very complicated and soft elements of the male song, which are typically repeated at intervals of several to many minutes. After hearing the response, the male drastically changes its song by producing only the soft elements. These parts of the song contain syllables with a unique spectral composition and others that may threaten eavesdropping rivals. In this species both sexes probably move towards each other during mate localization. At present, we can only speculate about the adaptive nature of the different strategies.

Establishing Normative Data on Singing Voice Parameters of Children and Adolescents with Average Singing Activity Using the Voice Range Profile

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish and characterize age- and gender-specific normative data of the singing voice using the voice range profile for clinical diagnostics. Furthermore, associations between the singing voice and the socioeconomic status were examined. Methods: Singing voice profiles of 1,578 mostly untrained children aged between 7.0 and 16.11 years were analyzed. Participants had to reproduce sung tones at defined pitches, resulting in maximum and minimum fundamental frequency and sound pressure level (SPL). In addition, maximum phonation time (MPT) was measured. Percentile curves of frequency, SPL and MPT were estimated. To examine the associations of socioeconomic status, multivariate analyses adjusted for age and sex were performed. Results: In boys, the mean of the highest frequency was 750.9 Hz and lowered to 397.1 Hz with increasing age. Similarly, the minimum frequency was 194.4 Hz and lowered to 91.9 Hz. In girls, the mean maximum frequency decreased from 754.9 to 725.3 Hz. The mean minimum frequency lowered from 202.4 to 175.0 Hz. For both sexes, the mean frequency range ∆f showed a constant range of roughly 24 semitones. The MPT increased with age, for boys and girls. There was neither an effect of age nor sex on SPL_min or SPL_max, ranging between 52.6 and 54.1 dBA and between 86.5 and 82.8 dBA, respectively. Socioeconomic status was not associated with the above-mentioned variables. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this study is the first to present large normative data on the singing voice in childhood and adolescence based on a high number of measurements. In addition, we provide percentile curves for practical application in clinic and vocal pedagogy which may be applied to distinguish between normal and pathological singing voice.

Effects of temperature and season on birds’ dawn singing behavior in a forest of eastern China

Birds’ dawn chorus is a daily period of high song output, which mainly occurs during the breeding season. Monitoring such chorus may provide important information about birds’ ecology and the function of bird vocalizations at dawn. In this study, we have recorded dawn singing activity from April to June 2019 at seven different sites in Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve (YNNR) in the eastern China and examined the effects of extrinsic factors such as temperature and time of the season on the dawn singing behavior of four common birds Alstrom’s Warbler (Phylloscopus soror), Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficolli), Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler (Cettia fortipes) and Chinese Hwamei (Garrulax canorus). In total, we analyzed 1511 days of recordings, 417 days for Alstrom’s Warbler, 343 days for Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler, 391 days for Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler, and 360 days for Chinese Hwamei. Our results showed that the dawn singing start time of Alstrom’s Warbler, Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler and Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler were negatively affected by temperature in such a way that birds started singing later at the higher temperature; however, dawn singing start time of Chinese Hwamei was not affected by temperature change. As for Alstrom’s Warbler and Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler, their singing rate decreased significantly with high temperatures, whereas the singing rates of the other two species were not significantly related to the temperature. The Julian date did not affect the dawn singing start time of any species. The Julian date influenced the singing rate of Alstrom’s Warbler, Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler, and Chinese Hwamei. In contrast, the singing rate of Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler remained constant with the seasonal progression. Our results indicated that bird’s dawn singing activity is species-specific and is sensitive to environmental factors such as temperature and time of the season.

The Application of Educational Values in the Kadazandusun Oi Gidi Song

Kadazandusun is a community that love singing activities. The scenario can be seen obviously with the increasing number of Kadazandusun songs which are also shared on social sites such as Youtube. The tendency towards these cultural activities must have an impact on this society. Therefore, this paper explores the educational values applied in the song entitled Oi Gidi sung by John Gaisah. Data were obtained through literature review and analyzed using content analysis model. The analysis of the study found that this song inculcates the educational value such as love, respect and appreciate the mother as a human being who has given birth and raised a child. The moral education is inculcated through the attitudes, behaviours and expression of feelings narrated in the song. The application of the moral education reflects the advancement of the civilization and the dignity of the child towards a mother. Such education can produce a generation that respects and appreciates the mother in line with the proverb ‘paradise lies beneath of the mother’s feet’.

Variation in Diurnal Patterns of Singing Activity Between Urban and Rural Great Tits

Human settlements and activities alter the natural environment acoustically and visually. Traffic noise and street lights are two of the most prominent pollutants which may affect animal activity patterns. Birds in urban areas have been reported to sing nocturnally and to have an earlier dawn chorus compared to their rural counterparts. However, few studies have measured whether singing more at night or earlier in the morning means singing less during daytime. It is therefore unclear whether they shift or extend or overall increase their activities. Furthermore, few studies on anthropogenic noise related shifts in song activity replicated well at the habitat level. We recorded singing activity in urban and rural great tits (Parus major) for 24 hours and sampled eleven urban-rural pairs of territories, inside and outside eleven different cities across the Netherlands. We found that urban birds sing earlier during the day, have similar singing effort in the dawn chorus, but sing less than rural birds during the rest of the day. The shift in timing between urban and rural birds was 22 minutes on average and resulted in more songs for urban birds during a less noisy time of the day. The lower singing activity over the day made that urban birds sang less when it was more noisy compared to the natural rhythm of rural great tits. We currently lack insight into whether these differences yield any positive or negative fitness consequences, but it is a clear case of how anthropogenic effects on the natural environment influence fundamental aspects of daily life in the animal communities with which we share the urban habitat.

Community singing, wellbeing and older people: implementing and evaluating an English singing for health intervention in Rome.

Aim:The aim of this research was to explore the transferability and effectiveness of the English Silver Song Clubs model for older people in a different social and cultural context, that is, in the capital city of Italy, Rome.Methods:A single condition, pretest, post-test design was implemented. Participants completed the following two questionnaires: EuroQoL-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) and York Short Form (SF)-12.Results:After the singing experience, participants showed a decrease in their levels of anxiety and depression. An improvement was also found from baseline to follow-up in reported performance of usual activities. The English study showed a difference between the singing and non-singing groups at 3 and 6 months on mental health, and after 3 months on specific anxiety and depression measures. This study (Rome) shows similar findings with an improvement on specific anxiety and depression items.Conclusion:Policy makers in different national contexts should consider social singing activities to promote the health and wellbeing of older adults as they are inexpensive to run and have been shown to be enjoyable and effective.

Singing behaviour of ruby‐crowned kinglets Regulus calendula in relation to time‐of‐day, time‐of‐year and social context

Observational field studies provide insight on the multifunctional nature of birdsong. For example, if song production were limited to pre‐fertilization, then that would suggest a mate attraction function. If it were used throughout the breeding season and in response to intruding males, then that would suggest a territorial defence function. In the present study, we determined the daily and seasonal singing patterns of male ruby‐crowned kinglets Regulus calendula in Labrador, Canada, using microphone arrays in two breeding seasons. Using a playback experiment, we simulated a territorial intrusion to compare the structure of songs produced while defending a territory to the structure of songs produced during solo and contest singing. Singing peaked in the early part of the breeding season and then declined continuously for the remainder of the season, which suggests that the songs function in mate attraction. Singing peaked 2–3 h after dawn, and then declined steadily until it stopped at 10 pm. Some nocturnal singing was observed, but no dawn singing was observed. A high probability of signal overlap by heterospecific songs at dawn would hinder signal recognition and explain the observed delay in peak singing activity. Vocal responses to playback suggested a function in territory defence. However, there were no significant differences in the duty cycle, frequency modulation and bandwidth of songs in relation to the context of song production, though songs were shorter in the intrusion context than during solo singing. Overall, the study provides the first quantitative description of the effects of time of day, time of year and social context on singing behaviour in this understudied species.

Восстановление богослужебной и певческой деятельности в астраханском Иоанно-Предтеченском мужском монастыре в постсоветский период

Восстановление богослужебной и певческой деятельности в астраханском Иоанно-Предтеченском мужском монастыре в постсоветский период

ОРГАНІЗАЦІЙНО-МЕТОДИЧНА МОДЕЛЬ ФОРМУВАННЯ ВОКАЛЬНО-ВИКОНАВСЬКОЇ КУЛЬТУРИ МАЙБУТНЬОГО ВЧИТЕЛЯ МУЗИЧНОГО МИСТЕЦТВА

Стаття присвячена актуальним проблемам розробки питань підвищення якості професійної підготовки фахівців – музикантів. Розуміння сучасних процесів суспільства та освіти передбачає послідовне вивчення ролі культурного виховання особистості. Саме культура, з одного боку, є ефективним фактором у створенні та вдосконаленні нашого багатогранного світу, а з іншого – формує особистість людини.Значущим представляється особлива популярність вокального мистецтва, яке займає певну нішу в музичній культурі України. При цьому вокальна підготовка майбутнього вчителя музичного мистецтва виступає рівноправним компонентом його професійної підготовки, представляючи собою складний процес, що має свої специфічні особливості. Нині вимоги до професійної підготовки майбутнього педагога-музиканта та його загальної музичної культури значно підвищуються.У статті аналізуються результати сучасних науково-педагогічних досліджень комплексного процесу професійного становлення майбутнього вчителя-музиканта, подається теоретичне обґрунтування організаційних підходів та методів виховання вокально-виконавської культури, як складової фахової підготовки майбутнього вчителя музичного мистецтва. Вокально-виконавська культура розглядається як інтегративна якість особистості, що містить сукупність взаємопов’язаних загальнокультурних і професійних знань, вокально-виконавських умінь і навичок, фахову компетентність у питаннях вокального виховання, творчу активність в вокально-педагогічної діяльності. У статті надається характеристика основних компонентів, що складають структуру вокально-виконавської культури, відокремлюються критерії і показники сформованості вокально-виконавської культури, окреслюються конкретні педагогічні завдання по формуванню високого рівня вокально-виконавської культури студентів.Автори довели, що особливості реалізації та формування вокально-виконавської культури майбутнього вчителя музичного мистецтва зумовлені творчими, індивідуальними, психологічними, фізіологічними та музичними характеристиками, наявністю особистого музичного досвіду.Вокально-виконавські дисципліни (постановка голосу, вокальний ансамбль, основи народного співу, основи естрадного виконання) сприяють формуванню вокально-виконавської культури, передбачають подальше впровадження набутих навичок, заснованих на розвитку музичних, мистецьких, мистецьких здібностей у професійну творчу діяльність.

Enseñanza de la música en las catedrales

Ce travail prétend faire apparaître le rôle, dans les cathédrales espagnoles, de l'activité éducatrice dans le domaine de la culture musicale, sur un secteur choisi de l'enfance. Dans une première partie, nous essayons de voir le role historique joué par la figure du maitre éducateur des petits chanteurs en tant que directeur de toute l'activité musicale dans les cathédrales. Nous étudions, à propos de ces enfants, l’origine de leur nom, les critères de sélection pour leur acceptation dans le choeur, leur origine sociale et la règlementation de la vie en internat et ceci, à travers les statuts de la cathédrale. Dans une deuxième partie, nous attirons l'attention sur l’historial de l'enseigne­ment musical, le temps dédié à l'apprentissage et les interventions musicales postérieures des enfants de choeur lors des fonctions liturgiques. Nous analysons les méthodes et les stratégies utilisées au cours de la préparation corporelle, psychologi­que et technique qui a une influence permanente sur le rendement adéquat en ce qui concerne le chant. La personne qui travaille et enseigne directement à l'enfant ces techniques est le maître de chapelle du chapitre de la cathédrale. Les débuts incertains de l'étape médiévale culminèrent, déjà au moment de la renaissance, dans la scolaristation de ces enfants dans des centres spécialisés qui étaient connus à l'époque comme écoles d'enfants.

12. The Methodology of Music Education Lesson Completeness by Means of the Vocal-Choral Singing Dominant Activity

Abstract Choral singing has always been an activity in which the participant, the choir singers sang together, achieved the same goals, lived and perceived music together. In the music education lesson, the choral-vocal singing is an activity with great teaching and educational possibilities. It is one of the most accessible ways of interpreting music in school. This article methodologically investigates the completeness of the music education lesson with the dominant activity of vocal-choral singing.

Ljudska pesem med zavezanostjo tradiciji in nenehnim spreminjanjem

In the article, we consider the dynamic relationship between the preservation of traditional genres and motifs in folk songs and the introduction of new songs during the period from the Reformation to the nineteenth century. This relationship was influenced by the evolving social context, which included both traditions that were linked to the institutional framework of churches and changes in the lives of singers. What has been preserved from this period is above all the records of religious folk songs in manuscripts and printed songbooks, while records of secular folk songs are relatively rare. In addition to descriptions of folk singing activities recorded in the works of writers of the day, we also focus on singers of murder (moritaten) ballads, beggars and folk musicians who conveyed the news of the day in the form of song in order to improve their material situation. In the second half of the eighteenth century, a predominant interest in narrative songs emerged among collectors of Slovenian folklore.

Habitat selection and density of the Barbary partridge in Sardinia, Mediterranean Sea

The Barbary partridge is one of the four species of Alectoris found in Mediterranean Basin. Its range is restricted to Sardinia, northwestern Africa, Gibraltar, and Canary Islands. It is classified as SPEC3 because its population is declining; nonetheless, its ecology is poorly known. Our aims were to define the habitat factors linked to the species presence, and which affects the breeding density in northeastern Sardinia. Data were collected in the breeding seasons 2012 and 2013 carrying out 376 listening points in 34 study sites representative of the typical landscapes of the island. The habitat selection was assessed by generalized linear model with binomial error distribution following an information theoretic approach. In particular, the environmental variables concerning the land use cover, the landscape configuration, and the topography of the points with the species presence were compared with an equal number of availability points. The densities were estimated by distance sampling, and then, we formulated two multiple linear regressions, one for each year, relating densities with the environmental variables. The analyses showed that the species inhabits shrublands, garrigue, and meadows on slopes faced to east, especially between the sea level and 200 m, avoiding forests and northwestern slopes. In 2012 and 2013, we estimated 22.9 and 5.1 pairs per km2, respectively. It is likely that this change in densities is related to a lower singing activity of the males due to the bad weather conditions in the spring 2013.

Song structure and singing activity of two separate humpback whales populations wintering off the coast of Caño Island in Costa Rica.

Central American (CA) and Breeding Stock-G (BSG) humpback whales are known to winter off Caño Island, Costa Rica at different times of the year. To study their singing behavior, autonomous underwater recorders were used to record the whales. Song detection for BSG whales was higher than CA whales, and song structure was distinct for each population. No strong evidence for cross-equatorial connectivity was found. This study provides the first humpback whale song reference for both populations in Costa Rica, which can help advance understanding of CA and BSG whale song rate of change and connectivity with other wintering areas.

The Effects of Parent-Child Interactive Music Therapy on Sentence Verbalisation in a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study

This study examined the effects of parent-child interactive music therapy on sentence verbalisation in a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and was conducted via a case study design. The participants were a boy with autism spectrum disorder and his mother. The child and his mother attended interactive music therapy sessions that provided singing, instrument playing, songwriting, and movement. Twelve sessions were conducted during this study consisting of two initial assessments and 10 intervention sessions. The initial assessments determined the child’s behaviour while in an environment with music and his preferred music. The intervention sessions consisted of two parts to enhance the child’s sentence verbalisation. The first part aimed to teach and assess words through pre-composed songs. The second part aimed to motivate the child’s sentence verbalisation using one selected song and measured the verbalisation score using a verbalisation rating scale. The results showed the effectiveness of parent-child interaction on the child’s ability to focus on verbalisation through a combination of singing and movement activities. The child’s verbalisation was clearer and more accurate after attending singing activities with his mother as she held the child in her arms and together engaged in physical interaction. His average verbalisation score increased from 1.33 to 3, presenting an improvement of his verbalisation from verbalising single words to verbalising three-word sentences that included a subject, verb, and object.

Dysphonia screening in vocally trained and untrained children

AimTo evaluate dysphonia rate and impact of vocal training in vocally trained (VT) and vocally untrained (VUT) children using the Lithuanian version of Glottal Function Index (GFI-LT) questionnaire. Methods262 children (age range from 6 to 16 years) were included into prospective study. There were 115 consecutive children from four Music Schools in the VT group and 147 healthy children from four Secondary Schools in the VUT group. Dysphonia was suspected when the GFI-LT score was >3.0 points. The rate of singing activity and vocal training type (KLASAK) were evaluated. The means GFI-LT and dysphonia rate were compared between VT and VUT groups. Correlations between the GFI-LT and the degree of KLASAK were evaluated to assess the impact of vocal training on dysphonia rate. Results28 (10.6%) children from the VT and 15 (5.7%) from VUT group did not pass the screening (p < 0.05). The mean GFI-LT scores in VT (2.4 ± 3.1) and VUT (1.1 ± 3.1) groups revealed a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001). The rate of dysphonia in the VT group (5.2%) was significantly higher (χ2 = 25.6, p < 0.05) than in the VUT group (2.1%). Significant correlations were found both between the GFI-LT scores and duration of attendance of Music School (r = 0.39, p < 0.001) as well as between dysphonia rate and voice load (KLASAK) (r = 0.34, p < 0.001). ConclusionsVocal training could predispose to pediatric dysphonia. The greatest attention should be paid to children who engage in the extensive singing activities. GFI is a valid and reliable test to screen possible voice disorder early.

Dupont’s Lark males start to sing earlier but reduce song rate on full moon dawns

Moon phase affects the ecology and behaviour of animals and may thus affect both circadian and circannual rhythms. Its influence on nocturnal and dawn bird behaviour is known, but fewer studies have examined its effect on passerines’ singing activity, some of which have yielded contradictory findings. With the aim of elucidating whether moon phase affects dawn singing in passerines, we recorded dawn singing activity of the Dupont’s Lark Chersophilus duponti in three mediterranean shrub-steppes, through repeated sampling over three lunar cycles per breeding season in 2 years. Our results corroborate the idea that moon phase affects signalling behaviour of passerines. We found that, on average, dawn singing started 15 min earlier when the moon was full, due to variations in the light intensity, which seems to act as a trigger for singing activity in the Dupont’s Lark. Nonetheless, the dawn chorus finished at the same time regardless of moon phase, maybe due to a low contribution of moonlight as sunrise approaches. As a consequence, performance time increased during full moon nights. However, the total production of songs did not differ between moon phases, and therefore, song rate was lower during full moons. Reduced song rate on full moon nights could be a response of singing males to reduce their predation risk, since singing on bright nights can increase the ability of predators to locate them, but it could be also related to the energetic cost of longer choruses. The consequences of moon phase for mate attraction, reproductive success and behaviour in this and other bird species remain unknown, and thus our research can serve as a starting point from which to develop new studies.

A comparison of humpback whale singing and ambient noise cycles in the Gulf of Tribugá, Chocó, Colombia

To monitor potential changes in the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) singing cycle, typical singing intensities, and acoustic behaviors requires a baseline understanding of singing activity in the context of an acoustic environment that is minimally disturbed. The Gulf of Tribugá in the Colombian Pacific (the breeding ground for Stock G) was named a Hope Spot in June 2019 as a local conservation campaign against the Colombian government’s plans to build an international port here. To document this minimally disturbed acoustic ecosystem, data were recorded at Morro Mico from October to November 2018. An Ecological Acoustic Recorder (EAR) collected data on a 33.3% duty cycle at a 15 kHz sampling rate. Power spectral densities were explored across several bands up to 6250 Hz and were used to rank sound source influence and to detect diel and lunar cycles. Spectrograms in Raven Pro 1.5 were used to manually classify sounds into six groups: dolphins, humpback whales, fish, wind and rain, snapping shrimp, and boats. These sound source time series combined with power spectral density and humpback whale song intensity cycles now serves as the first year of a baseline study in preparation to document the effects of a pending major construction project.

The Influence of the Singing Activities Based on Musical Elements on Young Children’s Musical Expression Ability

본 연구에서는 음악적 요소를 기반으로 한 노래 부르기 활동을 구성하고, 이것이 유아의 음악적 표현능력에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 문헌고찰과 전문가 협의를 통해 박자. 리듬, 음높이, 음길이, 빠르기, 음색, 셈여림이 포함된 음악 적 요소를 기반으로 한 노래 부르기 활동 20개를 구성하였다. 그리고 2018년 9월 18일부터 12월 8일까지 만 5세 유아 41명을 연구대상으로 선정하여 실험집단과 비교집단으로 분류하였다. 실험집단에는 음악적 요소를 기반으로 한 노래 부르기 활동을 총 20회 적용하였으며, 비교집단에는 생활주제 중심의 노래 부르기 활동을 실시하였다. 실험처치가 끝난 후, 두 집단의 음악적 표현 능력을 비교한 결과 실험집단의 유아가 비교집단의 유아보다 전체적인 음악적 표현 능력의 점수가 높게 나타났으며, 노래 부르기, 악기 활동, 신체로 표현하기, 음악 창작하기와 같은 음악적 표현 능력의 각 하위 영역에서도 점수가 높아진 것으로 나타났다.