Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
1st International Congress on Gifted Young Scientists Education, İstanbul, Türkiye, 22 Kasım 2020, cilt.1, sa.67, ss.102, (Özet Bildiri)
The Management of Posture in Voice Training Ilker Issever and Huma Issever Istanbul University State Conservatory E-mail:ilker.issever@istanbul.edu.tr Abstract Learning and teaching the Ideal Posture and the principles of using this physiologically, constitutes the basis of a correct and professional singing education. The aim of this study is, first, creating an awareness for the ideal posture that has to be learned and applied in singing education; and then to create a supplementary resource for curious students and mainly for vocal teachers, with the information they may need in order to assist their students to achieve their ideal postures. In this study, the information that were gathered from up to date sources are submitted, blended with our own knowledge, in the matter of achieving the ideal posture for the professional vocal artists. In this study, in various sections; the matter of posture, which is the most essential bodily function, is explained in both anatomical and physiological aspects. Thereafter, mentioned of M. Garcia’s posture teaching who is the vocal pedagogue of the 19th century, he extensively investigated to have the ideal posture of an opera singer and this discipline explained on the basis of this teaching. After the ideal posture taught during the vocal training was explained, how the artists maintain optimum vocalism in the face of a different posture that can be demanded in the opera scene by the director. Subsequently some supplementary teaching methods, such as; Feldenkreis Method, Alexander Technique, Yoga and Pilates that can be used in vocal education are explained and referred the usage areas of these methods in vocal education. In the results and recommendations section; in the consideration of these methods that have survived until today; referred to what is an ideal posture, how it can be learned / taught, and once for all, the positive contributions of ideal posture acquisition on singing. As a result, other posture control methods taught in different forms of singing education were also identified and information on the most appropriate form of posture management and its control was provided. Keywords: Posture, singing, voice training, performing arts, opera, musical, theatre