I’ve been rediscovering the ‘Metodo Pratico’ by Vaccai, which I first encountered some years ago with another teacher. It’s a set of short Italian songs, each designed to test at least aspect of technique, mostly articulation (which is what we mostly use it for), ornaments or a particular interval. Some are far from straightforward such as the rather misleadingly-titled ‘Preparatory exercise for the Mordent’ which in fact uses a variety of florid ornamentation. The words are very generic, apart from some Risorgimento<\/i> sentiments in the recitative exercise.
\nI have it for ‘medium voice’ which ranges from middle C to the second F above it. I don’t need a higher-voice edition but I’d be interested to know if one exists. My teacher has one in a slightly lower set of keys, so we have to swap copies when I sing these exercises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ve been rediscovering the ‘Metodo Pratico’ by Vaccai, which I first encountered some years ago with another teacher. It’s a set of short Italian songs, each designed to test at least aspect of technique, mostly articulation (which is what we … Continue reading