“COVERED SINGING” AND VOCAL MUSIC TEACHING FOR MALE ADOELSECENT

Abstract

High-pitch vocal is a necessary skill for a tenor singer. They are singing high-pitch technique called covered singing extended singer voice range to reach the highest pitch range. In China, covered singing techniques improve male adolescent singers to enhance singing high-pitch skill. By implementing critical thinking into the learning process, the students learn to critique their vocal problems the cause of the singing problem, and the proper method for improving their singing. The assessment of the result was evaluated by themselves, the teacher, and their classmates. Adopting critical thinking in the learning process decreases the teacher-center level of leading a class in which the teacher leads the class in full response: conducting and solving individual students. Using critical thinking is transformed the learning process into a student-center. The student learned to solve their singing problem by themselves with teacher guidance. Moreover, this process is suitable for the female teacher who cannot demonstrate the tenor vocal for male adolescent students. By using this technique, the male adolescent singing in high pitch could be more successful.