It’s believed that the first form of singing was individualistic and improvisatory due to the singer imitating sounds heard in nature. The process of properly singing took a while but surely enough it got clearly defined. Musical instrument were introduce shortly, which employs the principle of pitch matching to an individual’s voice or a group while being played. Slowly other elements were discovered that culminated the way we sing today.
Chanting out words is considered singing. However, to sing properly one must be in the right posture, breathe properly, pronounce vowels correctly, practice scales and do warmups. These take time and effort but can be done by anybody to get to sing the right way.
Religion Connected to Singing
Singing became a staple through the early Christian worship by being synonymous to its rituals. The activity even became more popular in the fourth century when Christianity became an establish religion in the Roman Empire. The religion dominating on a mainstream culture gave them the opportunity to control the development of western music for the next thirteen centuries. Leading to the development of polyphonic chorale style that is used by choirs today.
The Church Choir
Polyphony requires the proper blending of high and low pitch voices. A lot of practice is required when singing in this style. Making a need for the choir director to be proactive in acquiring and retaining members, creative in selecting music, identify each member’s strengths and meet goals set. The reason is for the entire group to sing harmoniously.
The Singing in Holy Mass
Singing takes place during the entrance of the clergy, the first and second reading, offertory, on the Holy Communion and many more. The choir is in the spotlight throughout the entire ceremony. They are required to be attentive and remember by heart what practiced. And if everything goes well, a successful performance elevates the Mass to greater heights of inspiration.
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