Everyone has their own talent and passion. Many of them, make their career in music and dance. Some have a soulful voice which is soo mesmerizing that it can steal someone’s heart. Some can sing and have their own special talents like beatboxing, dancing, rapping, etc.
In this blog, you’ll get to know more about singing, dancing, beatboxing, and rapping.
- What is singing
- Scope and career options in singing
- Health benefits of singing
- What is beatboxing
- History of beatboxing
- What is rapping
- History of rapping
- What is dancing
- Origin of dance
- Career and scope in dancing
- Singing beatboxing rapping and dancing in open mic
- Conclusion
- QnA
WHAT IS SINGING
The perfect composition of vocals and lyrics can be called singing but in reality, it is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and a variety of vocal techniques. The one who sings is called a singer or a vocalist.
Excellence in singing requires time, dedication, instructions, and regular practice.
SCOPE AND CAREER OPTION IN SINGING
If you have a good knowledge of music and have good vocals you have everyone’s heart.
Professional singers usually stick around one specific genre in order to build their career in this field. They take regular voice training provided by voice teachers or vocal coaches throughout their careers.
The salaries and working conditions for vocalists may vary. Aspiring singers and vocalists must have musical skills, good vocals, the ability to work with others, mesmerizing voice, and a sense of showmanship and drama of course.
To be a good singer one most have that passion, the ambition to continuously learn, study, and grow. Most of the growing singers learn other music jobs such as composing, music producing, and songwriting. These days some singers put videos on YouTube and streaming apps such as Spotify etc.
Singers can market themselves two buyers of vocal talent by doing an audition in front of music directors.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF SINGING
A scientific study says that singing has positive effects on people’s health. A survey that was performed on singing students found perceived benefits including increase lung capacity, improved mood, stress reduction, as well as perceived social and spiritual benefits.
Singing may positively influence the immune system through the reduction of stress. One study found that singing and listening to choral music reduces the level of stress hormones and increases immune function.
John Daniel Scott, among others, has cited that people who sing are more likely to be happy. This is because activities, like singing and playing music, elevates neurotransmitters which are associated with pleasure and well-being. singing is also found very beneficial for pregnant mothers too.
WHAT IS BEATBOXING
Beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines, using one’s mouth, lips, tongue, and voice.
These days beatboxing is connected with Hip Hop culture often referred to as the fifth element of hip hop music. The term beatboxing is sometimes used to refer to vocal percussion in general.
HISTORY OF BEATBOXING
Similar techniques to beatboxing have been present in many American musical genres Since the 19th century such as early rural music, both black and white, religious song, etc.
Many well-known performers use the vocal percussion occasionally, even though this was not directly connected to the cultural tradition that came to be known as beatboxing.
Michael Jackson was known to record himself beatboxing on a dictation tape recorder as a demo and scratch recording to compose several of his songs.
The term beatboxing is derived from the mimicry of a drum machine then known as beatboxes. The term Beatbox was used to refer to earlier Roland drum machines such as TR 55 and CR 78 inter 1970s.
Human Beatbox in Hip Hop originated in the 1980s .
WHAT IS RAPPING
Rapping is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways usually over a back backing beat on musical accompaniment.
Rap differs from spoken-word poetry, in that it is usually performed in time to musical accompaniment. Rap being a fancy ingredient of hip hop music it is commonly associated with the genre in particular; how were the origins of Rap Hip Hop culture.
Today the term rap is so closely associated with Hip hop music that many writers use the term interchangeably. Rap is usually delivered over a beat typically provided by a DJ, beatboxer, or performed a cappella without accompaniment
HISTORY OF RAPPING
The English verb rap has various meanings these include striking especially with the quick smart or right glow as well to utter sharply or vigorously to rap out a command.
Rapping can we traced back to its African roots. Centuries before Hip hop music existed, the griots of Africa were delivering stories rhythmically over drums and instruments.
With the decline of disco in the early 1980s rap became a new form of expression. Rap was a departure from the disco.
WHAT IS DANCING
Dance is performing art. It is described in many ways. It is when people move to a musical rhythm. They may be alone or in a group. The dance may be an informal play, a part of a ritual, or a professional performance. There are many kinds of dances and every human society has its own dance.
To plan a dance performance is called choreography. the one who does the choreography is called a choreographer. Dances Maybe planned in detail, the order may be whatever dance feels like doing. However most dancing does follow some general style or pattern.
Theatrical dance also called performance or concert dance is intended kindly as a spectacle usually a performance upon a stage by dancers. Most classical forms are centered upon dance alone but performing stands may also appear in Opera and other forms of musical theatre.
ORIGIN OF DANCE
People have always danced. every society has its own dance. there are pictures on pottery and Stone which shows dance from several thousand years ago in Egypt and Greece.
The dance was an important part of the oral and performance methods of passing stories down from one generation to another generation.
In more recent times the first dance school we know about was opened in 1661 in Paris. until 1684 only men were accepted. after 1681 women were accepted too.
Until the 20th century most ballroom dances were sequence dance. There are many different styles of dance with fall into the general types. Examples of classical dance, professional dancing, social dancing, ballroom dancing, other styles like Salsa, rock, and Roll, street dance, etc.
CAREER AND SCOPE IN DANCE
- Professional dancers: they are usually employed on contract or for particular performances or production. The professional life of a dancer is generally one of the constantly changing work situations, strong competitive pressure, and low pay.
- Dance teacher: they typically focus on teaching dance performance, or coaching competitive dancers or both. They typically have experience in performing different types of dance they teach or coach. Dance teachers may be self-employed or employed by schools or general education institutions with dance programs.
- Choreographer: they are the ones that design the dancing movement within a dance.
SINGING, BEATBOXING, RAPPING AND DANCING IN OPEN MIC
Open mic is the best platform for beginners who have just started singing, dancing, beatboxing, and rapping. Open mic gives them the stage to perform, to express their talent in front of audiences performers can also get their performance recorded and can upload on different platforms like YouTube,IGTV, etc.
This way they can get recognized by the public. performing in an open mic can be very helpful for beginners this could be the first step in achieving your ambition.
CONCLUSION
I hope that you can find the answer to all your questions in my blog about what singing, dancing, beatboxing, and rapping is, what is their history and origin, and scope and occupation.
If you still have any doubt or query, then you can ask in the comment box below or inbox. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A NICE DAY.
QnA
Yes, in open mic dance is taken as a category. That much space is available in many open mics to organize a dance show
Beatboxing involves the use of mouth and voice to sound like a drum or machine but rapping is a musical form of vocal delivery that involves rhythm.
Already, the open mic had its own music system facility. No need to carry your own music system. If you are willing to carry your own music instrument like guitar, flute, etc, then you can bring it.
Music bands are allowed in open mic show.
